·         See the videos: Public Outrage in Ku-ring-gai and What we've Lost!

·         The unit blocks you currently see represent only 20% of what is planned!

·         Population is expected to increase up to 50% from 100,000 to 150,000!

·         Dwellings will increase by 50% from 33,000 to over 50,000!!!

·         7-9 storey buildings are planned along the ridgeline of Pacific Highway and at St Ives Shopping Centre

·         Public land is to be zoned for development, some sites to 9 storeys.

·         Destruction of our environment seriously threatens the survival of a number of endangered species and ecological communities (one critically endangered).

·         No infrastructure upgrades planned - increased problems with traffic, rail congestion, parking...

·         Loss of privacy, shadowing impacts and aesthetic degradation attending excessive high-rise development

·         Increase in the crime rate is inevitable  - Indecent assault in the North Shore has increased 41% in the last 2 years. (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research June 2009)

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More detail....

Why?

The State Government’s policy document called the Metropolitan Strategy applies to all of Sydney. It places a requirement for the North Sub-region (Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby municipalities) to provide 21,000 new dwellings by the year 2031. Ku-ring-gai Council is to provide 10,000 new dwellings by 2031.

Ku-ring-gai Residential Strategy 

Part 1- Known as LEP194, LEP200, LEP202 and LEP204 and the Minister's six sites, zones enough land for a potential yield of 10,302 units.

What you currently see being constructed along the Pacific Highway and Railway Corridor and St Ives.

Part 2 - The Town Centre Plans for St Ives, Turramurra, Pymble, Gordon, Lindfield and Roseville plan retail/commercial development with unit development as shop-top housing.

In January 2008, the Planning Minister seized Council’s planning power and appointed a Planning Panel to develop the Town Centre Plans.

The Draft Town Centre Plans were rubber stamped by the State Government appointed Planning Panel on 27^th May 2009. Planning Minister Kristina Keneally who has inherited her predecessor’s powers is currently preparing to gazette (make legal) the plans.

The problem: planning reforms

So-called planning reforms have eroded council power and public participation, removed independent assessments and given unprecedented discretionary power to the Planning Minister under Part 3A of the Environmental & Assessment Act. It allows the Minister to seize control of Councils by appointing Planning Panels and to approve projects over a certain value.  Planning is done “behind closed doors” and planning decisions are made without due debate. Local communities have lost their democratic right to have a say in the development of their area.  

The series of reforms has largely been promoted by major development industry organisations including the Urban Development Industry (UDIA), Property Council of Australia and the Urban Task Force of NSW. The position of these organisations can be found on their websites.

The unit blocks you currently see represents only 20% of what is planned:

·         Plans consist of land zoned for a potential 18,000 new dwellings. Almost double the required dwelling target imposed in the Metropolitan Strategy.

·         In addition, many hundreds more units are being determined at the discretion of the Planning Minister eg Lindfield UTS site, the SAN hospital/residential development Wahroonga, Rippon Grange Wahroonga and sites in Pymble, Lindfield and Gordon.

·         Population is expected to increase 30 - 50%
Retail/commercial developments are also planned to increase in 6 Town Centres, some by 150%
Public land is also zoned for development, some sites to 9 storeys.

Objectionable!!

• NSW Planning Minister’s imposed Planning Panel, renumerated at rate-payers’ expense.
• Around double the required dwelling target imposed by the Metropolitan Strategy is planned.
• 7-9 storey buildings are planned to tower on the ridgeline of Pacific Highway and at St Ives Shopping Centre, with a bonus floor added on provision of a “public benefit”.
• The Director General waived a Local Environmental Study in an area of high biodiversity. The destruction of our environment seriously threatens the survival of a number of endangered species and ecological communities (one critically endangered).
• Private properties can be compulsory acquired for open space and roads impacting on people’s property rights.
• A minimum shortage of 14,000 sqm of Open Space will result from the population increase planned.
• Large areas of intact heritage housing have been sacrificed for development and will not be protected from inappropriate development.
• The Plans ignore independent studies on capacity of our infrastructure (roads, traffic, water, and sewerage), limits for retail/commercial development.  The Pacific Highway has no major upgrade planned to meet the minimum 20,000 additional cars expected from the additional population increase.
• The Plans are not staged nor planned to be delivered in an orderly way- already over 4,000 dwellings have been approved in 4 years with no additional infrastructure or services provided.
• Planning demands in Ku-ring-gai are inconsistent with other areas.
• Ku-ring-gai is the only Sydney area delivering a 25-year target in one go.
• Currently Ku-ring-gai is one of two remaining Sydney areas denied Urban Conservation Areas (UCA) to preserve heritage items.

