Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay Car Park Redevelopment

• Project typeMore parking and a new community space for Rose Bay
• Project scheduleTBA

Update

22 October 2025

The Wilberforce Car Park Public Private Partnership (PPP) Expression Of Interest (EOI) is now open. 

Council is accepting EOI responses from suitably qualified parties until Friday 5 December 2025. Applications are to be made via VendorPanel.

The EOI has been prepared consistent with the 26 May 2025 Council report and comes after Council received its 'initial assessment' of the project from the NSW Office of Local Government.

A report on the findings of the EOI period is expected in early 2026 once staff have reviewed all EOI responses. 

A formal Request for Detailed Proposals (RFDP) process will commence following Council endorsement of any shortlisted EOI proposals. 

Council will keep this webpage updated as the project progresses.

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17 September 2025

Council at its meeting of 26 May 2025 resolved to seek Public Private Partnership (PPP) expressions of interest (EOIs) for the site that include, at a minimum:

• A carpark of no less than 200 public car spaces
• A community facility of no less than 500 sqm 
• Public toilet facilities, including disabled toilets 

Council will consider EOIs that include other revenue generating assets including but not limited to residential, retail, commercial office spaces or hotels. 

View the Council report and the minutes of the Council meeting.

Council is awaiting an 'initial assessment' of the project by the NSW Office of Local Government before proceeding and will keep this webpage updated as the project progresses.

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28 March 2025

Council at its meeting on 24 March 2025 resolved to not enter into a construction contract for the project at this time. 

• View the report here.
• View the minutes of the Council meeting.

Council is exploring options for the site and will keep this webpage updated as the project progresses.

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19 August 2024

Council at its meeting on 12 August 2024, reaffirmed its commitment to redevelop the Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay car park. Council staff have commenced negotiations with a building contractor. A revised funding strategy for the project is being prepared and will be submitted to Council for consideration later in 2024.

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9 November 2023

A development application to redevelop the Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay car park was approved by the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel on 9 November 2023. View the approved plans here(PDF, 22MB).

Subject to the development of the revised funding strategy and approval by Council, it is anticipated that construction will commence in 2025 and be completed in 2027.

Background

Council plans to redevelop the Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay car park site into a multi-storey parking facility and community centre, with small complementary retail spaces within the commercial centre. For a summary of the proposed project take a look at this fact sheet(PDF, 1MB).

The redevelopment addresses longstanding demand for more parking in the area and more community space, and ensures the ongoing economic viability of the Rose Bay commercial centre.

For more information about this project, please visit our Your Say community engagement page.

Concept design

A high quality concept design has been developed by architects AJ&C and Oculus, featuring:

• A modern, efficient and generously proportioned car park providing more than double the existing public car spaces (200 compared to 95 currently), as well as 29 spaces for the new retail and community centre uses.

• A lightweight civic scale building which will transform the current at-grade car park into an architectural centrepiece of the Rose Bay Village.

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• Sustainability initiatives including green walls, EV charging stations, mixed mode ventilation, increased urban canopy from street and plaza plantings and rainwater harvesting for use in Pannerong Reserve

• A new one way low-speed laneway (Ian Lane) linking Wilberforce Avenue and Dover Road

• A new terrace on the Wilberforce Avenue frontage linked to Pannerong Reserve by a raised pedestrian crossing, which will become a meeting and gathering place for the community

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• A new state-of-the-art community centre over two levels and small ground floor presence to enable a full range of activities

• Retail floor space of 316m2 to assist in activating the new building

• New accessible public toilets and parents room to provide a much needed facility in Rose Bay Village

• New public art

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Location

17 Dover Road, Rose Bay 2029  View Map