Housing & planning · Orange City Council
11-0 vote approves detached dual occupancy at 73 Scarborough Street
Orange City Council recorded consent for DA 134/2026(1) at Lot 159 DP 1302416, subject to conditions in the attached Notice of Approval.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
A proposed detached dual occupancy at 73 Scarborough Street has received consent from Orange City Council after councillors recorded 11 votes in favour and none against.
Resolution 26/456 covers DA 134/2026(1) on Lot 159 DP 1302416. Cr J Whitton was absent from the 1 September 2026 Planning & Development Committee meeting.
The consent is subject to conditions in the attached Notice of Approval. The supplied minutes do not state when construction might begin, how long it could take, what it would cost or how the dwellings would be laid out.
The application was determined separately from a proposed place of public worship at 8 Connemara Drive, which the committee deferred for an access review. The minutes do not connect that access issue with the Scarborough Street application.
What deserves a closer look
Item 2.4 records a resolved consent, not merely a recommendation. The 11 names in the voting list at the start of P20 relate to Resolution 26/456, not the following item.
The source records consent subject to conditions, but does not establish that construction has started or provide a construction timetable, project cost or dwelling layout.
The source records the Connemara Drive application as a separate deferred item and does not link its access review to DA 134/2026(1).
Questions for follow-up reporting
What conditions are set out in the attached Notice of Approval?
Has construction commenced at 73 Scarborough Street, and is a construction timetable available?
What happens next
Check the Notice of Approval for the conditions applying to DA 134/2026(1).
Seek any available construction or completion timetable for the approved development.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Resolution 26/456 records Council consent for DA 134/2026(1), a detached dual occupancy at Lot 159 DP 1302416, 73 Scarborough Street, subject to the conditions in the attached Notice of Approval.
The Manager Development Assessments advised that it depends on how the access will be implemented into the existing design and if it will link to the other street and carpark. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES 1 SEPTEMBER 2026 Page 4 2.4 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION DA 134/2026(1) - 73 SCARBOROUGH STREET TRIM REFERENCE: 2026/1626 RESOLVED - 26/456 Cr D Mallard/Cr G Power That Council consents to development application DA 134/2026(1) for Dual Occupancy (detached) at Lot 159 DP: 1302416 - 73 Scarborough Street Orange pursuant to the conditions of consent in the attached Notice of Approval.
Item 2.4, Resolution 26/456
Open original minutes ↗The recorded vote was 11 for, none against, with Cr J Whitton absent.
For: Cr M McDonell (Chairperson), Cr T Mileto (Mayor), Cr T Greenhalgh (Deputy Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr G Judge, Cr F Kinghorne, Cr D Mallard, Cr S Peterson, Cr G Power, Cr M Ruddy, Cr J Stedman Against: Nil Absent: Cr J Whitton 2.5 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION DA 459/2025(1) - 21 HONEYMAN DRIVE AND 6 DUNCANSON DRIVE TRIM REFERENCE: 2026/427 RESOLVED - 26/457 Cr T Greenhalgh/Cr D Mallard That Council consents to development application DA 459/2025(1) for Dwelling House and Secondary Dwelling;
Voting record following Resolution 26/456, before item 2.5
Open original minutes ↗The minutes identify the Planning & Development Committee meeting as held on 1 September 2026.
Page 1 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBER, CIVIC CENTRE, BYNG STREET, ORANGE ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2026 COMMENCING AT 7:49PM 1 INTRODUCTION ATTENDANCE Cr M McDonell (Chairperson), Cr T Mileto (Mayor), Cr T Greenhalgh (Deputy Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr G Judge, Cr F Kinghorne, Cr D Mallard, Cr S Peterson, Cr G Power, Cr M Ruddy(AV Link), Cr J Stedman(AV Link) Chief Executive Officer, Director Corporate & Commercial Services, Interim Director Development Services, Director Community, Recreation & Cultural Services, Manager Corporate Governance, Manager Communications & Engagement, Manager Development Assessments, Governance
Meeting heading
Open original minutes ↗Resolution 26/455 defers DA 152/2026(1) for a place of public worship at 8 Connemara Drive to review access to the site.
RESOLVED - 26/455 Cr M McDonell/Cr S Peterson That Council DEFERS development application DA 152/2026(1) for Place of Public Worship at LOT: 404 DP: 1220844 CA: 5189 - 8 Connemara Drive Orange to review access to the site.
Item 2.3, Resolution 26/455
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the supplied minutes of the Orange City Council Planning & Development Committee meeting held on 1 September 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- DA 134/2026(1) was approved for a detached dual occupancy at 73 Scarborough Street, Orange.
- The site is identified as Lot 159 DP 1302416.
- The resolution was numbered 26/456 and was made at the 1 September 2026 Planning & Development Committee meeting.
- The recorded vote was 11 for, none against, with Cr J Whitton absent.
- The approval is subject to conditions in the attached Notice of Approval.
Why it matters
- The consent records Council approval for a detached dual occupancy at 73 Scarborough Street, subject to conditions. The supplied minutes do not establish a construction timetable or confirm that building work has begun.