What next?

We cannot remain silent and allow the quality of life in Ku-ring-gai be destroyed for ourselves and the generations to come!!!  So join us to force the government to change its planning directions.

     Look at the list below!!!

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO 
KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL

for the construction of new apartments and town houses

as published in the “North Shore Times” November 2004-June  2009.

(Each application is listed only once)

Date	Number	Developer	Address of Development	Type of Development
04/11/04	1081/04	Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd	1580-1596 Pacific H’way, Wahroonga	7 Buildings, 158 Apartments, Basement Parking
04/11/04	1099/04	Mr. T Merhi c/-Lexinghouse 88 Pty Ltd	1, 1A Lamond Dr.,1444, Pacific Hway, Turramurra	1 Building, 51 Apartments
22/12/04	1285/04	Colston, Hunt, Budd & Kafes Pty Ltd	9-15 King’s Ave Roseville	5 Storeys &Loft, 23 Apartments, Basement Parking
22/12/04	1294/04	Newhaven Place Pty Ltd	1-7, Newhaven Place, St Ives	5 Storey Building, 47 Apartments , Basement Parking
05/01/05	1333/04	Pyramid Pacific Pty Ltd	8-12 Nola Road, Roseville	32 Apartments , Basement Parking
05/01/05	1334/04	Red Sea Investments Pty Ltd	2A-2B Killara Ave, Killara	18 Apartments , Basement Parking
05/01/05	1353/04	Urban Peninsula Pty Ltd	2-6 Buckingham Rd, Killara	35 Apartments , Basement Parking
05/01/05	1364/04	Adam Byrnes/ Woniora Ave Pty Ltd	1-9, Woniora Ave, Wahroonga	58 x 3 Bedroom  Apartments , Car Parking
19/01/05	1365/04	Mr De La Vega c/- De La Vega Architects	30-34 Stanley St St Ives	39 Apartments
19/01/05	1424/04	Mr De La Vega c/- De La Vega Architects	2-12 Newhaven Place, St Ives	60 Apartments
19/01/05	1424/04	Mr De La Vega c/- De La Vega Architects	9-15 Newhaven Place, St Ives	38 Apartments
09/02/05	0062/05	I&Q Investments Pty Ltd c/- Brewster Murray Pty Ltd	2-8 Burleigh St Lindfield	5 Storey Building, 31 Apartments, Basement Parking
23/02/05	0113/05	Northeast Homes c/- Glendinning Minto Associates	1203-1209 Pacific H’way Turramurra	5 Storey Building, 15 Apartments, Basement Parking
23/02/05	1369/04	Staldone Corp Pty Ltd	6-8 Culworth Ave Killara	5 Storey Building, 54 Apartments, Basement Parking
23/02/05	0077/05	Mr. T Merhi c/-Lexinghouse 88 Pty Ltd	3, Lamond Dr. 1444B-1456 Pacif. Hway, Turramurra	3x5 Storey Buildings, 150 Apartments, Basement Parking
02/03/05	0124/05	Mr. S Donellan c/ Bundarra Ave Pty Ltd	1691-1693 Pacif.. Hway, Wahroonga	31 Apartments, 3 Level Basement Parking
06/04/05	0252/05	Colonial State Properties Pty Ltd	173-177 Mona Vale Rd, St Ives	27 Apartments, 3 Level Basement Parking (58 cars)
06/04/05	0240/05	IPM Pty Ltd	11-19 Moree St Gordon	3x5 Storey Buildings, 42 Apartments, Basement Parking (81 cars)
20/04/05	0281/05	S. Bechara	25-31 Macintyre St. Gordon	5x6 Storey Buildings, 38 Apartments, Basement Parking (75 cars)
20/04/05	0282/05	Arkibuilt Pty Ltd	2-6 Milray St, 10 Havilah Lane Lindfield	72 Apartments Basement Parking
27/04/05	0321/05	PD Mayoh Pty Ltd Architects	8-18 Macintyre St. Gordon	2 Buildings, 67 Apart-ments, Basement Parking
27/04/05	0323/05	PD Mayoh Pty Ltd Architects	6-14, Dumaresq St. Gordon	2 Buildings, 51 Apartments, Basement Parking
