Planning proposal for 488-492 Old South Head Rd and 30 Albemarle Ave
Planning proposal for 488-492 Old South Head Road and 30 Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay
Update
The planning proposal is currently in the post-exhibition stages.
Public Exhibition
The planning proposal was placed on public exhibition by Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) from 2 April 2024 to 7 May 2024. All queries should be directed to Douglas Cunningham, Manager of Agile Planning at the DPHI on 02 9274 6357.
More information about the proposal can be found on the NSW Planning Portal. Visit planningportal.nsw.gov.au for more information.
Summary
On 12 April 2023, Council received a request for a planning proposal for 488-492 Old South Head Road and 30 Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay (comprising Lot 1 in DP 1009799 and Lot 30, Section B in DP 4567).
In response to the advice of the Woollahra LPP, the proponent submitted a revised planning proposal on 31 July 2023.
The planning proposal seeks to amend the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014 to:
- Insert a new Schedule 1 Additional permitted use to amend the permissible land uses on land at 30 Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay.
- Insert a new Part 6 Additional local provisions to prescribe maximum Height of Building, gross floor area and other planning controls that apply to the two sites.
The objective of the planning proposal is to facilitate redevelopment of the two sites to enable a four-storey mixed use development.
To accompany the planning proposal, the proponent provided an indicative development concept for a four-storey mixed use development comprising a two-level Woolworths supermarket with 14 residential dwellings on the upper levels (L1-3) and associated parking and loading elements. This indicative development concept could be facilitated by the proposed amendments.
Initial Assessment
An initial staff assessment of the request for a planning proposal was reported to the Woollahra Local Planning Panel (Woollahra LPP) on 6 July 2023.
The advice of the Woollahra LPP was reported to the Environmental Planning Committee (EPC) on 7 August 2023. You can read the full meeting minutes here.
At its meeting on 14 August 2023, Council resolved not to proceed with the planning proposal request. Read the full Council resolution.
Rezoning Review and Gateway Determination
On 1 November 2023, the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel (SECPP) considered the proponent’s request for a rezoning review. Contrary to the Council recommendation, the SECPP supported the proposal being submitted for a Gateway determination because they considered it demonstrated strategic and site specific merit.
The SECPP was appointed as the Planning Proposal Authority (PPA).
A Gateway determination(PDF, 47KB) was issued on 23 February 2024 by the DPHI stating the proposal should proceed subject to the conditions, including the public exhibition of the proposal.
Documentation
The applicant submitted the following documents with the request for a planning proposal:
- Planning Proposal prepared by Ethos Urban (revised) – 31 July 2023(PDF, 7MB)
- Social and Economic Impact Assessment prepared by Ethos Urban - 4 March 2022(PDF, 4MB)
- Site-specific Development Control Plan prepared by Ethos Urban – 25 July 2023(PDF, 2MB)
- Urban Design Report prepared by PBD Architects - July 2023(PDF, 62MB)
- Traffic Assessment prepared by JMT Consulting (revised) - 31 March 2023(PDF, 4MB)
- Landscape Report prepared by Ground Ink Landscape Architects - 3 March 2022(PDF, 7MB)
- Flooding Impact Assessment prepared by Northrop - 3 March 2022(PDF, 13MB)
- Consultation Outcomes Report prepared by Ethos Urban - March 2022(PDF, 4MB)
- Survey Plan prepared by LTS - 4 September 2020(PDF, 525KB)
- Arboricultural Impact Appraisal and Method Statement prepared by Naturally Trees - 31 January 2022(PDF, 822KB)
- Noise Impact Assessment prepared by Acoustic Logic - 1 March 2022(PDF, 5MB)
- Waste Management Plan prepared by SALT - 1 March 2022(PDF, 14MB)
- Geotechnical and Structural Desktop Assessment prepared by WSP - 9 April 2020(PDF, 626KB)