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Ku-ring-gai Council

Extra Ordinary Meeting of Council - 25 Feb 2026 7:00 PM

Council accepted apologies and endorsed three draft submissions to the NSW Government on strategic planning documents, with delegated authority for minor edits before lodgement by 27 February 2026.

25 February 2026 Extra Ordinary Meeting of Council Summary available Original minutes

Topics

  • Council backs submissions on NSW strategic planning documents
    Council has formally endorsed three draft submissions that could influence state planning policy and local development settings.
    State planning settings can affect housing supply, development controls and long-term land use decisions across the LGA.

Decisions

  • Apologies accepted and leave granted
    Council accepted apologies from Councillors Spencer, Balachandran and Wheatley, and granted leave of absence.
    No direct service change, but it affected councillor attendance at the meeting.
  • Three draft submissions endorsed for NSW Government
    Council endorsed the three draft submissions in Attachments A1 to A3 and authorised their forwarding to the NSW Government.
    These submissions may influence future planning policy and decisions that affect local development and neighbourhood change.
  • Delegation for minor amendments to submissions
    Council delegated authority to the Director, Strategy and Environment to correct minor amendments, errors and inconsistencies in the draft submissions.
    Allows the submissions to be finalised quickly without returning to Council for minor wording changes.

Discussion

  • Exhibition of NSW Government strategic planning documents
    The meeting considered draft submissions for Council's response to NSW Government strategic planning documents ahead of the 27 February 2026 deadline.
    Planning policy decisions can shape future land use, housing, infrastructure and development outcomes in the area.

Impacts

  • Council's formal response may affect future planning controls and development expectations.
  • Minor wording changes can be made administratively to avoid delay in lodging submissions.
  • No immediate operational or service changes were reported.

Places

  • Ku-ring-gai (local government area)
    Council meeting and local government area affected by the planning submissions.

Next

  • Forward the endorsed submissions to the NSW Government
    By 27 February 2026
  • Allow the Director, Strategy and Environment to finalise minor corrections
    Before lodgement

Extract

Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL -EMC-Mins-2026/056589 /1 MINUTES OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2026 Present: The Mayor, Councillor Christine Kay (Chairperson) Councillors M Devlin & J Pettett (Comenarra Ward) Councillor B Ward (Gordon Ward) Councillors S Ngai & A Taylor (Roseville Ward) Councillor M Smith (St Ives Ward) Staff Present: General Manager (David Marshall) Acting Director Community (Michelle Swan-Beardmore) Director Corporate (Angela Apostol) Acting Director Development & Regulation (Johnathan Goodwill) Director Operations (Peter Lichaa) Director Strategy & Environment (Andrew Watson) Corporate Lawyer (Jamie Taylor) Manager Governance and Corporate Strategy (...