08/06/05	0514/05	Colonial State Properties Pty Ltd	1-7 Bruce Ave, 6 Greengate Lane Killara	1 Building, 42 Apartments, Basement Parking, Pool
15/06/05	0549/05	Axis Learning Centre Pty Ltd	1-3 Heydon Ave, 2-2A Eulbertie St Warrawee	1 Building, 52 Apartments, Parking,
29/06/05	0581/05	Dugald McKenzie & Associates	29-33, Dumaresq St. Gordon	5 Storey Building, 36 Apartments, Basement Parking
06/07/05	0651/05	Killara Pacific Pty Ltd	497-507 Pacific Highway, Lindfield	1 Building, 40 Apartments, Basement Parking
22/07/05	0676/05	Mr J Brigge c/- Advocate Developments	2A Woodville Ave 1533 Pacific  Hway, Wahroonga	1 Building, 17 Apartments, Parking
22/07/05	0677/05	Theisson Architects	657-661 Pacific. Hway, Killara	40 Apartments, 9 Town Houses, Basement Parking , Assoc. Parking with Greengate Hotel
22/07/05	0680/05	PHT Pty Ltd	1215-1217 Pacific.. Highway, Turramurra	1 Building, 30 Apartments, Parking
22/07/05	0681/05	PHT Pty Ltd	1219-1233 Pacif.. Hway, Turramurra	1 Building, 33 Apartments, Parking
22/07/05	0706/05	Bozorg, Darneshjoo & Parsenejad c/- Glendinning Minto Associates	1405 Pacific Hway Warrawee	1 Building, 10 Apartments,
29/07/05	0657/05	Tenacity Investments  Pty Ltd	2-4 Everton St, & 3 Pymble Ave Pymble	25 Apartments, 4 Town Houses, Parking
29/07/05	0661/05	E Chahine c/- Pymble Development  Pty Ltd	1151-1163 Pacif.. Hway, & 4-8 Bobbin Head Rd  Pymble	3 Buildings, 68 Apartments, Parking
16/09/05	0939/05	AV Jennings Ltd	17-19 Powell St & 4-6 Wallaroo Close Killara	5 Storey Building, 41 Apartments, Parking
16/09/05	0935/05	Pacific Killara Pty Ltd	16 Cecil St &669 Pacific H’way Killara	1 Building, 49 Apartments, Parking
16/09/05	0956/05	Gelder	5 Munderah St Wahroonga	1 Building, 34 Apartments, Parking
23/09/05	0983/05	Drew Dickson Architects Pty Ltd	9-23 Bruce Ave Killara	1 Building, 59 Apartments, Parking, Pool
30/09/05	0997/05	Adavale Investments Pty Ltd	3-7 Lorne Ave Killara	3 x 5 Storey Buildings, 64 Apartments, Parking
30/09/05	1003/05	Barking Investments Pty Ltd	17-19 Newhaven Place, St Ives	25 Apartments Parking
14/10/05	1108/05	Staldone Corp Pty Ltd	12-18 Boyd St Turramurra	47 Apartments Basement Parking
21/10/05	1112/05	Mr. Max Lucas	1-3 Munderah St Wahroonga	3 x 5 Storey Buildings, 42 Apartments,
21/10/05	1116/05	Wall Pty Ltd	1389-1397 Pacif.. Hway, Warrawee	3 Buildings, 59 Apartments,
16/12/05	1350/05	Southern Cross Development Group	8-18 Macintyre St Gordon	3 x 5 Storey Build-ings, 67 Apart-ments, Parking
23/12/05	1417/05	Woodside Ave Pty Ltd	5-9 Woodside Ave Lindfield	2 x 5 Storey Build-ings, 27 Apart-ments, Parking
13/01/06	1428/05	Future Space Pty Ltd	2-6, Clydesdale Place, Pymble	34 Apartments, Basement Parking
13/01/06	1427/05	Future Space Pty Ltd	1-5 Mount William St Gordon	32 Apartments, Basement Parking
03/03/05	0109/06	Dugald McKenzie Associates	42-48 Culworth Ave Killara	51 Apartments,  Parking
14/04/06	0301/06	Berry St Properties Pty Ltd	3,5,8 Clydesdale Place, Pymble	36 Apartments, Basement Parking
28/04/06	0328/06	Mr A Hislop c/- Glen-dinning Minto Assoc.	212-216 Mona Vale Rd, St Ives	52 Apartments, Basement Parking
05/05/06	0334/06	Culworth Ave  Pty Ltd	6 Culworth Ave Killara	27 Apartments, Basement Parking
