The long-running saga of the old Balmain Leagues Club site is heading to a courtroom, as the battle over its development reignites.

Leichhardt Council and the site's owner, Rozelle Village, are once again at loggerheads over the scale of development plans for the abandoned plot of land in Victoria Road.

Rozelle Village wants to build towers eight and 12 storeys high on the former Balmain Leagues Club site in Victoria Road. Credit:Simon Alekna

Under its latest proposal, Rozelle Village wants to build apartments and shops across two towers that are 12 and eight storeys high.

The company has significantly reduced its ambitions after its bid to construct 24 and 20-storey towers failed last year due to "unresolvable" traffic and transport issues.