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St Ives
Mentions
- Location of the refused 16-townhouse proposal at 14–18 Richard Road.
- Location of the proposed shopping village redevelopment and associated road closure application.
- Existing retail/commercial buildings and proposed St Ives Tavern use mentioned in a refusal excerpt; address is incomplete in the supplied text
- Suburb affected by the demolition and subdivision approval.
- The proposed 16-townhouse development will not proceed in its submitted form. Thirty-six community submissions were considered.
- The proposed closure of Denley Lane, Cowan Lane and Durham Avenue and associated redevelopment cannot proceed through this Council process until outstanding traffic, design and legal requirements are addressed.
Decisions
16-townhouse development refused at 14–18 Richard Road, St Ives
Consent was refused for demolition, construction of 16 townhouses and Torrens and strata title subdivision. The Panel adopted the reasons in the Development Assessment Report. The recorded decision date was 17 August 2026, although the item appears in the 21 September minutes.
The proposed 16-townhouse development will not proceed in its submitted form. Thirty-six community submissions were considered.
St Ives road closure application deferred
Council deferred the road closure application connected with the proposed St Ives Shopping Village redevelopment. Iris Capital must first provide a compliant traffic management plan and Design Developed Development Scheme. A new application would then need to be lodged and publicly notified if required.
The proposed closure of Denley Lane, Cowan Lane and Durham Avenue and associated redevelopment cannot proceed through this Council process until outstanding traffic, design and legal requirements are addressed.
St Ives Tavern development application refused
The supplied decision excerpt states that development consent was refused for eDA0013/26 involving alterations and additions to existing retail/commercial buildings and a proposed change of use to a pub identified as St Ives Tavern, including food, drink, entertainment and televised sport.
The proposed hospitality and entertainment use would have potential impacts on local amenity, but the supplied extract does not include a complete address or full refusal reasons.
Subdivision approved at 4 Maunder Avenue, St Ives
Development consent was granted to eDA0729/25 for demolition of existing structures and Torrens title subdivision of one lot into two lots at 4 Maunder Avenue, St Ives, subject to conditions in the Development Assessment Report, as amended.
Residents in St Ives may see future redevelopment and increased housing density on the site.
Topics
Community submissions in development decisions
Notification submissions were considered for all three development applications: one for Wahroonga, ten for Turramurra and 36 for St Ives.
The decisions demonstrate that notified community feedback formed part of the Panel’s consideration.
St Ives Shopping Village redevelopment
The road closure application concerns Council-owned local roads at Denley Lane, Cowan Lane and Durham Avenue and adjacent Council land. Council retained an in-principle willingness to consider land divestment, but any divestment requires a separate future resolution and value-protection measures.
The project remains subject to further traffic, design, public-notification and land-disposal decisions.
Panel cited suitability of St Ives site for density increase
In approving the St Ives subdivision, the panel noted a similar outcome could be possible through State Government dual occupancy provisions and said the site is close to schools, open space, road networks and public transport and is suitable for increased density.
This signals support for modest housing intensification in well-serviced parts of the area.