Randwick panel defers three Darley Road applications and refuses Maroubra project

Randwick Local Planning Panel refused a 960 Anzac Parade, Maroubra development and deferred three separate Darley Road applications in Randwick at its public meeting on 21 May 2026. The panel voted unanimously to reject the Maroubra proposal and sent all three Darley Road matters back for further consideration.

The refused application, DA/176/2026, sought demolition and a part-7 and part-8 storey mixed-use development at 960 Anzac Parade. It proposed 42 private room co-living housing rooms, two two-bedroom affordable housing apartments and at-grade parking for four vehicles.

The panel said the proposal did not comply with zoning and built-form controls under Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012. Its reasons included prohibited development under clause 2.3, non-compliance with height and floor space ratio standards, lack of design excellence, amenity concerns, contamination uncertainty and missing information.

It also found the development incompatible with Randwick Development Control Plan 2013 requirements for recycling and waste management, and transport, traffic, parking and access. The panel said it could not complete a full assessment because the application lacked design analysis and modelling, indicative building layouts, architectural plans, shadow diagrams, an infrastructure assessment, a preliminary site contamination investigation report and a current geotechnical investigation report.

The refusal also cited 2 Byng Street, Randwick. The panel said approval would isolate that property and that the applicant had not satisfactorily shown genuine attempts to acquire it.

In Randwick, the panel deferred DA/1439/2025 at 263 and 265 Darley Road. That application sought alterations and additions to existing dwelling houses, including tree removal, demolition of a sandstone wall, relocation of pedestrian stairs, new driveway crossings, internal driveways, double garages, waste storage and associated ancillary and landscaping works.

The panel also deferred DA/77/2026 at 239 Darley Road and DA/79/2026 at 241 Darley Road. Those proposals covered alterations and additions to existing dwelling houses, partial demolition of a Council sandstone wall, relocation of public pedestrian stairs, new driveway crossings, double garages with internal lift access to the dwelling and terrace above, plus associated ancillary and landscaping works.

For each Darley Road application, the panel agreed to the applicant’s request for deferral so further changes could be made in response to issues raised in the reports, including design revisions. The minutes say the matters should return to the same panel members by 31 July 2026.

The minutes also note that the draft Randwick Development Control Plan 2025, which has been publicly exhibited, will be considered by Council in the near future and could affect the assessment of the Darley Road matters.

The Darley Road decisions leave three local redevelopment proposals unresolved for now, while the Maroubra refusal halts the 960 Anzac Parade project in its current form.