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MINUTES OF Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel Meeting
HELD ON Monday, 14 April 2025

Present:	Chairperson (The Hon. David Lloyd KC) Expert Panel Member (Lisa Bella Esposito) Expert Panel Member (Andrew Martin) Community Member (Darren Tims)
Staff Present:	Director Development & Regulation (Michael Miocic) Development Assessment Services Manager (Shaun Garland) PA to Director Development & Regulation/Acting Planning Panels Coordinator (Nicole Kratochvil)
	Acting Team Leader – Development Assessment (Brodee Gregory) Executive Assessment Officer (Luke Donovan) Development Assessment Officer (Isabel Dong) Acting Team Leader – Development Assessment (Brent Pearce) Team Leader – Development Assessment (Jonathan Goodwill) Development Assessment Officer (Natalie Lawrie) Team Leader Engineering Assessment (Ross Guerrera) Senior Development Engineer (Vincent Ooi) Senior Landscape Development Officer (Fiona Ambrosino) Heritage Advisor (Angus Donald)

The Meeting commenced at 10.30 AM

Apologies

File: S02194

NIL

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

The Chair advised of the necessity for the panel members and staff to declare a Pecuniary Interest/Conflict of Interest in any item on the Business Paper.

After having declared an interest on item GB.3, Andrew Martin withdrew from the meeting during discussion and did not vote on the matter.

Address to KLPP

GB.3          16 Burns Road, Wahroonga - new centre-based childcare facility

Against the application of GB.3

John  Dennis

For the application of GB.3

Pei Pei Feng

Tom Steal

Jennifer Hill

GENERAL BUSINESS

KLPP08	900 Pacific Highway - Modification to Land and Environment Court Consent 301333 of 2019 (DA0316/19) proposing internal and external amendments to the approved development, changes to the unit mix and associated works File: EMOD0123/24 Vide: GB.1
	Modification to Land and Environment Court Consent 301333 of 2019 (DA0316/19) proposing internal and external amendments to the approved development, changes to the unit mix and associated works
	The Panel Advised: A. Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel, exercising the functions of Ku-ring-gai Council, under Section 4.56 of the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979, modified the development consent to DA0316/19 for a residential apartment development in the manner proposed in modification of consent application eMOD0233/24 at 900 Pacific Highway Gordon, subject to the recommended conditions as per the Development Assessment (Modification) Report. B. Date of decision: 14 April 2025 C. Reason for the decision: The Panel concurs with the recommendation in Council’s Development Assessment Report. D. How community views were taken into consideration: The views of the community were requested by way of notification of the application and there were three submissions which was considered in the assessment and determination of the application. Voting: Unanimous

KLPP09	56 Treatts Road, Lindfield - Alterations and additions to existing dwelling and detached garage and studio, modified driveway and associated works. File: EDA0546/24 Vide: GB.2
	Alterations and additions to existing dwelling and detached garage and studio, modified driveway and associated works.
	The Panel Advised: A. Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel, exercising the functions of Ku-ring-gai Council, as the consent authority, under Section 4.16 of the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979, refused development consent to eDA0546/24 for alterations and additions to the existing dwelling and detached garage and studio, modified driveway and associated works on land at 56 Treatts Road, Lindfield, for the reasons provided in the Development Assessment Report. B. Date of decision: 14 April 2025 C. Reason for the decision: The Panel concurs with the recommendation in Council’s Development Assessment report. D. How community views were taken into consideration: The views of the community were requested by way of notification of the application and there were no submissions. Voting: Unanimous

KLPP10	16 Burns Road, Wahroonga - new centre-based childcare facility File: EDA0478/24 Vide: GB.3
	Conversion of dwelling house to a centre-based childcare facility and construction of a new childcare building, with basement carparking and associated works including stormwater works within an easement on the adjoining property at 81 Coonanbarra Road, Wahroonga.
	The Panel Advised: A. Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel, exercising the functions of Ku-ring-gai Council, as the consent authority, under Section 4.16 of the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979, refused development consent to eDA0478/24 for conversion of dwelling house to a centre-based childcare facility and construction of a new childcare building with basement carparking and associated works on land at 16 Burns Road, and 81 Coonanbarra Road, Wahroonga, for the reasons provided in the development assessment report, subject to the deletion of the reason for refusal 12(b). B. Date of decision: 14 April 2025 C. Reason for the decision: The Panel concurs with the recommendation in Council’s Development Assessment report. D. How community views were taken into consideration: The views of the community were requested by way of notification of the application and there were 65 submissions, including 1 petition containing 690 signatures, which were considered in the assessment and determination of the application. Voting: Unanimous

The Meeting closed at 1:25PM.

The Minutes of the Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel Meeting held on 14 April 2025 (Pages 1 - 9) were confirmed as a full and accurate record of proceedings by The Hon. David Lloyd KC on 14 April 2025.

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                   Chairperson