State Significant Development and Transport Oriented Development DAs

In May 2024, the Government implemented the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) planning policy for areas within 400m of Roseville, Lindfield, Killara and Gordon stations.

Council has also prepared an alternate preferred scenario to the TOD for submission to the NSW Government.

More information about the TOD in Ku-ring-gai.

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) is receiving State Significant Development (SSD) applications. Council is also receiving Development Applications lodged under the TOD controls.

What are State Significant Development applications? And what is Council’s role?

SSD applications are for large scale or complex projects deemed important to the state for economic, environmental or social reasons. SSD applications are assessed by the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure and determined by the Minister for Planning or Independent Planning Commission. Council is notified of and invited to comment on SSD applications at the exhibition stage. Developments for in-fill affordable housing with a capital investment value (CIV) of more than $75million qualify for a SSD application.

Can Council stop State Significant housing developments and other DAs in the TOD areas in Ku-ring-gai that do not adhere to the parameters of the Preferred Scenario?

Many of the SSD applications are inconsistent with Council’s Preferred Scenario. The Council report - TOD Alternatives Post Exhibition -Preferred Scenario, Masterplan and Implementation Strategy, recommends that Council: “Make a request to DPHI that no State Significant Applications in the TOD precincts be saved due to the significant inconsistencies with Council’s TOD Preferred Scenario”.

DPHI originally advised that once Council submits an alternative scheme to the Department, Government will look to prevent the lodgement of further development applications until such time as an alternative scheme is finalised. Further, Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements that have been issued but not responded to prior to the submission of an alternative scheme will not be saved.

The DPHI advised on 17 May a change in their position which is:

  • Upon Ku-ring-gai Council formally submitting to the Department an alternate scheme that seeks to replace the existing TOD planning controls, steps will be taken to disapply those existing controls after Friday 13 June 2025. Applicants will still be able to lodge SSD applications and local DAs thereafter but the TOD planning controls will no longer have application.
  • As part of that process and subject to any final Ministerial approval, the Department is proposing to save all state significant development applications with valid SEARs and all local DAs lodged but not yet determined (including any local DAs subject of an appeal to the Land and Environment Court) until Friday 13 June 2025. 

What is a secretary’s environmental assessment requirements (SEARs)?

SEARs identify what information needs to be included in the environmental impact statement (EIS). A request for SEARs must be made for all State Significant Development (SSD) projects before a development application can be submitted.

State Significant Developments in Ku-ring-gai Council Transport Oriented Development areas 6 June 2025

SSD #

Detail

Address/location

Suburb / TOD

Process progress

Request for SEARS

SEARS date

Stage as at 06 June 2025

Lodgement status

SSD-78775458 RFB with affordable housing - Park Ave, Gordon 3-9 Park Avenue Gordon Gordon 19-Dec-24 20-Dec-24 Respond to submissions Yes
SSD-82395459

 

Demolition of the existing structures on the site and construction of two (2) residential flat buildings with communal open space, associated landscaping and shared car parking in basement levels. 3A, 3B, 5A and 7 Burgoyne Street; 4 Burgoyne Lane; 1 & 3 Pearson Avenue Gordon Gordon 1-Apr-25 11-Apr-25 Exhibition
16/5/25-13/6/25
Yes
SSD-83478456

 

Residential Development with In-fill Affordable Housing - McIntosh Street and Werona Avenue 21-25 McIntosh & 55 Werona Gordon Gordon 2-May-25 6-May-25 Prepare EIS No
SSD-85549710 Residential Development with infill affordable housing - Edward Street and Rosedale Road, Gordon 1 & 1A Edward Street & 25 & 27 Rosedale Road Gordon Gordon 4-Jun-25  5-Jun-25 Prepare EIS No
SSD-81890707 Demolition of existing residential dwellings on the site and the construction of part 3 storey to part 10 storey residential flat buildings with infill affordable housing and associated works. 10, 14 & 14A Stanhope Road Killara Killara 2-Apr-25 4-Apr-25 Respond to submissions Yes

SSD-78156462

Residential Flat Building with infill affordable housing, Bent Street Linfield

12-16 Bent Street Lindfield

Lindfield

11-Nov-24

29-Nov-24

Respond to submissions

Yes

SSD-78493518

2-8 Highgate Road, Lindfield - Residential Flat Building with Infill Affordable Housing

2-8 Highgate Road Lindfield

Lindfield

None listed

20-Dec-24

Respond to submissions

Yes

SSD-78669234

27-29 Tryon Road, Lindfield

27-29 Tryon Road Lindfield

Lindfield

None listed

20-Dec-24

Respond to submissions

Yes

SSD-79276958

59-63 Trafalgar Avenue 1A&1B Valley Road Lindfield

59-63 Trafalgar Avenue 1A &1B Valley Road

Lindfield

14-Jan-25

16-Jan-25

Respond to submissions

Yes

SSD-79261463

Residential flat building with infill affordable housing - Reid Street and Woodside Avenue, Lindfield

