Updates on current development applications (DAs) in Glebe

By Ian Stephenson, President, Bulletin 5/2023, July

There is considerable interest in current development applications for Bidura, St Scholastica’s College, Wesley Lodge and 82 Wentworth Park Road .

The table below shows the targeted meeting dates for them to come before the City of Sydney Local Planning Panel (LPP); the actual date may be later.  The information is current as of 16 June 2023.

Application number	Address	Description of proposed development	Target LPP meeting date	Reason for referral to LPP for determination
D/2022/229	2 Avenue Road, Glebe	Alterations and addtions to educational establishment known as St Scholastica's College	19/07/2023	Departure from development standards
D/2017/582/A	Bidura 357 Glebe Point Road, Glebe	PAN-113125 - Section 4.56 modification of Land and Environment Court concept approval to modify the building envelope to be consistent with the detailed development application D/2021/711.	09/08/2023	Contentious development
D/2021/1711	Bidura 357 Glebe Point Road, Glebe	Detailed design for the demolition of the existing MRC building, remediation, construction of a 3 to 7 storey residential flat building containing 56 apartments, 7 x 2 storey terraces, shared basement over 3 levels with associated car parking, landscape works, tree removal, use of Bidura House Group as a single residence, conservation works with new garage and amendment to curtilage, and public domain improvements to Ferry Lane for footpath widening and land dedication. The application is Integrated Development, requiring approval from Heritage NSW under the Heritage Act 1977. The application is being assessed concurrently with concept modification D/2017/582/A.	09/08/2023	(i) Sensitive development (ii) SEPP65 (design quality), and (iii) Contentious development
D/2019/1470/A	Wesley Lodge 274-276 Glebe Point Road, Glebe	S4.55(2) - Modification of consent to approved boarding house to include a reduction in rooms and associated works	30/08/2023	Owner seeks modification changes to LPP conditions
D/2023/21	82 Wentworth Park Road, Glebe	Demolition of existing buildings, tree removal, and construction of a four storey residential flat building for 43 affordable housing dwellings	30/08/2023	(i) Sensitive Development, (ii) SEPP65 (Design Quality)