Housing & planning · Ku-ring-gai Council
16-townhouse plan refused for 14 - 18 Richard Road, St Ives
Ku-ring-gai’s planning panel refused application EDA0218/26 after considering 36 submissions, with the minutes listing 17 August 2026 as the decision date.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
A proposal for 16 townhouses at 14 - 18 Richard Road, St Ives, has been refused by the Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel after 36 community submissions were considered.
The application, EDA0218/26, covered demolition of existing structures, construction of multi-dwelling housing and Torrens and strata title subdivision. The panel refused development consent under section 4.16 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
The resolution says the panel concurred with the recommendation in Council’s Development Assessment Report and its reasons for refusal. Those reasons are not reproduced in the public minutes, so the record does not establish whether the outcome was based on design, traffic, height, environmental or other issues.
The application was notified under Ku-ring-gai Council’s Community Participation Plan. The minutes say 36 submissions were received and considered as part of the determination.
The item appears in the minutes of the panel meeting held on 21 September 2026, but the resolution gives the decision date as 17 August 2026. The voting line is recorded as “Unainmous”, which appears to be a typographical error. The minutes were confirmed as a full and accurate record of proceedings on 21 September 2026.
What deserves a closer look
The source records the St Ives decision date as 17 August 2026, while placing the item in minutes for the 21 September 2026 meeting. The reason for that date difference is not stated.
The public minutes refer to the Development Assessment Report for the refusal reasons but do not reproduce those reasons, so no more specific cause of refusal can be reported.
The voting entry contains the apparent typographical error "Unainmous"; the article reports the wording as recorded rather than presenting an independently verified vote tally.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Why does the KLPP37 resolution in the 21 September minutes list 17 August 2026 as the decision date?
What specific reasons for refusal are set out in the Development Assessment Report?
Was a separate notice of determination issued, and if so, on what date?
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The panel refused application EDA0218/26 for demolition, 16 townhouses and Torrens and strata title subdivision at 14–18 Richard Road, St Ives.
The Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel, exercising the functions of Ku-ring-gai Council, as the consent authority, pursuant to Section 4.16 of the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979, refused development consent to eDA0218/26 for demolition of existing structures and construction of multi- dwelling housing (16 townhouses) and Torrens and strata title subdivision at Nos 14-18 Richard Road, St Ives, for the reasons provided in the Development Assessment Report.
KLPP37
Open original minutes ↗The resolution gives the decision date as 17 August 2026 and says the panel concurred with the recommendation and reasons for refusal in Council's Development Assessment Report.
B. Date of Decision: 17 August 2026 C. Reason for the Decision: The Panel concurred with the recommendation in Council's Development Assessment Report and the reasons for refusal.
KLPP37
Open original minutes ↗Thirty-six submissions received through notification under the Community Participation Plan were considered as part of the determination.
D. How community views were taken into consideration: The views of the community were requested by way of notification of the application in accordance with Council's Community Participation Plan and there were thirty six submissions received which were considered as part of this determination.
KLPP37
Open original minutes ↗The voting line records the misspelled word Unainmous.
Voting: Unainmous The determination meeting closed at 12:45 PM Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /5 Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /6 Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /7 Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /8 Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /9 The Minutes of the Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel Meeting held on 21 September 2026 (Pages 1 - 9) were confirmed as a full and accurate record of proceedings by the Hon.
KLPP37
Open original minutes ↗The minutes of the 21 September 2026 meeting were confirmed as a full and accurate record of proceedings on that date.
Voting: Unainmous The determination meeting closed at 12:45 PM Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /5 Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /6 Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /7 Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /8 Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20260921-KLPP-Mins-2026/290583 /9 The Minutes of the Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel Meeting held on 21 September 2026 (Pages 1 - 9) were confirmed as a full and accurate record of proceedings by the Hon. David Lloyd KC on 21 September 2026. __________________________ Chairperson
Confirmation of minutes
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the public minutes of the Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel meeting held on 21 September 2026, published by Ku-ring-gai Council.
Key facts from the minutes
- The panel refused application EDA0218/26 for demolition, 16 townhouses and Torrens and strata title subdivision at 14 - 18 Richard Road, St Ives.
- The recorded decision date is 17 August 2026, although the item appears in the 21 September 2026 panel minutes.
- The application was notified under the Community Participation Plan; 36 submissions were received and considered.
- The panel concurred with the recommendation and reasons for refusal in Council’s Development Assessment Report; the detailed reasons are not reproduced in the supplied minutes.
- The minutes’ voting line reads “Unainmous”, apparently a typographical error for unanimous; no numerical vote tally is stated.
- The minutes were confirmed as a full and accurate record on 21 September 2026.
Why it matters
- The panel’s resolution refuses development consent for the 16-townhouse scheme at 14 - 18 Richard Road, St Ives.