297 meetings on the record
Council planning and development decisions
Highlights
- The approval permits an additional dwelling in a low-density residential area, with conditions intended to manage impacts on neighbours and the locality.
- The decision adds 38 affordable-housing apartments in South Granville. People who made submissions must be notified of the determination.
- The new controls will affect future development applications, housing design, parking, solar panels and community notification across the Inner West.
- The proposal at sites around Isaac Street, Hagan Street and Ruthven Street remains unresolved. Issues identified in the assessment included centre hierarchy, residential amenity, landscaping, street trees, traffic and demonstrated planning or community need.
- The plan will guide future development, transport, public spaces and infrastructure in Riverwood, but implementation will depend on later planning processes, infrastructure funding and budget decisions.
- The approval will change the built form, housing supply, construction activity, parking arrangements and landscaping at 21 Cook Street.
Decisions
Secondary dwelling approved at 11A Duke Street, Merrylands
The Panel supported a Clause 4.6 variation to the minimum site-area standard under State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021 and approved DA2026/0584 for a single-storey secondary dwelling, subject to Council assessment-report conditions.
The approval permits an additional dwelling in a low-density residential area, with conditions intended to manage impacts on neighbours and the locality.
Affordable housing development approved at 57–61 Pegler Avenue, South Granville
The Panel approved DA2026/0397 for demolition of existing structures, tree removal and construction of a four-storey infill affordable-housing development containing 38 apartments over a basement car park, subject to conditions.
The decision adds 38 affordable-housing apartments in South Granville. People who made submissions must be notified of the determination.
Inner West Development Control Plan 2026 adopted
Council adopted the draft Inner West Development Control Plan 2026 and Solar Panels Policy, including changes relating to the Seaview Street car park, adaptable dwellings, development notifications, post-determination surveys and a review report 12 months after commencement. The DCP is to commence on 1 January 2027.
The new controls will affect future development applications, housing design, parking, solar panels and community notification across the Inner West.
North Toowoomba shopping-centre application not considered
Consideration of Development Application MCUI/2022/5495 for an impact-assessable shopping centre, including shops and a food and drink outlet, was deferred because the applicant lodged changes requiring further assessment.
The proposal at sites around Isaac Street, Hagan Street and Ruthven Street remains unresolved. Issues identified in the assessment included centre hierarchy, residential amenity, landscaping, street trees, traffic and demonstrated planning or community need.
Riverwood Local Centre Master Plan adopted
The committee adopted the amended Riverwood Local Centre Master Plan and associated studies following public exhibition. Changes include reviewing a proposed pedestrian connection affecting Homes NSW land at 17–27 Hardwicke Street, correcting mapping and built-form guidance, and clarifying that proposed public spaces, active-transport links and recreational facilities remain indicative and depend on future planning, funding and approvals.
The plan will guide future development, transport, public spaces and infrastructure in Riverwood, but implementation will depend on later planning processes, infrastructure funding and budget decisions.
Development application approved at 21 Cook Street
Consent was granted for demolition of existing buildings and trees, and construction of a six-storey residential flat building containing 31 apartments, two basement levels and 30 car parking spaces, subject to amended conditions.
The approval will change the built form, housing supply, construction activity, parking arrangements and landscaping at 21 Cook Street.
Street Tree Master Plan amendments endorsed
The committee endorsed amendments to the draft Woollahra Street Tree Master Plan, including priority species for established avenues and a target of no more than two dominant or priority species per street or street section covering 75% of trees. A further report will follow public exhibition.
The plan may influence future street-tree species, planting opportunities and neighbourhood tree character.
Somersby planning proposal advanced
Council supported seeking a gateway determination for rezoning land at 945 Old Pacific Highway and 66 Myoora Road, the former Old Sydney Town site. The proposal includes increased conservation land, heritage protection, tourism and employment uses, and a neighbourhood shop capped at 125 square metres. A rescission attempt was later lost.
The proposal could change future tourism, conservation, heritage and development outcomes in Somersby, subject to State planning processes and public exhibition.
Public exhibition approved for planning-rule changes
Council endorsed a planning proposal to amend Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 Schedule 2 to include advertising on bus shelters and minor external security systems and lighting on heritage items and properties in heritage conservation areas. The proposal will be submitted for Gateway Determination and, if approved, publicly exhibited.
