Burwood Council
Burwood Local Planning Panel Meeting - 17 Sep 2026 6:00 PM
The Panel refused an eight-storey co-living proposal at 64 Wentworth Road, approved a modification to a residential flat building at 106-108 Wentworth Road, and approved a two-lot subdivision at 58 Waratah Street, Croydon Park.
Topics
- Burwood panel rejects 27-room co-living tower over waste and access concerns
An eight-storey co-living proposal at 64 Wentworth Road was refused after the Panel found unresolved long-term waste collection and commercial vehicle access problems.
The decision blocks the proposal in its current form and highlights resident and public-domain impacts considered unacceptable despite further information requests. - Wentworth Road apartment modification approved after earlier refusal
The Panel revoked its 15 April 2026 refusal and approved amended plans for the residential flat building at 106-108 Wentworth Road.
The decision enables the approved residential development to proceed in modified form, subject to Council conditions. - Croydon Park dual occupancy cleared for two-lot subdivision
A two-lot Torrens Title subdivision at 58 Waratah Street was approved despite a variation to the minimum street-frontage standard.
The approval could change the ownership and future development potential of the existing dual-occupancy site while preserving the R2 residential setting through conditions.
Decisions
- Refusal of eight-storey co-living development
Development Application DA.2026.24 for demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of an eight-storey, 27-room co-living development with basement parking at 64 Wentworth Road, Burwood, was refused. Reasons included major minimum-lot-size non-compliance, inadequate communal open space, unsatisfactory long-term waste collection, basement access concerns, insufficient design excellence and unacceptable impacts on residents, neighbouring properties and the public domain.
The proposal will not proceed in its current form, reducing the immediate risk of additional building scale, waste-collection activity and access impacts at the site. - Modification to residential flat building approved
The Panel approved the Section 4.55(2) modification application for the approved residential flat building at 106-108 Wentworth Road, Burwood, subject to conditions in Council's assessment report. The previous refusal dated 15 April 2026 was revoked because the amended proposal satisfactorily addressed the earlier reasons for refusal.
The approved changes may affect future construction and residential development activity on Wentworth Road; the approval is subject to conditions. - Two-lot subdivision approved
Development Application DA.2026.57 for a two-lot Torrens Title subdivision of an existing detached dual occupancy, with minor ancillary works, at 58 Waratah Street, Croydon Park, was approved subject to conditions. The Panel accepted the Clause 4.6 justification for varying the minimum street-frontage standard and found the proposal consistent with the R2 Low Density Residential zone.
The approval enables the existing dual occupancy site to be subdivided into two Torrens Title lots, with conditions intended to address access and impacts on adjoining properties.
Discussion
- Waste servicing and commercial vehicle access
The Panel found that the 64 Wentworth Road co-living proposal did not demonstrate a satisfactory long-term waste servicing arrangement or adequately resolve commercial vehicle and basement access requirements.
Waste collection movements and vehicle access were treated as material issues affecting residents, neighbours and the public domain. - Planning-standard variations
The meeting considered significant variations to planning standards, including the minimum lot size and communal open space requirements for co-living housing, and the minimum street frontage standard for the Croydon Park subdivision.
The decisions show how major planning variations are assessed against amenity, orderly development and public-interest considerations.
Impacts
- The proposed eight-storey, 27-room co-living development at 64 Wentworth Road, Burwood, was refused and will not proceed in its current form.
- An approved residential flat building modification at 106-108 Wentworth Road, Burwood, can proceed subject to conditions.
- The existing dual occupancy at 58 Waratah Street, Croydon Park, can be subdivided into two Torrens Title lots, subject to approval conditions.
- Waste servicing, vehicle access and impacts on adjoining properties were key considerations in the planning decisions.
Places
- 64 Wentworth Road, Burwood
Site of the refused eight-storey, 27-room co-living proposal. - 106-108 Wentworth Road, Burwood
Site of the approved Section 4.55(2) modification to an approved residential flat building. - 58 Waratah Street, Croydon Park
Site of the approved two-lot Torrens Title subdivision of an existing dual occupancy. - Burwood
Location of the Panel meeting and two development sites. - Croydon Park
Location of the approved subdivision.
Next
- Apply the conditions in Council's assessment report to the approved 106-108 Wentworth Road modification.
Following the Panel's 17 September 2026 determination. - Progress the approved two-lot subdivision at 58 Waratah Street in accordance with the approval conditions.
Following the Panel's 17 September 2026 determination. - Any revised proposal for 64 Wentworth Road would need to address the Panel's reasons for refusal, particularly waste servicing, vehicle access, planning-standard compliance and resident amenity.
If the applicant submits a future application.
Extract
This is of the Minutes of the Burwood Local Planning Panel Meeting of Burwood Council held on 17 September 2026 BURWOOD LOCAL PLANNING PANEL MEETING MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BURWOOD LOCAL PLANNING PANEL held at the CONFERENCE ROOM, 2 CONDER STREET BURWOOD on Thursday 17 September 2026 commencing at 6:00 PM. Attendance Kevin Hoffman, Chair Brian Kirk, Expert Luke Foley, Expert Tom Morgan, Community Representative Jai Reid, Manager Planning and Development Zac Moore, Development Advisory Planner Alastair Sim, Senior Assessment Planner Hannah Lawes, Development Assessment Planner Donna Helm, Cadet Planner Joanne Ah-Young, Executive Assistant Opening of meeting The meeting opened at 6:00 p...