planning · Burwood Council
Burwood subdivision gets tree covenant to lift canopy cover to 28.4%
Burwood’s planning panel approved a seven-lot subdivision at 23 Weldon Street and 2 Wyatt Street, but tightened the tree condition so a positive covenant must be registered before subdivision certificates are issued.
Burwood’s planning panel has approved a seven-lot subdivision at 23 Weldon Street and 2 Wyatt Street, but it strengthened the tree condition so the site must carry a positive covenant before any subdivision certificate is issued. The aim is to achieve 28.4% tree canopy cover across the land.
The panel approved DA.2026.29 unanimously. The development will turn two existing lots into seven, with driveway and crossover works, removal of 16 trees and a stormwater easement over lots 1 and 4 to 6.
Condition 44 was amended so each approved lot must be tied to Tree Planting Plan No. 301. The panel’s wording requires the covenant to be created and registered on title before subdivision certificates are issued.
It also requires the tree planting for each lot to be completed before the related occupation certificate is issued. That locks the planting obligation to each lot as it is created.
The panel said the subdivision is consistent with the objectives of the R2 Low Density Residential zone and would not unreasonably compromise adjoining properties. It also said the proposal complies with relevant planning controls, including minimum lot size and subdivision provisions, and has been supported by internal referrals with no objections, subject to conditions.
The subdivision was one of three Burwood planning items decided at the meeting. The panel also approved alterations and additions at 19 Lindsay Street and supported a modification to the Burwood Place basement and parking design, with the final determination delegated for technical review.
For residents near Weldon Street and Wyatt Street, the approval allows the subdivision to proceed, but with a formal canopy target written into the approval. The lot layout, access and tree-planting obligations will shape how the site is developed and landscaped.
Before any subdivision certificate is issued, the covenant must be prepared and registered. The planting plan then has to be carried out for each lot before the matching occupation certificate is released.
Reference minutes
Burwood Council, Burwood Local Planning Panel Meeting, 1 July 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The panel approved DA.2026.29 for a Torrens title subdivision of two lots into seven lots.
- The site is at 23 Weldon Street and 2 Wyatt Street, Burwood.
- Condition 44 was amended to require a tree planting covenant to achieve 28.4% tree canopy cover across the site.
- The covenant must be registered before any subdivision certificate is issued.
- Tree planting for each lot must be completed before the related occupation certificate.
- The proposal includes removal of 16 trees, driveway and crossover works, and a stormwater easement over lots 1 and 4 to 6.
- The panel’s decision on the subdivision was unanimous.
Why it matters
- It locks tree-planting obligations into the subdivision approval, shaping how a seven-lot redevelopment at 23 Weldon Street and 2 Wyatt Street will look and perform over time.