2-4 Woodside Avenue & 1-3 Reid Street Lindfield

Lindfield

19-Dec-24

22-Jan-25

Respond to submissions

Yes

SSD-82548708

Residential flat building with infill affordable housing at 24, 26 and 28 Middle Harbour Road, Lindfield

24, 26 and 28 Middle Harbour Road Lindfield

Lindfield

3-Apr-25

15-Apr-25

Exhibition

Yes

SSD-82709458

Construction of a nine storey residential flat building with in-fill affordable housing, containing basement level parking, around 71 market residential units, and around 27 affordable housing units.

19-25 Balfour Street Lindfield

Lindfield

16-Apr-25

22-Apr-25

Prepare EIS

No

SSD-81623209

Demolition and site preparation. Construction of three connected residential flat buildings (comprising 322 market apartments and 84 affordable housing apartments) with shared basement levels.

9-21 Beaconsfield Parade Lindfield

Lindfield

25-Mar-25

27-Mar-25

Collate submissions

Yes

SSD-82899468

Stage 1 Concept DA for the construction of a residential flat building with basement parking

1-5 Nelson Road Lindfield

Lindfield

17-Apr-25

8-May-25

Prepare EIS

No

SSD-83431958

Demolition of existing structures and Construction of a 9-storey residential flat building including: c.78 market units, c.22 AH units

16 & 18-20 Middle Harbour Road Lindfield

Lindfield

16-Apr-25

5-May-25

Prepare EIS

No

SSD-82900461

Stage 1 Concept DA for the construction of a 9 storey residential flat building with basement parking.

11-19 Middle Harbour Road Lindfield (No #13)

Lindfield

17-Apr-25

8-May-25

Prepare EIS

No

SSD-84875208 Demolition, construction and RFB with 119 apartments including 24 affordable housing apartments, landscaping and communal open space. 2-4 Drovers Way & 9A Gladstone Parade Lindfield

 

Lindfield 21-May-25 26-May-25 Prepare EIS

No

SSD-85519964 Construction of two residential flat buildings (9 storeys) with approximately 151 apartments (26 affordable housing units) and basement parking. 5-7 Beconsfield Parade Lindfield Lindfield  4-Jun-25 5-Jun-25 Prepare EIS No
SSD-77829461 In-fill affordable housing, Larkin Street & Pockley Avenue, Roseville 2-4 Larkin Street & 1-5 Pockley Avenue, Roseville Roseville 8-Nov-24 15-Nov-24 On exhibition Yes
SSD-77825469 In-fill affordable housing, Pockley Avenue, Roseville 2-16 Pockley Avenue Roseville Roseville 8-Nov-24 15-Nov-24 On exhibition Yes
SSD-78996460

 

16-24 Lord Street & 21-27 Roseville Avenue 16-24 Lord Street & 21-27 Roseville Avenue Roseville Roseville 11-Dec-24 14-Jan-25 Respond to submissions Yes
SSD-81943462 Demolition of existing structures and construction of a 10-storey residential flat building with three (3) levels of basement parking providing a total of 80 dwellings including approximately 23 affordable dwellings. 17-21 Shirley Road Roseville Roseville 3-Apr-25 8-Apr-25 Prepare EIS No
SSD-85643714 Construction of an eight storey building with approximately 156 residential apartments (29 affordable) and car parking 18-20 Bancroft Avenue & 23-27 Lord Street Roseville Roseville 6-Jun-25   Requests SEARs No

Information for submitters

Transport Oriented Developments lodged with Ku-ring-gai Council at 6 June 2025

Address

Application number

Description

Lodgement date

Consent authority

23 & 25 Lorne Avenue Killara eDA0157/25

 

55 unit RFB (TOD)

 

17/04/2022

 

 SNPP

3 & 3A Beaconsfield Parade Lindfield

eDA0180/25

88 unit RFB (TOD)

22/04/2025

SNPP

5 & 7 Middle Harbour Road Lindfield eDA0182/25

 

61 Unit RFB (TOD) 24/04/2025 SNPP
24-26 Russell Street Lindfield eDA0219/25

 

50 unit RFB (TOD) 13/05/2025 SNPP
19 Balfour Street Lindfield eDA0250/25 98 unit RFB (TOD) 02/06/2025 SNPP

17, 19 & 21 Shirley Road Roseville

eDA0190/25

56 unit RFB (TOD)

22/04/25

SNPP

7, 9 & 11 Pockley Avenue Roseville

eDA0189/25

42 Unit RFB (TOD)

28/04/2025

SNPP

TOD DAs with a value of $30,000,000 to $75,000,000 are generally determined by the Sydney North Planning Panel (SNPP)

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