Pymble Golf Club Bypasses Ku-ring-gai Council via a Rezoning Review

Written by

Charbel Abousleiman
Urban Planning Lawyer & Buyers Agent

07/08/2023

Despite positive feedback from Council’s staff, Ku-ring-gai Council determined Pymble Golf Club’s request for high-density residential rezoning to not proceed to gateway determination. Council did not provide any written justification for its recommendation.

Pymble Golf Club sits on over 400,000 square metres of land. The land the subject of the proposal is a sliver of 10,000 square metres, which comprises the existing club house, car park and the single storey timber cottages at 12 and 14 Cowan Road.

The rezoning request seeks to amend the Ku-ring-gai LEP by:

  • rezoning part of the club to R4 for high-density residential accommodation adjacent to the St Ives Local Centre and Village Green,
  • retain the RE2 Private Recreation zone over the remainder of the site for the ongoing use as an outdoor recreation facility,
  • increase the height to 17.5 metres to enable 3 – 5-storey buildings,
  • increase the FSR to 0.92:1, and
  • the existing timber cottages at 12 and 14 Cowan Road will be relocated, retained and heritage-listed.

Pymble Golf Course and its context

The proposal will contribute to the choice of housing available in the locality and will provide high-quality housing comprising generously sized and well-appointed 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Apartments will be set amongst a landscaped garden setting to respect the existing character and the building envelopes have been carefully configured to maximise units with views of the golf course.

Pymble Golf Club provides a sporting and social service to the community and strives to provide a sustainable eco-friendly business for the future.

The project is one of many which the club envisage as part of a long-term financial security, rehabilitation and restoration of the land. The development will facilitate an improved land use outcome replacing an existing at-grade surface car parking area and integrating sustainability within the future development design.

Pymble Golf Club was formed on 7 November 1924. The land was originally used as a sawmill and orchards. In May 1926, a minimum number of 110 members was set. This grew exponentially to 474 in 1924 and 633 in 1928. The first nine holes opened for play in 1926 and the full 18 holes in 1928, incorporating 3 holes on the western side of what was then called Pentecost Highway.

After being in existence for 30 years, the Hunters Hill Golf Club was resumed by the government for building purposes and amalgamated with Pymble Golf Club in 1932.

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