Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel - 31 Aug 2026 12:30 PM

Topics

• Ku-ring-gai panel rejects proposed 33-unit St Ives apartment block
  A six-storey residential flat building at 3-5 Memorial Avenue was refused despite proposing 33 units.
  The decision directly affects a major apartment proposal and nearby residents who made eight submissions.
• Three proposed Ku-ring-gai homes refused, including pool and tennis-court plans
  The Panel refused dwelling proposals at Pymble and Roseville Chase, including a project with a swimming pool, cabana and tennis court.
  The decisions affect residential construction, tree removal and neighbourhood site impacts.
• Wahroonga development design changes approved after 11 submissions
  The Panel approved internal and external design changes at 33B and 35 Clissold Road, subject to amended conditions.
  The consent modification changes the approved project while documenting local community input and a conflict-of-interest absence.

Decisions

• 8 Rushall Street, Pymble development refused
  Development application EDA0225/26 for demolition of existing structures and construction of a two-storey dwelling with basement, swimming pool, cabana, tennis court and associated works was refused. The decision followed the Development Assessment Report and was unanimous.
  The proposed large residential redevelopment will not proceed in its submitted form.
• 3-5 Memorial Avenue, St Ives development refused
  Development application EDA0181/26 for a six-storey residential flat building containing 33 units, basement parking and associated works was refused. Reason 2b was amended to refer to the proposed basement. Eight submissions were considered and the decision was unanimous.
  The proposed 33-unit apartment development will not proceed in its submitted form.
• 33B and 35 Clissold Road, Wahroonga consent modified
  Modification application eMOD0008/26 was approved, changing the internal and external design of the existing consent DA0370/23. Approval was subject to modified conditions, including replacing the reference to drawing Issue R with Issue W in Condition 21(ii). Eleven submissions were considered. The decision was unanimous, with community member Ian Arnott absent because of a declared conflict of interest.
  The approved project can proceed with amended design details and conditions.
• 97 Babbage Road, Roseville Chase development refused
  Development application EDA0033/26 for a dwelling house, tree removal, landscaping and stormwater works was refused in accordance with the Development Assessment Report. Ten submissions were considered and the decision was unanimous.
  The proposed dwelling and associated tree removal and site works will not proceed in their submitted form.
• Rosedale Road development consent amended
  The Panel amended a development consent involving 120 and 124 Rosedale Road. Changes included adding 124 Rosedale Road to an address list, deleting Condition 42, and requiring car parking allocation to follow Table 7 on Plan DA-001 Revision C, subject to the satisfaction of Council’s Team Leader Development Engineering. Thirty-one submissions were considered and the decision was unanimous.
  The amended consent includes clarified site coverage, parking allocation and engineering oversight requirements.

Discussion

• Residential development refusals
  Four residential proposals were refused, including a 33-unit six-storey apartment building and three dwelling-house proposals.
  Applicants cannot proceed with these proposals under the applications considered at the meeting.
• Community submissions in development decisions
  The Panel considered submissions for each determination: one for Rushall Street, eight for Memorial Avenue, eleven for Clissold Road, ten for Babbage Road and thirty-one for the Rosedale Road matter.
  Resident feedback formed part of the assessment of all recorded development outcomes.
• Conflict-of-interest management
  Community member Ian Arnott left the meeting for item GB.3 because of a declared conflict of interest and was absent from that unanimous vote.
  The relevant modification decision was made without the conflicted member participating.

Impacts

• The proposed six-storey, 33-unit apartment building at 3-5 Memorial Avenue, St Ives was refused.
• Proposed dwelling projects at 8 Rushall Street, Pymble and 97 Babbage Road, Roseville Chase were refused.
• Design changes to the approved development at 33B and 35 Clissold Road, Wahroonga were authorised subject to modified conditions.
• A Rosedale Road consent was amended to clarify parking allocation, address coverage and engineering requirements.

Places

• 8 Rushall Street, Pymble (development site)
  Site of refused dwelling, pool, cabana and tennis-court proposal.
• 3-5 Memorial Avenue, St Ives (development site)
  Site of refused six-storey, 33-unit residential flat building proposal.
• 33B and 35 Clissold Road, Wahroonga (development site)
  Site of approved modification to an existing development consent.
• 97 Babbage Road, Roseville Chase (development site)
  Site of refused dwelling, tree removal, landscaping and stormwater proposal.
• 120 Rosedale Road (development site)
  Address included in the amended consent conditions.
• 124 Rosedale Road (development site)
  Added to the address list in the amended consent.

Next

• Applicants may consider whether to revise, appeal or otherwise respond to the refusal decisions.
  Following the 31 August 2026 determinations; no specific appeal or resubmission deadline was stated.
• The approved Wahroonga and Rosedale Road works must comply with the modified conditions, including the amended drawing and parking requirements.
  During any subsequent certification and construction stages; exact dates were not stated.

Extract

Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL -KLPP-Mins-2026/273106 /1 MINUTES OF KU-RING-GAI LOCAL PLANNING PANEL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, 31 AUGUST 2026 Present: Chairperson (The Hon. David Lloyd KC) Expert Panel Member (Andrew Martin) Expert Panel Member (John O’Grady) Community Member (Ian Arnott) Staff Present: Manager Development Assessment Services (Shaun Garland) Planning Panels Coordinator (Sascha Solomon) Team Leader Development Assessment (Brodee Gregory) Team Leader Development Assessment (Selwyn Segall) Team Leader Development Assessment (Jonathan Goodwill) Executive Assessment Officer (Nicholas Najar) Executive Assessment Officer (Shanika Kappagoda) Executive Assessment Officer (George Anderson)...