Planning proposal for 8-10 New Mclean Street Edgecliff

Update

Further to the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel’s (SECPP) decision released on the 26 March 2024, the proponent has made the decision to revise their planning proposal in line with the SECPP’s recommendation, detailed below. The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) is now arranging the urban design review requested by the SECPP. It is anticipated that the review will be completed by 7 May 2024.

Staff will continue to provide update on the planning proposal via this website page.

Council refuse the planning proposal

At its meeting on 11 March 2024, Council resolved not to proceed with the planning proposal request. Read the full Council resolution. 

On 11 March 2024, Council resolved to refuse the planning proposal for 8-10 New McLean Street, Edgecliff -- a proposal with a 25 storey tower, 256 residential apartments and 2000 square metres of commercial space. Council unanimously rejected the proposal because it didn't fit in with our existing plans for Edgecliff. It would have reduced the amount of affordable housing, created traffic concerns, and it may have impacted wildlife in the nearby Trumper Park.

Rezoning review outcome 

Despite this decision, the planning proposal was subject to a rezoning review by the SECPP. On 28 February 2024, the SECPP determined that the planning proposal should be submitted for a Gateway determination subject to a number of amendments. These include:

  • Commission an independent urban design review for recommendations on Height of Building (HOB) and floor space ratio (FSR) for the site. Upon receipt of the review, the Panel will reconvene to endorse a maximum HOB and FSR.
  • Maintain R3 Medium Density Residential zone. Any uplift is to achieve residential growth only.
  • Remove proposed commercial uses.
  • Provide affordable housing at a minimum of 5% of the GFA of the development and dedicate it in perpetuity to Council.
  • Insert ‘no net loss’ and ‘unit mix’ clauses
  • Remove through-site link
  • Prepare a site specific DCP and VPA and exhibit both as closely as possible with the planning proposal

Prior to commissioning the independent urban design review, the SECPP requires the proponent to confirm their agreement to these revisions by 9 April 2024.

Should the proponent decline, then the SECPP will reconvene to determine that the proposal does not have site specific merit and will not be submitted for a Gateway determination.

To read the Record of Decision from the DPHI, please click here Record of Decision(PDF, 332KB).

We acknowledge the substantial interest within the community regarding this planning proposal, and we understand the frustrations arising from the decision not made at the local level.

If the proposal progresses to receive a Gateway determination, the DPHI will manage the public exhibition process, notifying surrounding landowners and the wider community. Staff will publish the exhibition details on this website page.

This website page will be updated with all the latest information about the planning proposal. 

What is a Gateway determination?

The Gateway determination is a checkpoint for the DPHI, and the DPHI will decide if the planning proposal has sufficient strategic and site specific merit to proceed to public exhibition.

For more information on the NSW Local Environmental Plan making process, click here.

For more information on the Council’s, Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel’s and the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure’s role in the planning proposal process, click here Fact Sheet(PDF, 329KB).

Summary

On 11 August 2023, Council received a request for a planning proposal for 8-10 New Mclean Street, Edgecliff.

The planning proposal seeks to amend the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014 to:

  • Insert a new Schedule 1 Additional permitted use clause allowing development to permit development for the following land use purposes:
    • Commercial premises (including but not limited to business and office premises, food and drink premises and shop);
    • Community facilities;
    • Recreation facilities (indoor); and
    • Medical centres.
  • Amend the maximum Height of Buildings (HOB) development standard to:
    • Increase from 10.5m to 36.5m across the subject site, and
    • Establish a maximum HOB of RL110 (approximately 87.9m) for the tower component.
  • Amend the maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) development standard to increase from 0.75:1 to 4.5:1.
  • Insert new Part 6 Additional local provisions clause to establish a requirement that a site-specific development control plan is prepared prior to the issue of development consent.

The objective of the planning proposal is to facilitate redevelopment of the site.

The proponent has provided a concept proposal for a 25 storey mixed use development comprising:

  • A total GFA of 31,300sqm allocated to:
    • 28,300sqm of residential floor space
    • 2,000sqm of retail/commercial floor space
    • 1,000sqm of community centre
  • A total of 256 residential units comprised of:
    • 61 x 1 bedroom unit
    • 124 x 2 bedroom unit
    • 71 x 3 bedroom unit
  • A five level basement car parking providing 423 car parking spaces, plant rooms, storage and loading dock
  • A through-site link from New McLean Street to Trumper Park

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Initial Assessment

An initial staff assessment of the request for a planning proposal was reported to the Woollahra Local Planning Panel (Woollahra LPP) on 22 February 2024.

The advice of the Woollahra LPP was reported to the Environmental Planning Committee (EPC) on 4 March 2024. You can read the full meeting minutes here(PDF, 999KB).

Documentation

The applicant submitted the following documents with the request for a planning proposal:

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