Council decisions and development applications for Ku-ring-gai Council. Written from the public record. Every claim links to its source.
Council meeting
Ku-ring-gai Council has nominated the amenities building and clubhouse at Canoon Road netball courts for the first round of a state grant program, with a late amendment calling for future projects to be assessed in advance and reported back to council.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Councillors unanimously backed a preferred housing density scenario for the Gordon and Roseville wards after a major consultation. The plan now guides how the council will respond to the state government's transport oriented development program.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Ku-ring-gai councillors voted to add a third, midpoint scenario to the draft Community Strategic Plan, Resourcing Strategy, Delivery Program and Operational Plan, giving residents a rate rise option that funds infrastructure but not Marion Street Theatre. The meeting also heard an update on the draft affordable housing policy and noted a confidential report on Norman Griffiths Oval.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
An extraordinary meeting of Ku-ring-gai Council turned to the proposed Norman Griffiths Oval upgrade, with two councillors absent due to declared conflicts of interest. The meeting closed without a recorded decision on the agenda item.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Council voted to ask the NSW planning and heritage ministers for new protections for heritage-listed homes, and approved a $2.8 million contribution management system to overhaul developer contributions.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
An attempt to rescind an earlier decision on the Norman Griffiths Oval Project failed on a casting vote at an extraordinary Ku-ring-gai Council meeting. The project's future remains as previously decided.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Councillors voted to adopt the Climate Change Policy, protect potential heritage items from complying development, and back the Ryde to Pymble Pipeline Upgrade, while keeping legal advice confidential.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Ku-ring-gai Council will ask staff to report back in the first quarter of 2026 on the scope, cost and timeline for a new planning framework covering Turramurra and every town centre. The work will respond to the draft Sydney plan released by the New South Wales Government on 10 December 2025.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Council will install cost-effective lighting at the Vernon Street dog off-leash area in South Turramurra and report back on a project timeline in March. The move responds to residents' calls for safer evening use of the park.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Ku-ring-gai Council has voted to tell a developer it will seek affordable housing in perpetuity and road upgrades as part of a planning proposal at 345 Pacific Highway, Lindfield.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Ku-ring-gai Council received two petitions against its preferred housing scenario and referred them to officers for consideration, with the petitions also relevant to a meeting on Thursday.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Councillors unanimously adopted amended planning maps and clauses for their own transport oriented development scheme, and the Mayor agreed to a weekly update on state significant developments and TOD applications for residents.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Residents within 150 metres of a proposed traffic change will now be notified, up from 50 metres, as part of the council's draft community engagement strategy. The council also backed a review of community buildings to expand arts use.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Council voted to defer endorsement of the Middle Harbour Northern Catchments Flood Study Final Report on 22 July. The decision means unresolved flood mapping concerns for some residents will be reviewed before the study is adopted.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Ku-ring-gai Council has approved a staged rollout of pickleball facilities and a $50,000 night-time economy action plan, with pilots planned for Lindfield, Gordon and Turramurra.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Council has agreed to discontinue its legal challenge against the state's transport-oriented development scheme after the state amended planning rules for Ku-ring-gai station precincts, and will seek a more detailed budget report on $30 million in deferred capital works.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Ku-ring-gai councillors voted to put off endorsing three draft submissions on NSW planning reforms until a meeting before 28 February, so they can review the documents and give residents a chance to see them.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Ku-ring-gai Council will not decide on the Norman Griffiths Oval upgrade this month, deferring the item after a confidential briefing on costs and legal advice. The project is on hold while councillors wait for a site inspection.
7 October 2026
Council meeting
Ku-ring-gai Council met to consider the North Turramurra Recreation Area grandstand and Norman Griffiths Oval projects, a decision that will shape local sporting facilities.
7 October 2026