Hunters Hill Council have now approved this

for Gladesville village centre

The community has been ignored once again

On Monday 6 July 2026, the majority of Hunters Hill Councillors voted to approve Council's Planning Proposal for the Gladesville Village Centre ‘Key Site’ .

This was following public exhibition of the Proposal, which elicited 674 unique submissions:

Summary of submissions

Objections 82%

Support with conditions 12%

Support 6%

Despite the community feedback showing an overwhelming majority opposed the Proposal on the grounds of the density and height and the problems they create (traffic and public transport issues, overshadowing, etc), Council voted 4 to 3 in favour of progressing the plan with no change in the proposed floor space ratio (FSR or density) of 4:1 and the height of 70m.

Where can I view the plans?

You can view the Council’s plans via our Planning Documents page.

Please note that the images in the documents are just hypotheticals at the moment. This phase of the process is about Council getting the planning controls changed to allow such a large development. The developer’s actual plans for designs of the buildings and open spaces come later.

What can we do now?

Council has now sent the Proposal back to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) for assessment. If the DPHI approves it, the new FSR and height controls will be gazetted in our Local Environment Plan (LEP). This process could take several months, so now is the time to phone or write to the DPHI and the Minister for Planning to express your concerns about the Proposal and Council's failure to address the community's feedback.

Who should I write to?

Ashley Cook (DPHI Senior Planning Officer for the project)

9995 5996

Ashley.cook@dpie.nsw.gov.au

Paul Scully MP, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces

7225 6080

Online email form - https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/ministers/minister-for-planning-and-pu blic-spaces

Chris Rath MP, Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces

email: office.rath@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Our local State MP is Anthony Roberts. His support will be particularly needed if the developer decides to apply for a State Significant Development, which we think is highly likely.

Anthony Roberts MP

9817 4757

lanecove@parliament.nsw.gov.au

What happens if the DPHI approves the Proposal?

If the DPHI approves the changes to the planning controls, the developer, Third.i Group, may submit a Development Application to Council under the new controls. They may also apply to the DPHI for the 30% bonus uplift for including affordable housing (Council chose not to include any affordable housing in their plan). Or they may decide to apply for State Significant Development status if they want to go for something even bigger.

We will keep you updated on developments both here and on our Facebook page.