Residents will have a further opportunity to comment if the proposal proceeds to public exhibition.
Port Botany shipping aviation-safety assessment requested
Council unanimously resolved to write to the Minister for Planning, Housing and Infrastructure seeking assessment of aviation hazards posed by ships berthed at BLB3 while carrying dangerous goods, including crash-probability, propagation-risk modelling and access to final technical reports for comment.
The request concerns potential safety risks associated with shipping operations and dangerous goods near Port Botany and surrounding communities.
Planning proposal on dwelling loss
The Panel supported preparing a planning proposal to amend Part 6 of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 so residential development would be restricted to a net loss of no more than one dwelling or 15% of existing dwellings on a site, whichever is greater. The proposal would be submitted to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination and later public exhibition. It would apply to most residential accommodation, with exclusions including boarding houses, co-living housing, group homes, secondary dwellings and residential care facilities.
The change could limit the number of existing homes lost through redevelopment and affect future residential development applications.
Minimum lot size and subdivision of built dual occupancies
The Panel supported progressing a planning proposal to amend Part 4 of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 to permit Torrens or strata subdivision of built dual occupancies in the R2 Low Density Residential zone on lots between 450 square metres and 550 square metres. The proposal is to be submitted to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination and subsequent public exhibition.
The change could affect subdivision opportunities, redevelopment patterns and neighbourhood density in R2 residential areas.
Consideration of residential density objectives
The Panel recommended that Council consider adding objectives to the residential zones in the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 to increase or preserve residential dwelling density. If supported, these provisions could be included in the draft planning proposal sent for Gateway Determination.
Any future change could influence the number of homes retained or created through development across residential zones.
Regional affordable-housing contributions scheme
Council endorsed pursuing a regional affordable-housing development contributions scheme with councils and the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, and advocating for implementation in 2026–2028. A separate Shoalhaven-specific scheme was to continue pending further consideration of the regional approach.
May influence future housing supply, development costs and affordable-housing delivery across the region.
Affordable-housing provider agreements
Council endorsed preparing collaboration agreements with Southern Cross Housing, The Housing Trust and Landcom, and updating the agreement with Homes NSW.
Could support additional affordable and social-housing projects in Shoalhaven.
Tiny and small-footprint housing review
Council requested a report on ways to facilitate compliant tiny, mobile and small-footprint homes, including planning, servicing, environmental, bushfire, flooding and safety requirements.
May create new housing options while clarifying approval pathways and constraints.
Beverly Hills Master Plan feasibility review
Council will review housing capacity and net dwelling yields as part of post-exhibition reporting and recommend a staged approach to specialist economic feasibility testing, including scope, timing, costs, funding and project-timeframe impacts. The review is to use the remaining $120,810 from the approved Beverly Hills Master Plan budget, with no additional operational-reserve funding requested.
The review may affect future housing capacity, redevelopment expectations and planning decisions in Beverly Hills.
State Significant Development submission for Hurstville
Council endorsed a preliminary submission on SSD-130519492 concerning 9 Gloucester Road and 420-430 Forest Road, Hurstville, and authorised minor amendments before lodging it with the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.
The submission represents Council’s position on a major proposed development affecting Hurstville.
Wollongbar child care centre approved
Development Application 2026/279 was approved, allowing the continued use of the 20-place child care centre at 1 Smiths Lane in conjunction with the existing approved centre at 3 Smiths Lane, subject to conditions and consent modifications.
The decision allows the child care use to continue, subject to planning conditions.
Smiths Lane planning application approved
Council approved the amending development application by eight votes to two, with conditions set out in the meeting attachments.
The approval affects nearby residents and the operation of child care services in Wollongbar.
Topics
Planning approval for a secondary dwelling
DA2026/0584 at 11A Duke Street, Merrylands was approved after the Panel supported a minimum-lot-size variation under SEPP (Housing) 2021.
The decision affects housing density and development controls in a residential street.
Four-storey affordable-housing project
DA2026/0397 at 57–61 Pegler Avenue, South Granville was approved for 38 apartments, basement parking, demolition and tree removal.
The project will change a local site and increase the supply of affordable housing in South Granville.
