Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel - 28 Sep 2026 12:30 PM

Topics

• Ku-ring-gai panel refuses North Turramurra aged care redevelopment
  A proposed replacement aged care facility at 34 Curagul Road has been refused.
  The decision affects the future of an aged care site and means the proposed demolition and replacement will not proceed under the current application.
• East Killara home expansion approved despite building-height variation
  The panel approved a double garage, swimming pool and other additions after accepting a request to vary the building-height standard.
  The decision permits substantial works at a residential site and may interest nearby residents monitoring local development.
• Refusal of new aged care facility at 34 Curagul Road, North Turramurra
  Development application eDA0184/26 to demolish the existing aged care facility and construct a new one was refused for the reasons in Council’s Development Assessment Report. The panel supported modernisation in principle but found the Clause 4.6 variation requests insufficient to justify approval. The previous consent had lapsed.
  The proposed replacement aged care facility will not proceed under this application. Any revised proposal would need to address the panel’s planning concerns and statutory variation requirements.

Decisions

• Approval for 21 Kimberley Street, East Killara
  Development application eDA0250/26 for alterations and additions to the existing dwelling, including a double garage, swimming pool and associated works, was approved subject to the conditions in Council’s Development Assessment Report. The panel accepted a Clause 4.6 request to vary the building height standard. The consent lapses if works have not physically commenced within five years of the Notice of Determination. The decision was unanimous.
  The approval allows substantial residential building works at the site, subject to development consent conditions. No community submissions were received.
• Refusal of new aged care facility at 34 Curagul Road, North Turramurra
  Development application eDA0184/26 to demolish the existing aged care facility and construct a new one was refused for the reasons in Council’s Development Assessment Report. The panel supported modernisation in principle but found the Clause 4.6 variation requests insufficient to justify approval. The previous consent had lapsed.
  The proposed replacement aged care facility will not proceed under this application. Any revised proposal would need to address the panel’s planning concerns and statutory variation requirements.

Discussion

• Residential development approval
  The panel approved alterations and additions to a dwelling at 21 Kimberley Street, including a double garage and swimming pool, with a building-height variation under Clause 4.6.
  Nearby residents may experience construction activity and changes to the site once works commence.
• Aged care redevelopment refused
  The panel refused the proposed demolition and replacement of the aged care facility at 34 Curagul Road, citing insufficient justification for the requested Clause 4.6 variations and noting that the previous consent had lapsed.
  The existing aged care site will not be redeveloped under the refused application, although a revised proposal may be possible.

Impacts

• Building works approved at 21 Kimberley Street, East Killara, subject to consent conditions and a five-year commencement period.
• The proposed new aged care facility at 34 Curagul Road, North Turramurra, was refused.
• No submissions were received for the East Killara application following community notification.

Places

• 21 Kimberley Street, East Killara (development site)
  Approved alterations and additions to an existing dwelling, including a double garage, swimming pool and associated works.
• 34 Curagul Road, North Turramurra (aged care facility site)
  Application to demolish the existing facility and construct a new aged care facility was refused.
• East Killara (suburb)
  Location of the approved residential development.
• North Turramurra (suburb)
  Location of the refused aged care redevelopment.

Next

• Proceed with the approved East Killara works only in accordance with the development consent conditions.
  Works must physically commence within five years of the Notice of Determination or the consent will lapse.
• Any future aged care redevelopment proposal at 34 Curagul Road would need to address the refusal reasons and provide stronger justification for any Clause 4.6 variations.
  No timing specified.

Extract

Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL -KLPP-Mins-2026/306171 /1 MINUTES OF KU-RING-GAI LOCAL PLANNING PANEL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 Present: Chairperson (Peter Wells) Expert Panel Member (Shivesh Singh) Expert Panel Member (Juliet Suich) Community Member (Eugene Sarich) Staff Present: Director Development & Regulation (Michael Miocic) Planning Panels Coordinator (Sascha Solomon) Team Leader Development Assessment (Jonathan Goodwill) Team Leader Development Assessment (Selwyn Segall Acting Team Leader Development Assessment (Peggy Wong) Executive Assessment Officer (Shanika Kappagoda) Senior Development Assessment Officer (Isabel Dong) Team Leader Engineering Assessment (Ross Guerrera...