Evidence-based advocacy for density done well in Bronte.
The developer is preparing its Environmental Impact Statement and has not yet lodged its plans. Lodgement is expected late 2026 or early 2027, not confirmed. Once the Department puts the plans on exhibition there will be 14 days to make a submission, and they could start as early as December. The Department has directed that the proposed height and floor space ratio “should be reconsidered” and that the developer demonstrate a public benefit. Prepare now. Be ready to submit when the exhibition opens.
These mockups have been created by Waverley Council based on height and scale which is on publicly available information from the HDA. They are not the final designs.
Source: Waverley Council
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BCA is a community association representing residents in and around Bronte, in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. We are planning-focused, evidence-based, and deliberately constructive.
We accept that Bronte will see more density. We support housing that respects the character of the area, the amenity of residents, and the environmental qualities that make Bronte worth living in. We do not oppose development. We advocate for development at an appropriate scale, assessed through a process that gives the community a genuine voice.
More than 150 residents came to BCA's town hall at Bronte Public School Hall on Thursday 29 October 2026, which was also the Association's Annual General Meeting. The presentation and both handouts are now on the project page.
Slides and handoutsFortis has opened a pre-lodgement community engagement process, coordinated by Colliers. A Social Impact Assessment survey is open until 2 October 2026, and two online webinars are being held on 21 and 24 September, 6:00–7:30pm. BCA is running its own survey over the same window, covering the permanent impacts of the finished building that the developer's survey does not ask about. Please complete both. The SEARs require the developer to identify how community feedback has been considered in the design, and a full Social Impact Assessment is required only if significant social impacts are identified, so what this community puts on the record now matters. See Take Action for guidance on making your answers count.
Take actionThe Department's Community Participation Plan, in force from 1 September 2026, confirms how submissions on this application must be made. Because the Minister is the consent authority, submissions are lodged through the NSW Planning Portal and not by email (Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, ss 287 and 287A). The minimum exhibition period for this pathway is 14 calendar days, or ten business days, with the concurrent rezoning exhibited in the same window, and the period from 20 December to 10 January is excluded from that count. BCA will publish the direct submission link and instructions the day exhibition opens.