Housing & planning · Randwick City Council
Randwick panel recommends progressing subdivision proposal for dual occupancies on 450 - 550sqm R2 lots
The proposal covers qualifying dual-occupancy developments approved between 6 July 2018 and 1 September 2023, but Council consideration, Gateway Determination and public exhibition remain further steps.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Owners of some dual-occupancy properties in Randwick’s R2 Low Density Residential zone could eventually seek Torrens or strata subdivision under a proposal for lots between 450 and 550 square metres that the Randwick Local Planning Panel recommended taking to Gateway Determination.
The proposal would amend Part 4 of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 and apply to dual-occupancy developments approved between 6 July 2018 and 1 September 2023. The recorded recommendation also calls for a definition of “parent lot” to be included in the clause.
The GR4/26 item is headed Recommendation, rather than Resolution. It proposes that the panel advise Council it supports preparing the planning proposal for submission to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination and subsequent public exhibition. Under the recommendation, Parliamentary Counsel would settle the final form of the clause.
The proposal would not itself create an immediate subdivision right. Its progress would depend on Council’s consideration and the proposed Gateway and public exhibition steps. The minutes do not state how many properties could qualify or when any of those steps would occur.
The recommendation was recorded as GR4/26 at the Randwick Local Planning Panel public meeting on 27 October 2026. The panel’s stated reason was that it had reviewed a planning proposal report prepared by Council officers.
What deserves a closer look
The record supports reporting this as a proposed planning change, not as an adopted LEP amendment or an immediate subdivision right.
GR4/26 is headed Recommendation. Its closing text recommends proceeding to Gateway Determination; the Resolution heading that follows belongs to GR5/26.
The approval-date range and parent-lot provision may limit eligibility, but the minutes do not estimate the number of affected properties.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will Randwick City Council consider whether to progress the panel's recommendation?
How would the proposed parent-lot definition be worded?
If the proposal receives a Gateway Determination, when would public exhibition occur?
What happens next
Council would need to consider whether to progress the panel's recommendation.
If progressed, the recommendation proposes submitting the planning proposal to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination.
Subsequent public exhibition is proposed, but the record does not establish that it has been authorised or scheduled.
Under the recommendation, the clause would include a parent-lot definition and Parliamentary Counsel would settle its final form.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
GR4/26 is headed Recommendation and proposes that the panel advise Council it supports preparing a Part 4 amendment to the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 to permit Torrens or strata subdivision of R2 dual-occupancy developments on lots between 450 and 550 square metres, subject to a parent-lot definition and Parliamentary Counsel settling the final clause.
The Panel then moved to the Malabar Room to deliberate and vote on each matter. The resolutions, reasons and voting outcomes for each item on the agenda are detailed below: General Reports GR4/26 General Report - Planning Proposal to amend Randwick LEP 2012 – Minimum lot size for subdivision of built dual occupancies in zone R2 Low Density Residential (F2021/00188) Recommendation That subject to a) and b) below the Randwick Local Planning Panel advises Council that it supports the preparation of a Planning Proposal seeking to amend Part 4 - Principal Development Standards of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 to permit Torrens or Strata subdivision of dual occupancy developments in the R2 Low Density Residential zone on lots between 450m² and 550m² that were approved between 6 July 2018 and 1 September 2023 for submission to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to proceed to Gateway Determination, and subsequent public exhibition. MINUTES OF RANDWICK LOCAL PLANNING PANEL MEETING 27 OCTOBER 2026 This is page 2 of the Minutes of the Randwick Local Planning Panel (Public) meeting held on 27 October 2026 a) A definition of "parent lot" be included in the clause b) The Panel notes that Parliamentary Counsel will settle the final form of the clause.
GR4/26 recommendation and conditions
Open original minutes ↗The specified approval-date range for the dual-occupancy developments is 6 July 2018 to 1 September 2023.
subdivision of dual occupancy developments in the R2 Low Density Residential zone on lots between 450m² and 550m² that were approved between 6 July 2018 and 1 September 2023 for submission to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to proceed to Gateway Determination, and subsequent public exhibition.