19/05/06	0402/06	Carrington Turramurra Two Pty Ltd c/-URBIS JHD	20-28 Turramurra Ave Turramurra	2 Buildings, 36 Apartments, Parking
02/06/06	0478/06	Mr. T Merhi c/-Coles Merc Pty Ltd	3-13. Bundarra Ave Wahroonga	3 Buildings, 76 Apartments, Parking
09/06/06	0518/06	Mr Peter Sotiriou	12 Woonona Ave Wahroonga	5 Apartments
30/06/06	0634/06	Bundarra Ave Pty Ltd	1689-1693 Pacific H’way, Wahroonga	35 Apartments Basement Parking
30/06/06	0644/06	Bundarra Ave Pty Ltd	2-6 Bundarra Ave Wahroonga	36 Apartments Basement Parking
28/07/06	0687/06	Glendinning Minto & Associates	2-6 Wolseley Rd Lindfield	22 Apartments Basement Parking
04/08/06	0750/06	Mr Max Lucas c/-Smyth Planning	14-18 Coonanbarra Rd Wahroonga	15 Apartments Basement Parking
11/08/06	0826/06	Mohammed Chehelnab c/- PD Mayoh Pty Ltd	20-22 Tryon Rd Lindfield	2 x 5 Storey Build-ings, 26 Apart-ments, Basement Parking
15/09/06	0962/06	Karingai Develop-ments Pty Ltd	2-4 Sturt Place St Ives	33 Apartments Basement Parking
29/09/06	1012/06	Kaligem Pty Ltd	1-9 Buckingham Rd Killara	33 Apartments Basement Parking
03/11/06	1179/06	Woniora Estate Pty Ltd	15-21Woniora Ave Wahroonga	45 Apartments Basement Parking
24/11/06	1216/06	Meriton Apartments	5-10 Sturt Pl, 17-19 Memorial Ave, 102-108, 114-118 Killeaton St, St Ives	5 Buildings, approx 200 Apartments,  3 Town Houses Basement Parking
24/11/06	1253/06	Passionis Bros c/-Dasmin Pty Ltd	132-138 Killeaton St., St Ives	12 Buildings, 187 Apartments, Basement Parking
15/12/06	1307/06	Frasers Killara Pty Ltd	3-7 Lorne Ave Killara	2 Buildings, 66 Apartments Basement Parking
02/02/07	0028/07	Future Space Pty Ltd	6-14 Dumaresq St Gordon	47 Apartments Basement Parking
02/02/07	0037/07	Horizon Projects Solutions Architects Pty Ltd	1 Warrangi St Turramurra	7 Town Houses, Basement Parking
16/03/07	0138/07	Environa Studio	165 Rosedale Rd,  St Ives	12 Buildings, 18 Apartments, Parking (43 cars)
22/06/07	0500/07	Glendinning Minto & Associates	16-24 Merriwa St Gordon	47 Apartments Parking (64 cars)
03/08/07	0652/07	Mr Edgar c/- Form Architects (Aust) Pty Ltd	1574-1578 Pacific Highway Wahroonga	47 Apartments Basement Parking (63 cars) SENIOR LIVING
31/08/07	0730/07	Mr ACK Wu c/- Aldred Wu & Assoc.	29 Werona Ave Killara	10 Apartments Basement Parking
31/08/07	0744/07	Close Capital Proper-ties Pty Ltd	6a & 8 Buckingham Rd  Killara	2 Buildings, 30 Apartments, Basement Parking
07/09/07	0761/07	Trieste Property Group Pty Ltd	3 Sturt Place , St Ives	“Multi-unit” (No not provided)
14/09/07	0820/07	Marian St Pty Ltd	26-30 Marian St Killara	32 Apartments Basement Parking
21/09/07	0821/07	Staldone Corp Pty Ltd	16 Boyd St Turramurra	43 Apartments Parking (58 cars)
28/09/07	0879/07	Mirvac Projects Pty Ltd	10 Marian St Killara	“Multi-unit” (No not provided) (Reapplication)
12/10/07	0460/07	Dugald McKenzie & Associates	14-18 Dumaresq St Gordon	2 Buildings, 52 Apartments, Basement Parking (105 cars)
12/10/07	0952/07	Alejandra de la Vega	30 Stanley St, St Ives	34 Apartments Parking
23/11/07	1104/07	Auspac Projects (Turramurra) Pty Ltd	5-11, Turramurra Ave Turramurra	30 Apartments Basement Parking
30/11/07	1119/07	Steven MacJohn c/- Glendinning Minto & Associates Pty Ltd	11 Memorial Ave St Ives	3 Town Houses & Car Parking
