Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel - 21 Sep 2026 12:30 PM

Topics

• Panel approves Wahroonga home alterations despite height-standard variation
  The Panel approved alterations and additions at 16 Illoura Avenue after accepting a Clause 4.6 variation to the maximum building-height standard.
  The decision permits a site-specific departure from a local planning control and affects the surrounding Wahroonga streetscape.
• Turramurra flat-building proposal refused after 10 submissions
  A proposed residential flat building at 5–7 Duff Street was refused unanimously by the Local Planning Panel.
  The decision blocks the submitted redevelopment of the site and follows ten notified community submissions.
• St Ives 16-townhouse proposal refused after 36 submissions
  The Panel refused a proposal for 16 townhouses and Torrens and strata subdivision at 14–18 Richard Road.
  The decision affects a substantial proposed housing development and follows the largest number of community submissions recorded in the meeting.

Decisions

• Revised Code of Meeting Practice adopted
  The Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel adopted a revised Code of Meeting Practice.
  This changes the procedural framework governing future Panel meetings and decision-making.
• Alterations and additions approved at 16 Illoura Avenue, Wahroonga
  Development consent was granted for alterations and additions, including a Clause 4.6 variation to the maximum building-height standard under KLEP 2015. Consent is subject to Development Assessment Report conditions and lapses if works do not physically commence within five years of the Notice of Determination.
  The approved changes will affect a residential property and the immediate Wahroonga streetscape. One community submission was considered.
• Residential flat building refused at 5–7 Duff Street, Turramurra
  Consent was refused for demolition of existing structures and construction of a residential flat building with basement car parking, landscaping and associated works. The Panel adopted the reasons in the Development Assessment Report.
  The proposed redevelopment will not proceed in its submitted form. Ten community submissions were considered.
• 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.

Discussion

• Planning controls and meeting governance
  The Panel adopted a revised Code of Meeting Practice while also determining three significant residential development applications.
  Residents and applicants will be affected by the updated meeting procedures and the outcomes of local development assessments.
• 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.

Impacts

• Alterations and additions at 16 Illoura Avenue, Wahroonga may proceed subject to consent conditions.
• The proposed residential flat building at 5–7 Duff Street, Turramurra was refused.
• The proposed 16-townhouse development at 14–18 Richard Road, St Ives was refused.
• Future Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel meetings will operate under the adopted revised Code of Meeting Practice.

Places

• Wahroonga (suburb)
  Location of the approved alterations and additions at 16 Illoura Avenue.
• 16 Illoura Avenue (address)
  Site of the approved residential alterations and additions.
• Turramurra (suburb)
  Location of the refused residential flat-building proposal at 5–7 Duff Street.
• 5–7 Duff Street (address)
  Site of the refused demolition and residential flat-building application.
• St Ives (suburb)
  Location of the refused 16-townhouse proposal at 14–18 Richard Road.
• 14–18 Richard Road (address)
  Site of the refused multi-dwelling housing and subdivision application.

Next

• Proceed with the Wahroonga alterations and additions only in accordance with the consent conditions.
  Works must physically commence within five years of the Notice of Determination or the consent will lapse.
• Apply the revised Code of Meeting Practice to future Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel proceedings.
  From adoption on 21 September 2026.

Extract

Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL -KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /1 MINUTES OF KU-RING-GAI LOCAL PLANNING PANEL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2026 Present: Chairperson (The Hon. David Lloyd KC) Expert Panel Member (Vincent Hardy) Expert Panel Member (Michael Mason) Community Member (Unis Goh) Staff Present: Director Development & Regulation (Michael Miocic) Development Assessment Services Manager (Shaun Garland) Planning Panels Coordinator (Sascha Solomon) Team Leader Development Assessment (Jonathan Goodwill) Team Leader Development Assessment (Selwyn Segall) Executive Assessment Officer (Asmaa Rabiee) Executive Assessment Officer (Shanika Kappagoda) Senior Development Assessment Officer (Sachit S...