Gladesville Masterplan public consultation

Update: 11 March 2026

The Gladesville Masterplan Project currently involves a review of planning rules that apply to the Gladesville Village Centre. The Centre includes existing ‘mixed use’ zoned land generally between Pittwater Road in the north, Gladesville Police Station in the south, Flagstaff Street in the east and Victoria Road in the west, as shown within Figure 1 below.

Figure 1 - Project area

Project documents which are currently on public exhibition consist of two main parts, being a Planning Proposal (PP) and Development Control Plan (DCP). The PP, which would change planning controls within the Hunters Hill Local Environmental Plan, applies to the locality of Gladesville Shopping Village, within the area shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 - Planning Proposal site

This PP seeks to:

• Achieve renewal of the Gladesville Village Centre, incorporating:

• Well designed buildings,
• Increased publicly accessible open space,
• A new supermarket with associated retail services,
• A vibrant night-economy,
• Improved pedestrian connectivity; and
• Increased community facilities.

• Deliver new and well located housing opportunities within the Gladesville Village Centre.

Key features of the PP include:

• Increased building height and density to facilitate renewal.
• Two new publicly accessible open space areas.
• A through site link connecting the public open spaces to Victoria Road, Massey Street and Cowell Street.
• At least 5,000 square metres of gross floor area used for the purposes of retail, including at least 3,500 square metres for the purposes of a supermarket.

It is also intended that existing residential properties fronting Massey Street would be rezoned from mixed use to residential. This is intended to allow this area to benefit from increased height (of up to six stories) and increased building density under recent NSW Government Housing Policy changes. This would facilitate improved building height transition between the 19 story buildings within the key site, and adjoining residential areas, where recent NSW Government Housing Policy changes also apply.

Key intended outcomes of the PP, including buildings of up to 70 metres (19 stories) and improved open space and pedestrian connections are indicatively illustrated within Figures 3 and 4 below.

Figure 3: Indicative building heights associated with the PP site

Figure 4: Indicative open space configuration

In addition to the PP, the DCP (which applies to most land shown in Figure 1) addresses aspects such as public domain, building, heritage conservation and transport development outcomes for the entire Centre.

The character objectives for development in the Centre from the DCP are:

The DCP also includes a number of development priorities. Development priority illustrations from the DCP are shown below.

Figure 5: Development Priority Illustrations from the DCP

Why are we doing this?

The Project is in response to community sentiment about the poor presentation of the village centre, variable trading performance and delayed renewal of properties. It has been made clear to Council that the renewal of the Gladesville Village Centre is important for local residents. Feedback to Council has indicated that the community would like to see well-designed buildings, increased public open space and a new supermarket with associated retail. The community is also keen to see a vibrant night-economy, improved pedestrian connectivity and increased community facilities. The Project seeks to achieve the communities’ aspirations with regard to the renewal of the Gladesville Village Centre.

How were proposed changes to planning rules identified?

The PP and DCP which are currently on exhibition consider and consolidate:

• Information from the existing DCP applying to the Centre, adopted in 2015.
• Feedback received following community consultation on the Gladesville Masterplan, undertaken in 2021.
• Recent additional technical work required by the NSW Government to inform and progress the Project, including heritage, contaminated land, economic and transport assessment.

The above have informed master planning and the proposed updated planning controls.

While the entire Project area shown in Figure 1 has been considered as part of the Project, renewing the Centre, and at the same time conserving character and heritage is a balance. Not all areas of the Centre were identified as suitable and viable for increased development, due to considerations such as development constraints (e.g. lot size and configuration), and potential unacceptable impacts on heritage, character and the presentation and function of the Centre.

Changes that have been proposed seek to facilitate viable renewal of the Centre, whilst also minimising impacts to aspects such as heritage and character.

What is the process and timeframe for these proposed changes?

The current stage of the Project involves public exhibition of the PP and DCP, to allow the community to review the proposal and to provide feedback to Council.

Following public exhibition, Council will consider all community feedback, and make a decision to proceed with the proposal, to amend the proposal, or not to proceed.

This process is proposed to be finalised by late 2026.

Have your say

The public exhibition of the proposed changes to the Local Environmental Plan and Development Control Plan will take place from 11 March until 24 April 2026.

You can view the exhibition documents:

• On Council’s website.
• On the NSW Government's Planning Portal
• At the Community Information Session on 25 March
• At the 1:1 town planner sessions

Submissions on the exhibition documents can be lodged:

• On Council’s website in the below form.
• On the NSW Governments Planning Portal.

Community Information Session

1:1 Information Sessions with Council's Town Planning team

Council is inviting members of the community to register for a second opportunity for interactive community participation as part of the public exhibition of the Gladesville Masterplan Project. This opportunity incorporates bookable one on one sessions with Town Planning staff, where you will be able to discuss and learn more about the documents currently on public exhibition, including the Masterplan and supporting technical studies.

Details are as follows:

• Session duration: 20 minutes
• Dates: 13 and 14 April 2026
• Time: 11am – 7pm
• Location:
• In person at Council’s Administration Centre at 22 Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill
• Online
• By phone

You must register to secure a booking. Priority will be given to residents who were unable to attend the recent Gladesville Masterplan community information session. Please contact Council if you were not able to attend the community Information Session and can't find a preferred timeslot.

• Bookings for Monday 13 April:

https://huntershill-events.bookable.net.au/#!/event-detail/ev_8f63932d95284a3181aa07a2984ba8d4

• Bookings for Tuesday 13 April:

https://huntershill-events.bookable.net.au/#!/event-detail/ev_7891fc36b92b4d2e953e4402d1e8e14e