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Planning Proposals

 

A Planning Proposal is a document that seeks to amend Council's Local Environment Plan (LEP) planning controls.

All Planning Proposals will now be assessed for consistency with Council's adopted Local Strategic Planning Statement. This Statement is consistent with the Greater Sydney Region Plan and North District Plan and was endorsed and supported by the Greater Sydney Commission.

The preparation of a Planning Proposal is the first step in the process of amending an LEP. Planning Proposals may be initiated by Council or a third party. A third party rezoning request requires the completion of a Rezoning Application Form and prior consultation with Council's Manager Strategic Planning.

All Planning Proposals must first be considered by Council's Local Planning Panel and then by the Council, before being lodged with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment who will manage the proposal through the Gateway Process. Depending on the nature of a Planning Proposal, it may also be accompanied by proposed amendments to Lane Cove's other strategic planning documents (i.e. Development Control Plan) and/or a Development Application.

If a Planning Proposal passes through the Gateway, as part of the LEP amendment process public consultation will occur, prior to Council formally adopting a position. The NSW Department of Planning and Environment is then advised of Council's position, and the Minister for Planning will ultimately determine whether the amendment should proceed. Any Development Application can not be determined until this has occurred.

Please refer to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment's LEP Making Guideline for further information.

Council is required under s 375A of the Local Government Act 1993 to keep a register of the voting of Councillors for each planning decision made at a meeting of the council or a council committee.

Current Planning Proposals

 

​Site and
Appli​cant		 ​Planning proposal ​request ​Lodged with Council ​Status ​Notes ​Links to further information

LGA wide 

Seeking to amend Clause 4.1A of current Local Environmental Plan to permit subdivision of currently approved dual-occupancies under certain circumstances.

2022
Being considered for Gateway Determination by NSW Department of Planning.

- Link to NSW Planning Portal
​448-456 Pacific Highway St Leonards
​To rezone the site, known as the "Car Wash" site from B3 Commercial Core to B4 Mixed use, and to construct a 30-storey mixed-use commercial podium /residential tower.
​21 December 2022
​Initial exhibition
​

​Lane Cove Council - Proposed Local Environment Plan Amendment (nsw.gov.au)

  Text Box: Current Planning Proposals Site & Applicant

Planning proposal request

Lodged with Council

Status

Notes

Links to further information

1-41 Holdsworth Avenue and 18-32 Canberra Avenue St Leonards

Applicant: Top Spring Australia Property & Development Services Pty Ltd

 
  • Rezone the site from R2 Low Density Residential to R4 High Density Residential;
  • Amend the maximum height of buildings from 9.5m to 2.5m, 15m, 31m and 37m;
  • Amend the maximum floor space ratio from 0.5:1 and 0.6:1 to 2.75:1 (Area H) and 3:1 (Area I);
  • Insert an incentive clause for the increase in height and FSR which requires the development to be generally consistent with St Leonards South Masterplan and the St Leonards South Development Control Plan and requires the two through site links to be provided;
  • Amalgamate the sites into two lots – 'Area H' (27-41 Canberra Avenue and 26-32 Holdsworth Avenue) and 'Area I' (21-25 Canberra Avenue and 18-24 Holdsworth Avenue);
  • Incorporate a 15m wide through site link in Area I and incorporate a 6m wide pedestrian path in Area H;
  • Insert a new clause which ensures a Clause 4.6 variation cannot be provided for variations to the height and FSR controls;
  • Insert satisfactory arrangement for the provision of a Special Infrastructure Contributions (SIC) levy;
  • Remove the existing 550m2 minimum lot size and replacing it with no minimum lot size;
  • Implement the Draft DCP controls set by Council's Planning Proposal (with minor adjustments).

2019

Lodged

Council considered the proposal at its May meeting

 

 

East And West Quarters, Park And Berry Roads, And Holdsworth Ave, St Leonards

Applicant: Greaton Development

 
  • Change the zoning of the subject land from R2 Low Density Residential to R4 High Density Residential;
  • Alter the maximum permissible heights applying to the subject land from 9.5m to part 2.5m, 15m, 31m, 32m and 37m as shown on the proposed maximum height map;
  • Change the maximum floor space ratio applying to the subject land from 0.5 and 0.6:1 to 2.75:1 as shown on the proposed FSR map;
  • Alter the existing minimum lot size map to remove the subject land from the application of clause 4.1;
  • Amend clause 4.6 to provide that the maximum height and FSR development standards applying to the subject land cannot be varied at the future development application stage;
  • Include a special provision which requires that any development must be consistent with the St Leonards South Masterplan and the St Leonards South Development Control Plan;
  • Provide for the compulsory acquisition of land for a new east west link road, and include a new plan which requires the delivery of relevant community infrastructure applicable to the subject land as previously identified by Council in Planning Proposal 25.

2019

Lodged

Council considered the proposal at its May meeting

 

 

Previous Planning Proposals

Site and Applicant Planning proposal request Lodged with Council Status Notes Links to further information
​​​448 - 456 Pacific Hwy, St Leonards
​Redevelopment of site for a mixed use tower (commercial/retail/residential) with various controls for either:

- 30 storeys (13.13:1 floor space ratio);

- 37 storeys (16.14:1 floor space ratio); or

- 44 storeys (19.15:1 floor space ratio).