30/11/07	1136/07	Filadella Projects Pty Ltd	3-13 Bundarra Ave S &10 Woonona Ave, Wahroonga	66 Apartments Basement Parking
18/01/08	1334/07	NL Gentile c/- Glendinning Minto & Associates Pty Ltd	23-31 McIntyre St Gordon	No of Apartments not provided
18/01/08	1337/07	Heritage Consulting Pty Ltd c/- Deldale Pty Ltd	9 Telegraph Rd Pymble	No of Apartments not provided SENIOR LIVING
18/01/08	1333/07	Murlan Consulting Pty Ltd	35 Water St Wahroonga	61 Dwellings Basement Parking SENIOR LIVING
18/01/08	1317/07	John Georges- c/- Georges Construction	3 Cecil St Gordon	2 Buildings, 36 Apartments, Parking
07/03/08	0112/08	K. and Y. Bechara	1, Killara Ave and 469, 473and 475 Pacific H’way Killara	4 Buildings, 69 units, Basement parking
04/04/08	0213/08	Mrs. Segan c/-  Porters Lane Apartments Pty Ltd	3-7 Porters Lane St Ives	36 Units, 84 Basement parking spaces
02/05/08	0348/08	Mr. D. McKenzie c/- McKenzie Architects	36-40A Culworth Ave, Killara	2 Buildings 54 Units, Basement parking
02/05/08	0350/08	Mr. S. Donellan c/- Culworth Ave Pty Ltd	6-8 Culworth Ave Killara	3 Buildings, 63 Apartments,
23/05/08	0419/08	Gladstone Pty Ltd c/- Marchese Partners International Pty Ltd	5a-7 Gladstone Pde Lindfield	27 Units 41 car parking spaces
30/05/08	0425/08	Mr  D MacKenzie, c/- MacKenzie Architects	1155 -1159 Pacific Highway Pymble	40 Units and Parking
06/06/08	0468/08	Dugald McKenzie and Associates	2-6 Wolseley Rd Lindfield	18 Units , Parking
20/06/08	0520/08	IPM Pty Ltd	7-15 Milray St Lindfield	58 Units, Basement car parking
27/06/08	0556/08	Ecology Development Pty Ltd c/-Glendinning Minto & Associates	37-41 Millewa Ave Wahroonga	22 Units and parking
05/09/08	0847/08	Ridong Jinwei Pty Ltd	6,8,10,12,14 Du-maresq St, Gordon	60 units, Basement parking
12/09/08	0873/08	Jatinder and Prem Mukhi	12, Boyd St, Turramurra	3 storey building, 5 units, basement par-king. In  later app-lication 0272/ 09, 29/05/09 no of units increased to 15
03/10/08	0920/08	Rupel Pty Ltd	1 and 3 Eulbertie Ave, Warrawee	41 2 bedroom units, basement parking
10/10/08	0987/08	Steve Donellan , Staldone Corporation Pty Ltd	8,10 and 10A Beaconsfield Pde, Lindfield	69 units, basement parking
10/10/08	0988/08	Steve Donellan , Staldone Corporation Pty Ltd	6,6A and parts of 8,10 and 10A Beaconsfield Pde, lindfield	42 units, Basement parking
07/11/08	1068/08	Mackenzie Architects	1155-1159 Pacific Highway, Pymble	40 units, Basement parking
07/11/08	1086/08	Architects H &B Pty Ltd	1211-1213 Pacific Highway Turramurra	28 units,Basement parking
14/11/08	1100/08	Mr. J. Maroun c/- Mu-tipower Corp. Pty Ltd	1, 3,5,and7 Kings Ave Roseville	46 units Basement parking
21/11/08	1117/08	Hyecorp Property Group	15 and 17 Corona Ave and 2 and 3 Nola Rd Roseville	46 units , Basement car parking
21/11/08	1128/08	Mackenzie Architects	5-7 Telegraph Rd Pymble	2 Buildings, 65 units, Basement parking
10/04/09	0610/09	Gelver	135 Yarabah Ave Gordon	33 units, underground parking.
05/06/09	0283/09	Future Space Pty Ltd	7-11 Turramurra Ave, Turramurra	27 units, underground parking
05/06/09	0284/09	Brewster Murray Pty Ltd	1-3 Cherry St Warrawee	68 units, under-ground parking.

No claims are made for the accuracy or the completeness of this information.