Housing & planning · Randwick City Council
Randwick backs bus-shelter ads and heritage security works for Gateway review
Unconfirmed minutes record a 13-2 council vote supporting proposed exempt-development changes being sent to the NSW planning department, with public exhibition conditional on a Gateway determination.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Unconfirmed minutes record a 13-2 Randwick City Council vote to send a draft planning proposal to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure covering bus-shelter advertising and minor external security systems and lighting on heritage items and properties in heritage conservation areas.
The proposal would amend Schedule 2, Exempt Development, of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012. The resolution does not itself change the planning rules. It endorses submitting the draft for Gateway determination under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
If a Gateway determination is received, the draft is to go on public exhibition subject to the determination’s conditions. Council’s resolution also notes that a further report will be presented after the exhibition, leaving the final content and outcome of the proposed changes unresolved.
The minutes declare the Hamilton/Burst motion carried and give division totals of 13 in favour and two against. The supplied text does not clearly preserve the voting table’s column alignment, so individual councillors’ votes cannot be reliably attributed.
What deserves a closer look
The resolution advances a draft proposal but does not itself amend the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 or authorise immediate use of the proposed exempt-development categories.
The supplied minutes do not establish that the Gateway request has been submitted or determined.
The stated division totals sum to 15, matching the number of councillors named, but the supplied text does not clearly preserve the table columns needed to attribute individual votes.
Questions for follow-up reporting
What conditions, if any, will accompany the Gateway determination?
When will the Gateway request be submitted, and if a determination is received, when will public exhibition begin?
Will the draft endorsed by Council change before exhibition?
What will Council recommend after public submissions are considered?
What happens next
Submit the draft planning proposal to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway determination, as endorsed by the resolution; the minutes do not establish that submission has occurred.
If a Gateway determination is received, publicly exhibit the draft in accordance with the relevant legislation and any Gateway conditions.
After public exhibition is completed, present a further report to Council.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Council endorsed submitting a draft planning proposal covering bus-shelter advertising and minor external security systems and lighting on heritage items and properties in heritage conservation areas for Gateway determination.
MOTION: (Said/Hamilton) CARRIED - SEE RESOLUTION. CP46/26 Director City Planning Report - Planning Proposal - Amendments to Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 Schedule 2 (Record of Voting Required) (F2026/00525) 295/26 RESOLUTION: (Hamilton/Burst) that Council: a) endorse the draft Planning Proposal attached to this report seeking amendments to Schedule 2 (Exempt Development) of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 to include advertising on bus shelters and minor external security systems and lighting on heritage items and properties in heritage conservation areas be submitted to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination pursuant to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; b) upon receipt of a Gateway Determination, endorses the draft Planning Proposal to be publicly exhibited in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Planning and MINUTES OF ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 27 OCTOBER 2026 This is page 5 of the Minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 27 October 2026 Assessment Act 1979, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 and any conditions of the Gateway Determination;
CP46/26, resolution 295/26, clause a
Open original minutes ↗Public exhibition is conditional on receipt of a Gateway determination, subject to its conditions, and a further report is to follow completion of exhibition.
for Gateway Determination pursuant to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; b) upon receipt of a Gateway Determination, endorses the draft Planning Proposal to be publicly exhibited in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Planning and MINUTES OF ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 27 OCTOBER 2026 This is page 5 of the Minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 27 October 2026 Assessment Act 1979, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 and any conditions of the Gateway Determination; and c) notes a further report will be presented following the completion of public exhibition. MOTION: (Hamilton/Burst) CARRIED - SEE RESOLUTION. The DIVISION was taken and the names of the Councillors voting FOR and AGAINST were as follows: FOR AGAINST Councillor Hamilton Councillor Veitch Councillor Magner Councillor Asgari Councillor Hay Councillor Luxford Councillor Gordon Councillor Rosenfeld Councillor Parker Councillor Wilson Councillor Martin Councillor Said Councillor Burst Councillor D'Souza Councillor Willington Total (13) Total (2) CP47/26 Director City Planning Report - Variations to Development Standards under Clause 4.6 - 1 September
Resolution 295/26, clauses b–c
Open original minutes ↗The minutes declare the Hamilton/Burst motion carried and state division totals of 13 in favour and two against.
and c) notes a further report will be presented following the completion of public exhibition. MOTION: (Hamilton/Burst) CARRIED - SEE RESOLUTION. The DIVISION was taken and the names of the Councillors voting FOR and AGAINST were as follows: FOR AGAINST Councillor Hamilton Councillor Veitch Councillor Magner Councillor Asgari Councillor Hay Councillor Luxford Councillor Gordon Councillor Rosenfeld Councillor Parker Councillor Wilson Councillor Martin Councillor Said Councillor Burst Councillor D'Souza Councillor Willington Total (13) Total (2) CP47/26 Director City Planning Report - Variations to Development Standards under Clause 4.6 - 1 September
CP46/26 motion outcome and division
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Randwick City Council, unconfirmed Ordinary Council meeting minutes, 27 October 2026. This report is based on the supplied minutes; no meeting attendance, interviews or independent verification outside those records were undertaken.
Key facts from the minutes
- Resolution 295/26 endorsed submitting the draft proposal to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway determination.
- The proposed amendments concern bus-shelter advertising and minor external security systems and lighting on heritage items and properties in heritage conservation areas.
- Public exhibition is conditional on receiving a Gateway determination and must comply with any Gateway conditions.
- The unconfirmed minutes state division totals of 13 votes in favour and two against; individual votes cannot be reliably attributed from the supplied table text.
- A further report is to be presented after public exhibition.
Why it matters
- The proposal concerns the approval pathway for some bus-shelter advertising and minor security works affecting heritage items and properties in heritage conservation areas. Public exhibition would give residents and other affected parties a chance to comment, conditional on receipt of a Gateway determination and subject to its conditions.