planning · Randwick City Council
Kingsford’s 251-room co-living proposal refused over unpaid-contribution questions
The Randwick Local Planning Panel said the applicant had not established the community infrastructure and affordable housing contributions for the 251-room project at 345-355 Anzac Parade.
A 251-room student co-living proposal at 345-355 Anzac Parade, Kingsford, was refused after the applicant failed to provide enough information to establish its community infrastructure and affordable housing contributions, including the applicable monetary levy.
The Randwick Local Planning Panel unanimously refused DA/152/2026 for the mixed-use building, which included ground-floor retail, basement facilities, one car space, 50 bicycle spaces and 12 motorcycle spaces.
The panel said the missing information meant Randwick City Council could not be satisfied the proposal met clauses 6.17 and 6.26 of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012. Those clauses concern community infrastructure and affordable housing contributions.
The contribution issue was one of 17 refusal reasons. Other concerns included inadequate motorcycle parking, unresolved loading, waste collection and servicing arrangements, and insufficient information about acoustic amenity and whether the site was suitable for the proposed use.
The panel also said the proposal did not provide an appropriate standard of residential amenity for future occupants. Its concerns included building separation, room dimensions, floor-to-ceiling heights, solar and daylight access, privacy, outlook, natural ventilation and communal facilities.
Landscaping controls were not adequately addressed, and the proposal required removal of a tree on adjoining land without written consent from the affected owner. The panel described the development as an overdevelopment whose scale and intensity were not suited to the site or its constraints.
WaterNSW advised that it intended to refuse the General Terms of Approval required for the integrated development under the Water Management Act 2000. The agency cited insufficient information about the basement design and potential impacts on groundwater resources.
The same panel also considered DA/26/2026 for 36 Cliffbrook Parade, Clovelly. Its reasons identify inadequate information to determine the applicable affordable housing monetary contribution levy, but do not clearly record that application’s final determination.
Reference minutes
Randwick City Council, Randwick Local Planning Panel (Public), 13 August 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Randwick’s planning panel refused DA/152/2026 for 345-355 Anzac Parade, Kingsford.
- The proposal sought 251 student accommodation rooms, ground-floor retail and basement facilities.
- The panel said information was insufficient to assess community infrastructure and affordable housing contributions.
- The panel said the applicant had not provided enough information to determine the applicable affordable housing monetary contribution levy.
- The refusal was carried unanimously.
- WaterNSW advised it intended to refuse the required Water Management Act 2000 approval.
Why it matters
- The 251-room Kingsford proposal was refused without the applicant establishing the affordable housing and community infrastructure contributions required under Randwick’s planning controls.