NSW Government's proposals for Woollahra & Edgecliff Rezoning - a developer's dream and a resident's nightmare

The NSW Government has released it's proposal for rezoning Woollahra and Edgecliff. As expected and feared, this is a nightmare for all local residents. The government is proposing rezoning to allow up to 34 storey towers in much of the area to construct 9,400 new homes, quadrupling the population from around 9,000 to 30,000, but claims there is no new infrastructure investment required in the short or medium term. The plans would see the character and village atmosphere that we love so much totally destroyed. We are currently trying to digest all the changes proposed and will update the Rezoning section of the website with a precinct by precinct summary of the impact of the changes in the next day or so. Click here for the QSWWA's Press Release based on our initial assessment.

In the mean time, you can download the government's rezoning plans from the NSW Planning Portal here. Note; there are a lot of documents. The two most important are the Explanation of Intended Effect, which gives more of an overview, and the Draft Design Guide, which goes into much more detail for each precinct. These will be the documents we summarise on the website.

There is only 4 weeks to submit feedback on these proposals, so please understand what it means for you and make your feelings known, again at the NSW Planning Portal here. This is the greatest threat to Woollahra we have ever faced.

To find out more and sign up to receive regular updates on rezoning proposals, click here to go to our Rezoning section.