suburb and centre · 5 meetings
Mortdale
Mentions
- Location of the Mortdale Centre Master Plan and Planning Proposal PP2026/0001.
- Referenced in the streetscape enhancement investigation.
- Streetscape enhancement investigation and funding allocation.
- Planning proposal and draft DCP amendment to proceed to gateway review and public exhibition.
- Planning proposal, DCP amendment and parking matters considered.
- The decision keeps the Mortdale Centre Master Plan planning pathway alive while funding, technical studies and future planning controls are resolved.
Decisions
Mortdale Centre planning proposal continued
Council unanimously supported an amended motion to continue Planning Proposal PP2026/0001, seek State and Federal grant funding for required technical studies, consider Council funding through the 2027/28 Budget if grants are unavailable, and continue relevant Amendment No. 8 changes to the Georges River Development Control Plan 2021.
The decision keeps the Mortdale Centre Master Plan planning pathway alive while funding, technical studies and future planning controls are resolved.
Mortdale streetscape enhancements
The committee received and noted the investigation into Mortdale streetscape enhancements and approved non-budgeted capital expenditure of $90,000 in the 2026/27 financial year.
Could improve streetscape amenity and change how council funds local public-space upgrades in Mortdale.
Mortdale planning proposal and DCP amendment to proceed to gateway and exhibition
Council resolved to forward the Mortdale Centre Master Plan Planning Proposal to the state government for Gateway Determination and to publicly exhibit it alongside draft Amendment No. 8 to the Georges River Development Control Plan 2021.
This may shape future land use, built form and development controls in Mortdale.
Mortdale planning proposal and DCP amendment to proceed
Council resolved to forward Planning Proposal PP2026/0001 for the Mortdale Centre Master Plan to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination, and endorsed concurrent public exhibition of the proposal and draft Amendment No. 8 to the Georges River Development Control Plan 2021.
Mortdale residents and landowners may be affected by future planning controls and will have an opportunity to comment during public exhibition.
Mortdale Village parking report noted
Council received and noted the report on Mortdale Village Parking.
Residents concerned about parking in Mortdale Village should note that Council considered the issue, but no new action was recorded in this extract.
Topics
National Tree Day
Council recorded that about 200 volunteers planted 2,300 native plants at Gannons Park and that 911 additional plants were distributed through the Mortdale Depot giveaway. A report will examine expanding the event in 2027.
The event delivered local greening and biodiversity benefits, with possible expansion into a larger environmental program next year.
Public exhibition of strategic planning documents
Multiple planning items were endorsed to move to public exhibition following committee consideration, including Riverwood, Mortdale and the affordable housing planning proposal.
Residents will have upcoming opportunities to review and comment on significant planning changes.