Extraordinary Council Meeting - 30 September 2026

Topics

• Woollahra Council rejects state-led Edgecliff-Woollahra rezoning proposal
  Council has formally urged the NSW Government not to proceed with a major state-led rezoning proposal, citing concerns about development scale, evidence, infrastructure and public benefits.
  The proposal could influence future housing capacity and development intensity in Edgecliff, Woollahra and the wider eastern suburbs.
• 70-signature petition calls for Paddington bowling club site to become community park
  Residents petitioned Council to oppose proposed Quarry Street high-rise towers and preserve the former Paddington Bowling Club site as public open space.
  The dispute involves development pressure, local open space and the outlook and amenity of residents at 200 Goodwin Village.
• Council seeks local control over housing targets and eastern-suburbs planning
  Alongside opposing the rezoning proposal, Woollahra Council asked the NSW Government to agree realistic targets and let local councils plan how to meet them.
  The request could shape future negotiations over housing targets, infrastructure and the distribution of development across the eastern suburbs.

Decisions

• Opposition to Edgecliff-Woollahra rezoning proposal
  Council endorsed its submission, subject to amendments made at the meeting, and recommended that the NSW Government not proceed with the exhibited Edgecliff-Woollahra State-led Rezoning Proposal. Council said the proposal did not adequately demonstrate that its scale and distribution of development uplift were evidence-based, appropriately designed, feasible, infrastructure-led or capable of delivering the claimed housing, infrastructure and public benefits.
  The decision sets Council's formal position on a major proposed planning and development change affecting Edgecliff, Woollahra and the wider eastern suburbs.
• Advocacy for locally informed housing planning
  Council resolved to request that the NSW Government work with councils to agree realistic housing targets consistent with The Sydney Plan, while allowing local councils to use local knowledge to develop strategic plans to meet those targets. Council also resolved to seek support from relevant NSW ministers, neighbouring councils and the City of Sydney for a more balanced, evidence-based and coordinated planning outcome.
  Future housing targets and planning rules may affect development scale, infrastructure requirements and public benefits across the local area.
• Petition on proposed Quarry Street high-rise towers tabled
  The Mayor tabled a petition from Narelle Ryan containing 70 signatures. It asked Council to reconsider the proposed high-rise towers on Quarry Street, Paddington, preserve the former Paddington Bowling Club site as a community park, and consider the outlook of residents at 200 Goodwin Village.
  The petition records community opposition and a request for open-space protection at a specific Paddington site; tabling it does not itself approve the requested outcome.

Discussion

• State-led rezoning and development scale
  Council's amended submission rejected the exhibited Edgecliff-Woollahra rezoning proposal and relied on technical evidence, including an alternative approach for Edgecliff and Woollahra.
  Residents and property owners may be affected by proposed changes to housing capacity, building scale, infrastructure and public benefits.
• Protection of a potential community park in Paddington
  A 70-signature petition called for the former Paddington Bowling Club site to be preserved as a community park instead of accommodating proposed high-rise towers on Quarry Street.
  The issue concerns local open space, development pressure and the amenity of nearby residents, including people at 200 Goodwin Village.
• Council advocacy and consultation response
  Council noted extensive community submissions, late correspondence and participation in Council-led Community Activation sessions, and thanked staff and independent consultants for preparing the rezoning response.
  Further advocacy and government consideration may follow Council's submission and community feedback.

Impacts

• Council has formally opposed the exhibited Edgecliff-Woollahra State-led Rezoning Proposal and will advocate for a different planning approach.
• The NSW Government, rather than Council alone, will determine the next step on the state-led rezoning proposal.
• The petition about Quarry Street and the former Paddington Bowling Club site has been formally recorded for Council consideration.
• No specific development approval, community-park decision or funding allocation is recorded in the extracted material.

Places

• Edgecliff (suburb)
  Included in the State-led Rezoning Proposal and Council's alternative planning approach.
• Woollahra (suburb)
  Included in the State-led Rezoning Proposal and Council's alternative planning approach.
• Quarry Street, Paddington (road and project area)
  Location of the proposed high-rise towers referred to in the petition.
• Former Paddington Bowling Club site (facility site)
  Petitioners requested that the site be preserved as a community park.
• 200 Goodwin Village (residential facility)
  Residents were identified in the petition as directly overlooking the former bowling club site.
• Eastern suburbs (subregion)
  Council sought a coordinated planning outcome for the subregion.

Next

• Council to submit its amended response on the Edgecliff-Woollahra State-led Rezoning Proposal to the NSW Government.
  Following the 30 September 2026 meeting; exact timing is not stated.
• Council to advocate to the NSW Government, relevant ministers, neighbouring councils and the City of Sydney for revised housing targets and a coordinated planning outcome.
  Ongoing; no specific deadline is stated.
• The petition concerning Quarry Street and the former Paddington Bowling Club site remains part of Council's recorded consideration.
  Future handling is not specified in the extracted minutes.

Extract

Extraordinary Council Wednesday, 30 September 2026 5:30 PM Minutes Unconfirmed Woollahra Municipal Council Extraordinary Council 30 September 2026 Page | 2 Extraordinary Council Meeting Minutes of the Meeting of Extraordinary Council held at the Council Chambers, 536 New South Head Road, Double Bay, on 30 September 2026 at 5:30 PM. Present:Her Worship the Mayor, Councillor Sarah Dixson, ex-officio Councillors:Alexander Andruska (via Zoom) James Ardouin Mary-Lou Jarvis Jeanette Mitchell Julian Parmegiani Harriet Price Lucinda Regan Matthew Robertson Mark Silcocks Torsten Merrill Witt Toni Zeltzer Staff:Craig Swift-McNair - General Manager Rosemary Bullmore - General Counsel (via Zoom) Jennif...