Your say on proposed planning changes for 44-78 Rosehill Street, Redfern
Open for feedback
We invite your feedback on this proposal.
Public consultation period to
What we’re doing
We propose to make changes to 44-78 Rosehill Street, Redfern which would support redeveloping the site for student accommodation.
Changes include:
- increasing the building height from 18m to 20m
- introducing a site-specific floor space ratio bonus of 1.2:1, where the development is co-living housing used for student accommodation.
Combined with the existing 2:1 floor space ratio and the 10% co-living bonus under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, the proposal would allow a maximum floor space ratio of 3.5:1.
The proposal would amend the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012. It would also introduce site specific controls in the Sydney Development Control Plan 2012 to guide the design of future development on the site.
We invite your feedback on:
- the planning proposal
- a draft site-specific development control plan
- a draft planning agreement that includes an affordable housing contribution and land dedication to widen Margaret Street.
Main documents
Planning proposalPDF · 3.42 MB · Last modified
Draft development control plan – site specificPDF · 577.13 KB · Last modified
Draft planning agreementPDF · 1.24 MB · Last modified
Explanatory notePDF · 175.12 KB · Last modified
Supporting documents
Council reportPDF · 960.48 KB · Last modified
Attachment A1 - Proponent planning proposal request – reportPDF · 11.26 MB · Last modified
Attachment A2 - Proponent planning proposal request - survey planPDF · 872.71 KB · Last modified
Attachment A3 - Proponent planning proposal request - part A - urban design studyPDF · 15.11 MB · Last modified
Attachment A3 - Proponent planning proposal request - part B - urban design studyPDF · 17.23 MB · Last modified
Attachment A4 - Proponent planning proposal request - traffic reportPDF · 2.36 MB · Last modified
Attachment A5 - Proponent planning proposal request - ESD reportPDF · 2.01 MB · Last modified
Attachment A6 - Proponent planning proposal request - site specific DCPPDF · 267.97 KB · Last modified
Attachment A7 - Proposed mapsPDF · 320 KB · Last modified
Gateway determinationPDF · 3.27 MB · Last modified
Council resolutionPDF · 96.16 KB · Last modified
Central Sydney Planning Committee resolutionPDF · 130.49 KB · Last modified
How you can give feedback
Consultation closes at 5pm on Tuesday 27 October 2026.
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Complete our survey
You’ll need to log in with a City of Sydney account to complete the survey. If you don’t have an account, it’s easy to create one.
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Email or post your feedback
You can give your feedback by email to [email protected] or post to:
Angela Smidmore
City of Sydney
456 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000Feedback should quote ‘Reference X095910 — 44-78 Rosehill Street, Redfern'
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Talk to us
How to have your say
Anyone can give feedback. Your feedback must:
- be in writing and include the development address or application number
- include your contact details (postal or email address) so we can acknowledge receipt
- be submitted during the public consultation period.
We may discuss applications over the phone, but these conversations are not considered as feedback.
All feedback we receive will be considered and summarised in reports. We will not consider anonymous feedback.
Your feedback is not confidential and may be accessed under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act). We may use your name or address when responding to concerns about a planning proposal or development application. In some cases, your feedback may be provided to the NSW Government, which manages its own publication process.
If you submit feedback on behalf of an organisation, the organisation’s name will be published in reports unless you request otherwise.
For more details, see our community engagement strategy and community participation plan.
Other ways you can give feedback
Next steps
We will report the results to Council and the Central Sydney Planning Committee.
If Council approves this planning proposal, it can amend the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 on behalf of the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.
