Housing & planning · Randwick City Council
Randwick panel backs proposed cap on homes lost through redevelopment
A proposed LEP change would limit net dwelling loss to one home or 15% of the homes on a site, whichever is greater, but it is not yet an operative planning rule.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Owners redeveloping residential sites across Randwick could face tighter limits on the number of homes removed, under a planning proposal supported by the Randwick Local Planning Panel. The proposed cap is one dwelling or 15% of the existing dwellings on a site, whichever is greater.
At its 27 October meeting, the panel supported preparing an amendment to Part 6 of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 and submitting it to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination.
The proposed provisions would cover residential accommodation except boarding houses, co-living housing, group homes, secondary dwellings and residential care facilities. The minutes record panel support for progressing the proposal, not final adoption of an LEP amendment.
The panel also recommended that Randwick Council consider adding objectives to residential zones to increase or preserve residential dwelling density. If Council supports that recommendation, the objectives could be included in the draft planning proposal sent for Gateway Determination.
The record does not give a timetable for Council consideration or Gateway Determination.
The panel noted Action 1.6 of Council's adopted Affordable Rental Housing Strategy 2025. That action calls for an investigation into short-term rentals and the loss of traditional low-cost and affordable dwellings through redevelopment across the local government area. No new action on the strategy is recorded in this item.
What deserves a closer look
The minutes record panel support for preparing and referring a planning proposal, not an operative amendment to the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012.
Including the recommended residential-zone density objectives in the draft proposal would depend on Council support.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Will Council progress the planning proposal, and what timetable would apply to Council consideration and any Gateway submission?
What final wording and assessment method would be used to calculate net dwelling loss?
Will Council support including the proposed residential-zone density objectives in the draft planning proposal?
What happens next
If Council progresses the planning proposal, the panel-supported next step would be submission to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination.
Council could consider the recommended residential-zone objectives; if supported, those provisions could be included in the draft planning proposal.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The proposed action was to prepare a planning proposal to amend Part 6 of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 to limit net dwelling loss to no more than one dwelling or 15 per cent of existing dwellings on a site, whichever is greater, and submit the draft to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination.
That the Randwick Local Planning Panel advise Council that it supports the preparation of a Planning Proposal seeking to amend Part 6 - Additional Local Provisions of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 to restrict net loss of dwellings to no more than one dwelling or 15% of the existing dwellings on a site, whichever is greater, and to submit the draft Planning Proposal to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination pursuant to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.The provisions will apply to all residential accommodation (except for boarding houses, co-living housing, group homes, secondary
GR5/26, resolution 1
Open original minutes ↗The proposed provisions would apply to residential accommodation except boarding houses, co-living housing, group homes, secondary dwellings and residential care facilities.
That the Randwick Local Planning Panel advise Council that it supports the preparation of a Planning Proposal seeking to amend Part 6 - Additional Local Provisions of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 to restrict net loss of dwellings to no more than one dwelling or 15% of the existing dwellings on a site, whichever is greater, and to submit the draft Planning Proposal to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination pursuant to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.The provisions will apply to all residential accommodation (except for boarding houses, co-living housing, group homes, secondary dwellings and residential care facilities). 2. The Panel recommends that Council also consider the insertion of objectives into the residential zones within the Randwick LEP 2012 to increase or preserve residential dwelling density.
GR5/26, resolution 1
Open original minutes ↗The panel recommended that Council consider inserting residential-zone objectives to increase or preserve residential dwelling density. If Council supported those provisions, they could be included in the draft planning proposal referred for Gateway Determination.
dwellings and residential care facilities). 2. The Panel recommends that Council also consider the insertion of objectives into the residential zones within the Randwick LEP 2012 to increase or preserve residential dwelling density. If this were to be supported by the Council, such provisions could be included in the draft planning proposal to be referred for a gateway determination. 3. With regards to net-dwelling loss within the Randwick LGA, the Panel notes that the Affordable Rental Housing Strategy 2025 adopted by the Council includes Action 1.6 "Investigate the impacts of short-term rentals across the LGA and the loss of traditional low-cost and affordable dwellings through the redevelopment of sites to understand the impacts on housing affordability and any impact on essential worker provision".
GR5/26, resolution 2
Open original minutes ↗The panel noted Action 1.6 of Council's adopted Affordable Rental Housing Strategy 2025, which calls for investigating the impacts of short-term rentals and the loss of traditional low-cost and affordable dwellings through redevelopment.
If this were to be supported by the Council, such provisions could be included in the draft planning proposal to be referred for a gateway determination. 3. With regards to net-dwelling loss within the Randwick LGA, the Panel notes that the Affordable Rental Housing Strategy 2025 adopted by the Council includes Action 1.6 "Investigate the impacts of short-term rentals across the LGA and the loss of traditional low-cost and affordable dwellings through the redevelopment of sites to understand the impacts on housing affordability and any impact on essential worker provision".
GR5/26, resolution 3
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the minutes of the Randwick Local Planning Panel (Public) meeting held on 27 October 2026. Their confirmation status is not established by the supplied record.
Key facts from the minutes
- The panel supported preparing a planning proposal to amend Part 6 of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012.
- The proposed limit is a net loss of no more than one dwelling or 15 per cent of existing dwellings on a site, whichever is greater.
- Boarding houses, co-living housing, group homes, secondary dwellings and residential care facilities would be excluded from the proposed provisions.
- The panel supported submitting the draft proposal to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination. The minutes do not establish that Council has progressed it or provide a timetable for that process or final adoption.
- The panel recommended that Council consider residential-zone objectives to increase or preserve dwelling density; their inclusion in the draft proposal would depend on Council support.
Why it matters
- If the proposal is later adopted, it could limit how many existing dwellings are removed through redevelopment while affecting the options available to owners of residential sites across the Randwick local government area.