Also includes 5% of total residential floor space as affordable housing.

​2022
​Refused by Council on 19 May 2022.
​
​- Planning Proposal

- Appendix A - Urban Design Report

- Appendix B - Traffic Study
​46 Nicholson Street, St Leonards


Applicant: Ethos Urban

​Redevelopment for a 26 storey commercial only building. Proposed LEP controls:

- Increase current floor space ratio to 15:1; and

- Increase current maximum building height to RL 175.2 metres (AHD). 

​2020
​Gazetted on 26 November 2021.
​​​Council report and minutes.
​Link to NSW Planning Portal
​St Leonards Over Rail Plaza​​​- Amend Schedule 1 of Lane Cove LEP to permit additional permitted use ("recreation area") on land above the Railway line. ​​2019​Gazetted on 19 February 2021.​​Council reportLink to NSW Planning Portal
​524-542 Pacific Highway, St Leonards (Telstra site)


 

Applicant: Ethos Urban

​​- Rezone the site from B3 Commercial Core to B4 Mixed Use;

- Increase the building height controls for the site from 72m to 195m; and

- Increase the FSR controls from 17.1:1 to 23.2:1.

​2018 and 2019​​Refused by Council on 16 March 2020.


 

On 21 May 2020, Sydney North Planning Panel determined that the proposal should not be submitted for a Gateway Determination as it lacked Strategic Merit.

​Applicant lodged Rezoning Review request.

Click here to be redirected to Rezoning Review webpage.

​- Planning Proposal

- Concept Design Report

- Economic Impact Assessment

- Contamination Assessment

- Traffic Assessment

​​166 Epping Road, Lane Cove West


 

Applicant: Ingham Planning

​​- Rezone the site from IN2 Light Industrial to B4 Mixed Use;

- Increase the building height controls for the site from 18m to 87m; and

- Increase the FSR controls from 1:1 to 4:1.

​​2019​​Refused by Council on 18 November 2019.


On 27 April 2020, Sydney North Planning Panel determined that the proposal should not be submitted for a Gateway Determination as it lacked Strategic Merit.

​Applicant lodged Rezoning Review request.

​Click here to be redirected to Rezoning Review webpage.

​​- Planning Proposal

- Concept Design Report

- Economic Impact Assessment

- Traffic and Parking Assessment

- Bushfire Constraints and Opportunities Report

Proposal to prohibit multi-dwelling housing in the R2 zone

Applicant: Lane Cove Council

The proposal seeks to:

- Prohibit multi-dwelling housing in the R2 zone;

- Remove the associated maximum building height remove the associated maximum FSR of 0.4:1.

2018

Gazetted on 14 June 2019.

 Council report Link to NSW Planning Portal

Open space and reclassification at 10-20 Pinaroo Place, 1 Girraween Ave and 552 Mowbray Road, Lane Cove North

Applicant: Lane Cove Council

The proposal seeks to amend Lane Cove Local Environmental Plan 2009 (LEP) to provide two new parks and rezone an existing pocket park for residential development.2017Gazetted on 8 November 2019. Council report Link to NSW Planning Portal
Proposed Residential Care Facility at Northwood Shops

The proposed LEP amendments seek to:-

- Retain existing Land Use zonings on site;

- Insert a permissible use to allow 'seniors housing' on the subject site.

- Increase the height limit to RL 70.250 (height to underside of top level ceiling); and

- Increase the floor space ratio of the entire site to a maximum of FSR 1.98:1.

2016

Refused by Council on 18 June 2018.

DPIE determined Proposal to proceed at reduced scale and fast-tracked.

Height is now RL 66.25 and FSR of 1.85:1 (only if commercial floor space is included on site).

Final Development Control Plan adopted by Council and incorporated into existing DCP. Link to NSW Planning Portal
Draft St Leonards South Residential Precinct Plans

- Increase the residential density of much of the site from R2 Low Density Residential to R4 High Density Residential

- Increase the building height limits for the area from 9.5 metres to the various building heights

- To amend the maximum permissible floor space ratio (FSR) for the area from 0.5/ 0.6:1 to various floor space ratios

- Support the provision of public open space throughout the precinct commensurate with the planned intensity of development in St Leonards South

- Support the provision of community facilities throughout the precinct commensurate with the planned intensity of development in St Leonards South

- Ensure landscape design within both the public and private domain is of a uniformly high standard

- Support ease of pedestrian/ cycle circulation throughout the precinct

- To support the provision of efficient traffic routes in St Leonards South

2014

Gazetted on 31 August 2020.

Took full effect from 1 November 2020.


 

Considered by Council at an Extraordinary meeting on 11 May 2020.

The reports (main report and addendum report) considered the submissions received during the consultation process, the IPC advice, the Design Charrette findings and other relevant matters.

Approved with amendments on 11 May 2020.

Further points of clarification were resolved on 18 May 2020.

 Link to NSW Planning Portal