History of the Development

2004 – 2005
Balmain Leagues Club (BLC) approaches Leichhardt Municipal Council to discuss rezoning their site to accommodate a mixed use development compromising retail, commercial, new club and residential development, with an increase in the floor to space ratio from 1.5:1 to 4.8:1.
Technically this is known as an amendment to the Local Environment Plan (LEP) or a spot rezoning.

July 2005
BLC releases its photographs to the community.

February 2006
Masterplan documents become available.
RRAG (Rozelle Residents Action Group) is formed to oppose the development on the grounds of bulk, scale, height and traffic congestion.

2006 – 2008
Rezoning of the site moves forward.

June 2008
LEP amendment passed by council 6 to 5 (Labour majority and Independent for)(Greens and one Liberal oppose)
Site is now rezoned with a floor to space ratio of 3.9:1.

June – November 2008
North West metro announced and then changed to Rozelle only. Metro authority has plans to use BLC site for construction of station.

January - September 2009
BLC struggles to raise funds with debts mounting. Benny Elias, Ian Wright and Alex Yosamoto form Rozelle Village PLC and do a deal with BLC to take over their debt in return for ownership of the site.

September 2009
Rozelle Village lodges DA with Leichhardt Municipal Council.

April 2010
BLC vacates Rozelle site.

June 2010
Joint Regional Planning Panel rejects the DA due to the size and the unacceptable impact on traffic to Victoria Road and Darling Street.
Rozelle Village takes full ownership of BLC land and discharges their mortgages.

February 2011
Rozelle Village lodges a new DA with the Department of Planning Minister Tony Kelly. The application is accepted as a major project under the controversial Part 3A of the planning act.

March - April 2011
A change of Government and a new planning minister. New state premier Barry O'Farrell scraps Part 3A and is yet to announce interim arrangements for projects already with the department.

April 2011
Department of Planning issues Director General Requirements (DRG) requirements. This is the basis for Rozelle Villages Enviromental assessment.

April 2012
The new proposal is put on public exhibition and the opportunity for public submissions becomes available.

August 2012
The Dept of Planning tell the developer that the "height of the proposal is inappropriate for the location" and identifies a range of issues with the application.

October 2012
Rozelle Village submits a PPR (a Preferred Project Report) to address the issues raised. It is still 27 and 25 storeys.