Extraordinary Council - 27/07/2026

Topics

• Bondi Junction master plan survives rescission attempt
  Council rejected a rescission motion seeking to overturn the 21 July adoption of the Bondi Junction Vision and Master Plan, leaving the adopted plan in place.
  The outcome maintains the previously adopted framework for future growth in Bondi Junction, including the plan’s housing target and development settings.
• Council backs infrastructure-led growth in Bondi Junction
  Council reaffirmed its support for a Bondi Junction Master Plan as the framework for infrastructure-led, plan-led housing growth.
  The resolution signals continued political support for planned housing growth in a major local centre and may shape future development and community debate.
• Rescission of master plan adoption refused
  Council rejected the rescission motion seeking to rescind resolution CM/7.8/26.07, which adopted the Bondi Junction Vision and Master Plan.
  The minutes indicate that the adopted master plan remains in place.

Decisions

• Bondi Junction Master Plan reaffirmed
  Council resolved to note the NSW Productivity and Equality Commission’s housing paper and reaffirmed its commitment to a Bondi Junction Master Plan as the framework for guiding growth.
  This confirms Council’s policy support for planned, infrastructure-led housing growth in Bondi Junction.
• Rescission of master plan adoption refused
  Council rejected the rescission motion seeking to rescind resolution CM/7.8/26.07, which adopted the Bondi Junction Vision and Master Plan.
  The minutes indicate that the adopted master plan remains in place.

Discussion

• Housing growth and the Bondi Junction Master Plan
  Council considered a mayoral minute about the NSW Productivity and Equality Commission paper Building More Homes Where the Numbers Stack Up. The minute linked the paper’s housing findings to Bondi Junction and Council’s master-planning approach.
  The position supports further housing growth in a well-connected local centre and keeps planning for Bondi Junction’s future development active.
• Rescission motion on the Bondi Junction plan
  A rescission motion seeking to overturn the 21 July adoption of the Bondi Junction Vision and Master Plan was lost on a recorded division.
  The previously adopted master plan remains in effect based on the minutes provided.
• Proposed changes to housing, heights and public space
  A proposed alternative plan would have reduced targeted additional dwellings from 3,000 to 2,400, lowered Oxford Street Mall height limits and increased the proposed Oxford Street Plaza from 1,500 to 2,000 square metres, but the motion lapsed after the rescission motion was lost.
  These proposed changes were not adopted, so residents should not treat them as current planning settings.

Impacts

• The Bondi Junction Vision and Master Plan remains in place according to the recorded outcome.
• The proposed reduction in additional dwellings, lower Oxford Street Mall height limits and larger Oxford Street Plaza were not adopted.
• Council’s stated policy direction supports further housing growth near transport and existing infrastructure in Bondi Junction.

Places

• Bondi Junction (suburb/project area)
  Location of the extraordinary Council meeting and subject of the master plan and rescission motion.
• Spring Street, Bondi Junction (road)
  Site of the meeting venue on Spring Street.
• Oxford Street Mall (precinct)
  Commercial and town-centre area referenced in the proposed master plan.
• Oxford Street Plaza (public space)
  Proposed public-space improvement within the Bondi Junction master plan.
• Waverley local government area (local government area)
  Local government area identified in the housing paper and planning debate.
• The Boot Factory (facility)
  Venue for the meeting and its reconvened sitting.

Next

• Continue progressing the Council-endorsed Bondi Junction Master Plan and use it as the framework for guiding growth.
  Ongoing; no specific deadline stated
• Treat the rescission motion and proposed alternative amendments as unsuccessful unless a later Council decision changes the planning settings.
  Following the meeting; no further action specified

Extract

Minutes of Extraordinary Council Meeting 27 July 2026 This is of the minutes of the extraordinary Council meeting held on 27 July 2026 MINUTES OF THE WAVERLEY EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT THE BOOT FACTORY, SPRING STREET, BONDI JUNCTION ON MONDAY, 27 JULY 2026 AND RECONVENED ON TUESDAY, 4 AUGUST 2026 Present: Councillor Will Nemesh (Mayor) (Chair) Hunter Ward Councillor Keri Spooner (Deputy Mayor) Waverley Ward Councillor Ludovico Fabiano Waverley Ward Councillor Dov Frazer Hunter Ward Councillor Steven Lewis Hunter Ward Councillor Paula Masselos Lawson Ward Councillor Margaret Merten Bondi Ward Councillor Joshua Spicer Waverley Ward Councillor Michelle Stephenson Bondi Ward Council...