Housing & planning · Burwood Council
The Strand, Croydon, heritage plan advances; controls set for 28-day exhibition
Burwood Council has backed a proposal covering Nos. 1 - 50 The Strand, while the listing and related development controls remain subject to further planning steps, according to unconfirmed minutes.
Reporting from draft minutes. Recorded wording may change when confirmed. How this article was prepared
Burwood Council has advanced a proposed group heritage listing for Nos. 1 - 50 The Strand, Croydon, with draft development controls to be publicly exhibited for at least 28 days, according to unconfirmed minutes of its 27 October 2026 meeting.
Under resolution 120/26, Council endorsed Planning Proposal PP-2025-2184 and directed associated amendments to the Burwood Local Environmental Plan 2012 towards finalisation under the Gateway Determination and relevant planning legislation.
The resolution does not record the heritage listing as complete. It also does not adopt the proposed site-specific amendments to the Burwood Development Control Plan 2012. Those draft amendments, and supporting documents, must first go on exhibition.
After the exhibition, Council is to receive a further report addressing submissions and recommending whether the DCP amendments should be adopted, with or without changes. The minutes do not state when the exhibition will begin.
The Burwood Local Planning Panel had unanimously supported listing the properties as a group heritage item of local significance under Schedule 5 of the Burwood Local Environmental Plan 2012. The recorded Council vote was six in favour and none against, with Mayor John Faker absent from the decision after declaring a pecuniary interest because he owns property in The Strand.
The next opportunity for affected owners, residents and other interested people will be to review the exhibition documents and make submissions. The minutes do not specify the final content of the heritage listing or the development controls, or how individual future applications would be assessed.
What deserves a closer look
The resolution advances the proposed heritage listing and exhibition process, but does not record the listing as completed or the DCP amendments as adopted.
The exhibition start date and the final content of the proposed controls are not stated in the minutes.
The supplied minutes are unconfirmed; their closing notice schedules submission for confirmation on 17 November 2026.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the draft DCP amendments be exhibited, and where will the exhibition documents be published?
What happens next
Council is to proceed towards finalisation of associated LEP amendments in accordance with the Gateway Determination and statutory requirements.
Council is to exhibit the draft site-specific DCP amendments and supporting documents for a minimum of 28 days.
Following exhibition, a further report is to be presented to Council addressing submissions and recommending whether the DCP amendments should be adopted, with or without amendments.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The quoted text calls for a further report following exhibition to address submissions and recommend whether the draft DCP amendments should be adopted, with or without amendments.
4. That following the exhibition of the draft site-specific amendments to the Burwood Development Control Plan 2012, a further report be presented to Council addressing the submissions received and recommending whether the draft amendments should be adopted, with or without amendments.
Resolution 120/26, point 4
Open original minutes ↗The Burwood Local Planning Panel unanimously supported Planning Proposal PP-2025-2184 to list Nos. 1–50 The Strand, Croydon, as a group heritage item of local significance.
That Council note the advice of the Burwood Local Planning Panel, which unanimously supported Planning Proposal PP-2025-2184 to list the properties at Nos. 1–50 The Strand, Croydon, as a Group Heritage Item of local significance under Schedule 5 of the Burwood Local Environmental Plan 2012.
Resolution 120/26, point 1
Open original minutes ↗Mayor Faker declared a pecuniary interest in Item 73/26 because he owns property in The Strand, left the meeting and did not take part in its discussion or decision-making.
Declarations of Interest Mayor Faker declared a pecuniary interest in Item 73/26 (Item 73/26) Group Heritage Listing & DCP Exhibition - 1-50 The Strand, Croydon as he owns property in the Strand. He left the meeting and did not take part in the discussion or decision-making for that item. Declarations of Political Donations There were no declarations of political donations.
Declarations of Interest, Item 73/26
Open original minutes ↗The recorded vote was six in favour and none against.
For: Cr Mannah, Cr Esber, Cr Hull, Cr Bhatta, Cr Wu-Coshott, Cr Yang Against: Nil (Moved Councillor George Mannah/Seconded Councillor Sukirti Bhatta) Councillor Yang left the meeting, the time being 6:39 pm Councillor Yang returned to the meeting, the time being 6:41 pm Mayor Faker returned to the meeting and resumed the Chair, the time being 6:43 pm.
Vote following resolution 120/26
Open original minutes ↗The minutes of the 27 October 2026 meeting are to be submitted for confirmation at the next Council meeting on 17 November 2026.
The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 27 October 2026 will be submitted for confirmation by Council at its next meeting on 17 November 2026.
Closing confirmation notice
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from Burwood Council’s unconfirmed minutes for its ordinary meeting of 27 October 2026. The record states that these minutes will be submitted for confirmation on 17 November 2026. The report is based on the written Council record; no meeting attendance, interviews or independent verification were undertaken.
Key facts from the minutes
- Unconfirmed minutes record that on 27 October 2026, Burwood Council endorsed Planning Proposal PP-2025-2184 for Nos. 1 - 50 The Strand, Croydon, to be listed as a group heritage item of local significance.
- Council endorsed proceeding towards finalisation of associated amendments to the Burwood Local Environmental Plan 2012 in accordance with the Gateway Determination and relevant legislation.
- Draft site-specific amendments to the Burwood Development Control Plan 2012 are to be publicly exhibited for a minimum of 28 days.
- A further Council report is required after exhibition to address submissions and recommend whether the DCP amendments should be adopted, with or without changes.
- Mayor John Faker declared a pecuniary interest, left the meeting and did not participate in the item. The recorded vote was six for and none against.
Why it matters
- The proposal concerns Nos. 1 - 50 The Strand, Croydon. Owners, residents and prospective developers will have an opportunity to comment on the draft site-specific controls before Council considers a further report, while the proposed heritage listing remains subject to further planning steps.