GR4/26 recommendation continuation
Open original minutes ↗The listed conditions call for a definition of parent lot and note that Parliamentary Counsel will settle the final form of the clause.
MINUTES OF RANDWICK LOCAL PLANNING PANEL MEETING 27 OCTOBER 2026 This is page 2 of the Minutes of the Randwick Local Planning Panel (Public) meeting held on 27 October 2026 a) A definition of "parent lot" be included in the clause b) The Panel notes that Parliamentary Counsel will settle the final form of the clause.
GR4/26 conditions a) and b)
Open original minutes ↗The recommendation proposes submission of the planning proposal to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for Gateway Determination and subsequent public exhibition.
The Panel then moved to the Malabar Room to deliberate and vote on each matter. The resolutions, reasons and voting outcomes for each item on the agenda are detailed below: General Reports GR4/26 General Report - Planning Proposal to amend Randwick LEP 2012 – Minimum lot size for subdivision of built dual occupancies in zone R2 Low Density Residential (F2021/00188) Recommendation That subject to a) and b) below the Randwick Local Planning Panel advises Council that it supports the preparation of a Planning Proposal seeking to amend Part 4 - Principal Development Standards of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 to permit Torrens or Strata subdivision of dual occupancy developments in the R2 Low Density Residential zone on lots between 450m² and 550m² that were approved between 6 July 2018 and 1 September 2023 for submission to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to proceed to Gateway Determination, and subsequent public exhibition.
GR4/26 recommendation
Open original minutes ↗The panel recommends to Council that the matter proceed to Gateway Determination.
The Panel recommends to the Council that the matter proceed to Gateway Determination. GR5/26 General Report - Planning Proposal Addressing Net Dwelling Loss (F2026/00311) RESOLUTION: 1.
GR4/26 closing recommendation, before the GR5/26 heading
Open original minutes ↗The panel's stated reason was that it had reviewed a planning proposal report prepared by Council officers.
REASON: The Panel has reviewed the planning proposal report prepared by Council officers that addresses the relevant matters within the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, as amended.
GR4/26 reason
Open original minutes ↗The supplied minutes identify the Randwick Local Planning Panel public meeting as held on 27 October 2026.
This is page 1 of the Minutes of the Randwick Local Planning Panel (Public) meeting held on 27 October 2026 MINUTES OF RANDWICK LOCAL PLANNING PANEL (PUBLIC) MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1:00 PM Present: Chairperson: Julie Walsh Expert Members: James Lidis & Stuart McDonald Community Representatives: Graham Turner Council Officers present: Manager Strategic Planning Ms S Agagiotis Executive Planner Ms A Manahan Strategic Planner Mr M Salamone Strategic Planner Mr M Paredes-Campana Acknowledgement of Country The Acknowledgement of Country was read by the Chair.
Minutes title
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the supplied minutes of the Randwick Local Planning Panel (Public) meeting held by Randwick City Council on 27 October 2026. Confirmation status has not been established from the supplied record.
Key facts from the minutes
- GR4/26 records a recommendation for the panel to support preparing a planning proposal to amend Part 4 of the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012.
- The proposal concerns Torrens or strata subdivision of dual-occupancy developments in the R2 Low Density Residential zone.
- The specified lot-size range is 450 to 550 square metres.
- The developments must have been approved between 6 July 2018 and 1 September 2023.
- The panel recommends that Council progress the matter to Gateway Determination; subsequent public exhibition is also proposed, not recorded as completed.
- The proposed clause would include a definition of “parent lot”, with final wording to be settled by Parliamentary Counsel.
Why it matters
- Qualifying owners may eventually have a pathway to subdivide built dual occupancies, but the proposal remains subject to further planning steps, with final wording to be settled by Parliamentary Counsel under the recommendation.