Mount Hawthorn grouped dwellings proposal
A proposal for six grouped dwellings at 43 and 45 London Street, Mount Hawthorn was listed for discussion. The supplied extract does not include the recommendation or outcome.
The proposal may affect local housing, streetscape and amenity, but no final outcome can be confirmed from the supplied text.
Shopping-centre proposal faces major planning concerns
The assessment identified conflicts with the planning scheme relating to out-of-centre development, zoning, the centres hierarchy, residential interfaces, streetscape, landscaping and removal of established Ruthven Street trees. A prior refusal recommendation was overtaken by the applicant's request to change the application.
Nearby residents may continue to face uncertainty about traffic, amenity, tree loss, noise, land-use conflict and the future of the affected sites.
Housing and local planning controls
The Panel considered the proposal consistent with the Housing SEPP 2021 and the objectives of the R3 zone, including providing housing while protecting residential amenity and local character.
The decision adds 31 dwellings and confirms how the Panel applied current housing and zoning objectives to the site.
Urban forest and street trees
The draft Street Tree Master Plan was amended following councillor and community feedback, including feedback from the Paddington Society. Council is also to report in December 2026 on installing QR codes on Council street-tree plantings.
The proposed changes affect street-tree selection, information available to residents and future canopy planning.
Planning and development statistics
The Committee received updates on development application statistics, major development applications and planning proposal statistics.
The reports provide information about development activity and planning proposals across the Central Coast, but the extract does not include specific figures.
Planning Scheme Amendment No. 8
Public questions confirmed the draft amendment was submitted for State Interest Review on 6 January 2025. The version submitted did not include proposed changes encouraging retirement and residential-care facilities at Tamborine Mountain.
The amendment’s progress may affect future development and retirement-housing options.
Coastal and environmental planning
Council received committee recommendations on PFAS monitoring in the Ourimbah Creek Catchment, works-in-kind policy amendments, the Calga Sand Quarry Community Consultative Committee and development application statistics. The draft Coastal Lagoons Coastal Management Program was deferred to 17 November 2026.
Affects environmental management, development assessment and future coastal resilience planning.
The Strand heritage planning process
The Burwood Local Planning Panel unanimously supported heritage listing for Nos. 1–50 The Strand, Croydon. Draft site-specific DCP amendments are to be publicly exhibited for a minimum of 28 days.
Owners, residents and prospective developers in The Strand area should monitor the exhibition and later Council report.
Dwelling-loss controls
The proposed LEP amendment would cap net dwelling loss at no more than one dwelling or 15% of existing dwellings on a site, whichever is greater, subject to listed exclusions.
Residents may see greater protection of existing housing capacity, while developers may face additional controls on redevelopment.
Subdivision of built dual occupancies
The Panel supported a proposal concerning Torrens or strata subdivision of built dual occupancies on 450–550 square metre lots in the R2 Low Density Residential zone.
Owners and prospective developers of qualifying properties could be affected by future subdivision rules.
Affordable Rental Housing Strategy follow-up
The Panel noted Action 1.6 of Council's adopted Affordable Rental Housing Strategy 2025, which concerns investigating the impacts of short-term rentals and the loss of traditional rental housing across the local government area.
The issue may inform future work on rental housing availability, but no new action or decision on the strategy was recorded at this meeting.
Planning scheme housekeeping and lot averaging
Council dealt with the first housekeeping planning proposal for Shoalhaven Local Environmental Plan 2014 and initial steps for a lot-averaging subdivision planning proposal.
May affect planning controls and subdivision opportunities; the supplied extract does not include the detailed resolutions.
160 Oxford Street, Paddington development
Council noted that the Minister’s delegate granted State Significant Development consent on 24 September 2026. More than 330 community objections had raised concerns about height, bulk, scale, heritage and amenity impacts, transition to the surrounding heritage conservation area, affordable housing, excavation and parking. The source extract does not include the complete resolution.
The decision affects a major Paddington development and records substantial community concern, but the available extract does not show the full Council response.
Low- and mid-rise development impacts
Council noted that several development applications, including six State Significant Development Applications, had been lodged or approved in Rose Bay under the Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy, with further applications in Double Bay and Bellevue Hill. It also noted a study into cumulative excavation and groundwater-flow impacts.
Residents in affected suburbs may be concerned about construction, excavation, groundwater and neighbourhood impacts.