A planning court judge has overturned Brisbane City Council’s decision to reject a three-building high-rise aged care centre in Taringa, after the applicants agreed to reduce the size of the facility.

The development on a 11,830-square-metre block, submitted by TriCare in 2017, was rejected by the council on grounds including that it was oversized and “dwarfed” the low-lying suburb.

The original proposal would have created a development that "dwarfed" neighbouring houses and units, council's rejection letter to TriCare said. Credit:TriCare

The original application sought to build three towers of eight, 12 and 16 storeys each, but the actual height was equivalent to 10, 15 and 19 storeys, the council’s original rejection letter said.

The council advised TriCare to adjust the size of the development, “but only slight changes were then made”, a spokeswoman for the lord mayor’s office said when contacted for comment.