Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel - 27 Jul 2026 12:30 PM

Topics

• Killara apartment proposal refused after 130 submissions
  Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel refuses proposed residential flat building at 2 Killara Avenue after 130 community submissions.
  The decision prevents the current proposal from proceeding and is directly relevant to nearby residents, applicants and the local development pipeline.
• Panel refusal mentioned for proposed St Ives Tavern use
  A separate excerpt records refusal of an application involving alterations to retail/commercial buildings and a proposed St Ives Tavern use, but the supplied text does not provide a complete address or application context.
  A pub and entertainment venue could materially affect nearby residents, trading conditions and local amenity, although the supplied extract is incomplete.
• Community submissions considered
  The refusal followed consideration of 130 submissions received during notification under Council’s Community Participation Plan.
  Residents’ views were formally considered in determining the development application.

Decisions

• Residential flat building refused at 2 Killara Avenue
  Development consent was refused for eDA0017/26, involving demolition of existing structures and construction of a residential flat building and associated works at 2 Killara Avenue, Killara. The decision date was 27 July 2026.
  The proposed residential flat building cannot proceed in its current form.
• 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.

Discussion

• Planning-standard variation requests rejected
  The Panel was not satisfied that requests to vary the Height of Buildings standard under SEPP Housing 2021 and development standards under Clause 6.6 of KLEP 2015 met Clause 4.6 requirements. It considered strict compliance neither unreasonable nor unnecessary and found insufficient environmental planning grounds for the variations.
  The refusal confirms that the proposed development could not rely on the requested planning-standard variations, which may affect the scale and design of any future application.
• Community submissions considered
  The refusal followed consideration of 130 submissions received during notification under Council’s Community Participation Plan.
  Residents’ views were formally considered in determining the development application.

Impacts

• The proposed residential flat building at 2 Killara Avenue cannot proceed in its current form.
• The Panel rejected requested variations to building-height and other development standards for the Killara proposal.
• One hundred and thirty community submissions were considered.
• A separate proposed St Ives Tavern use was refused, although the supplied decision extract is incomplete.

Places

• 2 Killara Avenue, Killara (development site)
  Proposed residential flat building application at No. 2 Killara Avenue
• St Ives (suburb)
  Existing retail/commercial buildings and proposed St Ives Tavern use mentioned in a refusal excerpt; address is incomplete in the supplied text

Next

• Any future proposal for 2 Killara Avenue would need to address the Panel’s refusal reasons and planning-standard issues.
  Future application; no specific timeframe stated
• Council and the Panel’s decision record should be consulted for the complete reasons for refusal for eDA0013/26, as the supplied extract is truncated.
  Follow-up required; no timeframe stated

Extract

Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL -KLPP-Mins-2026/229353 /1 MINUTES OF KU-RING-GAI LOCAL PLANNING PANEL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, 27 JULY 2026 Present: Alternate Chairperson (Peter Wells) Expert Panel Member (Heather Irish) Expert Panel Member (Juliet Suich) Community Member (Eugene Sarich) Staff Present: Director Development & Regulation (Michael Miocic) Development Assessment Services Manager (Shaun Garland) Planning Panels Coordinator (Sascha Solomon) Team Leader Development Assessment (Brodee Gregory) Team Leader Development Assessment (Selwyn Segall) Independent Planning Consultant (Donna Clarke) Executive Assessment Officer (Peggy Wong) Team Leader – Landscape & Ecological Assessment (Geoff Bi...