A residential proposal on Gladys Avenue in Frenchs Forest is listed as SSD-97647958, with plans for 205 dwellings across three towers over podiums, 10 per cent affordable housing and basement car parking.
Gladys Avenue Proposal Listed As SSD-97647958
A residential flat building proposal on Gladys Avenue in Frenchs Forest has been listed under the SSD pathway, with the project currently at the Prepare EIS stage.
The application, known as the Gladys Avenue Residential Flat Building, is listed as SSD-97647958. The current project description outlines 205 dwellings across three towers over podiums, along with 10 per cent affordable housing and basement car parking.
The proposal has not been determined. Its current status means environmental assessment material is being prepared before the project moves through later stages of the assessment process.
The current listing describes the project as a residential flat building rather than a standard local DA. The relevant planning reference is SSD-97647958, with the development type identified as HDA Housing in the Northern Beaches area.
Earlier details connected with the Gladys Avenue site referred to a larger concept for a 10-storey residential building with 290 apartments and an affordable housing component for 15 years. The current listing now identifies the project as 205 dwellings, making that the key figure for the proposal at this stage.
The site has been identified with properties at 1, 3, 5, 5a, 7, 9, 9a and 9b Gladys Avenue, Frenchs Forest.
Separate Gladys Avenue Proposals Remain Distinct
The Gladys Avenue Residential Flat Building is separate from other nearby proposals discussed in Frenchs Forest.
A proposal at 12–14 Gladys Avenue was not recommended for SSD status and has been associated with a separate 32-apartment seniors housing proposal. Another nearby proposal at 116, 118 and 120 Frenchs Forest Road West and 11 Gladys Avenue has also been identified separately, with plans for a residential tower and an affordable housing component.
Those nearby matters provide local context, but the current focus is the Gladys Avenue Residential Flat Building listed as SSD-97647958.
Project Still Before Later Assessment Stages
The Prepare EIS stage indicates the Frenchs Forest proposal remains early in the assessment pathway. Further steps listed for the project include public exhibition, submissions, assessment, recommendation and determination.
Until a determination is made, the project should be treated as a proposal under assessment, not as an approved development.
Published 22-May-2026
