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Randwick panel refuses Church Street and Maroubra development bids
Randwick Local Planning Panel has refused applications for 25-27 Church Street, Randwick, and 57 Hannan Street, Maroubra, including an eight-storey, 27-apartment proposal.
Randwick Local Planning Panel has refused development applications for 25-27 Church Street, Randwick, and 57 Hannan Street, Maroubra, after hearing deputations and considering assessment reports at its 12 March meeting.
The Church Street proposal, DA/1205/2025, sought demolition of existing buildings and structures, tree removal and construction of an eight-storey residential flat building with 27 apartments, split between two two-bedroom units and 25 three-bedroom units, plus two basement levels with 35 car parking spaces.
The panel refused consent under section 4.16 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
In its reasons, the panel said the proposal did not provide the required number of off-street parking spaces and that no Clause 4.6 variation request had been submitted with the application. It also said the requested increase in storeys was not supported.
The panel said the proposal did not demonstrate compatibility with the desired future character of the precinct. It also said the Randwick Design Excellence Advisory Panel did not support the design in its current form.
Further reasons covered heritage, earthworks, essential services and design excellence. The panel said the development failed to exhibit design excellence, did not comply with parts of the Randwick Comprehensive Development Control Plan 2013, and was not suitable for the scale of development sought.
The panel also said the application was not in the public interest, pointing to the significant and numerous non-compliances with planning controls and the objections raised in public submissions.
The Maroubra refusal, DA/1302/2025 at 57 Hannan Street, sought demolition of existing building and structures and construction of a part-eight, part-nine storey residential flat building with eight apartments and basement parking for 10 cars.
The minutes say the panel visited the site, considered submissions and reviewed the officer report before refusing the application unanimously.
For 57 Hannan Street, the panel said the proposal did not recognise desirable elements of the existing streetscape and built form, did not protect residents’ amenity and did not encourage housing affordability. It also said the scheme was incompatible with the desired future character of the precinct.
Reference minutes
Based on the Randwick Local Planning Panel (Public) meeting minutes for 12 March 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Randwick Local Planning Panel met on 12 March 2026.
- DA/1205/2025 at 25-27 Church Street, Randwick, was refused unanimously.
- That proposal was for an eight-storey residential flat building with 27 apartments and 35 car spaces.
- The panel said the Church Street proposal failed parking, height, heritage, earthworks, services and design tests.
- DA/1302/2025 at 57 Hannan Street, Maroubra, was also refused unanimously.
- That proposal was for a part-eight, part-nine storey residential flat building with eight apartments and 10 basement parking spaces.
- The panel said the Hannan Street design was inadequate and cited concerns about streetscape, amenity, canopy trees, contamination, stormwater and electricity supply.
Why it matters
- The refusals block two apartment proposals in Randwick and Maroubra and set out the planning grounds the panel used to reject them, including parking, heritage, design, amenity and information shortfalls.