Woollahra Local Planning Panel (Electronic) - 2 July 2026

Topics

• Woollahra panel rejects two-lot subdivision at Rose Bay property
  The Woollahra Local Planning Panel refused DA87/2026/1 for a proposed two-lot subdivision at 78 Newcastle Street, Rose Bay.
  The decision prevents the proposed subdivision from proceeding under the current application and is directly relevant to nearby residents and property owners.
• Planning approval with conditions
  A separate, unidentified application was approved subject to conditions adopted by the Panel.
  The conditions are intended to regulate the approved development, but the affected site and works are not stated in the extracted minutes.

Decisions

• Development application refused at 78 Newcastle Street, Rose Bay
  The Panel refused development consent to DA87/2026/1 for extinguishment of the existing strata plan and Torrens title subdivision into two lots. The refusal relied on the adopted reasons in Attachment 2. The recorded vote was 4–0 against the motion to approve/refuse wording is partially corrupted in the extract, but the final decision is clearly refusal.
  The proposed two-lot subdivision will not proceed under this application, subject to any future review or amended application.
• Another planning application approved subject to conditions
  The minutes state that the Panel was satisfied an application could be approved subject to adopted conditions. The extracted text does not identify the application number, address or approved works.
  The approval may affect nearby residents, but its location and practical impacts cannot be confirmed from the available extract.

Discussion

• Residential subdivision refusal
  DA87/2026/1 sought to extinguish an existing strata plan and Torrens title subdivision into two lots at 78 Newcastle Street, Rose Bay. The Panel refused consent after considering the site inspection, submissions, late correspondence and Council officers’ assessment report.
  Residents near the site will not see the proposed subdivision proceed on the basis of this application.
• Planning approval with conditions
  A separate, unidentified application was approved subject to conditions adopted by the Panel.
  The conditions are intended to regulate the approved development, but the affected site and works are not stated in the extracted minutes.

Impacts

• The proposed two-lot subdivision at 78 Newcastle Street, Rose Bay, was refused.
• A separate planning application was approved with conditions, but the available extract does not provide enough information to identify the affected property or works.
• Further detail on the refusal reasons is contained in the adopted reasons for refusal attachment, which is not reproduced in the supplied text.

Places

• 78 Newcastle Street, Rose Bay (address and road)
  Site of DA87/2026/1, the refused subdivision application.
• Rose Bay (suburb)
  Location of the refused development application.

Next

• Publish or consult the adopted reasons for refusal for DA87/2026/1
  When the meeting attachments and decision documents are available.
• Monitor for any review, appeal or amended development application relating to 78 Newcastle Street, Rose Bay
  Future planning assessment or appeal periods; no specific deadline is stated.

Extract

Woollahra Local Planning Panel (Electronic) Thursday, 2 July 2026 1:00 PM Minutes Woollahra Municipal Council Woollahra Local Planning Panel (Electronic) 2 July 2026 Page | 2 Woollahra Local Planning Panel (Electronic) Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday 2 July 2026 at the Conclusion of the Public Meeting. Present:Penelope Holloway(Chair) Oliver Klein(Expert) Kerry Kyriacou(Expert) Luise Elsing(Community Representative) Staff:George Fotis(Team Leader) Thomass Wong(Team Leader) Shaun Grevler-Sacks(Assessment Officer) Fiona Calverley(Governance & Meeting Officer) Marcia Garrido(Governance & Meeting Officer) Note:The Panel was briefed by Council staff on each item prior to the meeting. The...