A proposed seven-storey social housing development beside Coral Sea Park is drawing a sustained community push for changes before Homes NSW submits the project for formal planning assessment.
Homes NSW is proposing around 84 social homes at 8–30 Yorktown Parade, with the current concept including shared outdoor areas, a community room, bicycle storage, about 47 resident parking spaces and one visitor space. The agency is preparing a State Significant Development Application, but the seven-storey proposal has not yet been lodged or approved.
Concern has continued following a Homes NSW drop-in session at Lionel Bowen Library on 16 September. Community organisers said turnout was strong and have since urged residents to keep pressing for a lower-rise design and changes to the scale of the project.
Seven Storeys Beside Coral Sea Park
Parking, traffic and the building’s relationship with Coral Sea Park are among the concerns being raised. Residents have questioned whether around 47 parking spaces for approximately 84 homes could place additional pressure on Yorktown Parade and surrounding streets. Community material has also raised emergency and service vehicle access, privacy, building bulk and the potential loss of sunlight to the neighbouring park.
Homes NSW says parking is determined by the size and type of housing rather than providing one space for every dwelling. The agency says its data indicates most social housing residents do not own a car and an independent specialist will assess traffic and parking impacts during the planning process.
Privacy measures could include screening, landscaping and greater separation between buildings, according to Homes NSW. Community campaign material has repeatedly stated that the concern is not opposition to social housing, but whether seven storeys and 84 homes represent an appropriate scale for the site.
Pressure is also being considered alongside a separate Homes NSW project at 40–64 Yorktown Parade and 195–213 Fitzgerald Avenue, where 144 social and affordable homes have already been approved. If the latest concept proceeds in its current form, the two projects would account for about 228 homes along the immediate section of Yorktown Parade.
Residents Organise Beyond First Consultation
The campaign moved beyond the Homes NSW drop-in session with a Maroubra Precinct Meeting scheduled for 7pm on Monday, 28 September at The Juniors Maroubra on Anzac Parade. Community organisers encourage residents to attend and continue raising concerns about height, parking, traffic, privacy, overshadowing and the cumulative effect of increased housing density in the precinct.
Residents also still have a direct avenue to comment on the proposal. Homes NSW is accepting feedback by phone and email until 7 October 2026, before it finalises the design and prepares the SSDA. Homes NSW says all feedback will be reviewed and responded to, with design changes made where possible before the application is submitted.
Formal Submissions Will Come Later
The next planning stage will give the public another opportunity to respond. Homes NSW expects to lodge the SSDA with the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure in late 2026. Once submitted, the application will be placed on public exhibition and residents will be able to make formal submissions directly to the department.
A separate Part 5 process has already dealt with demolition of the three existing residential buildings at 8–30 Yorktown Parade, associated works and tree removal. Earlier community concerns around that process included hazardous materials, heavy vehicle movements, neighbouring properties and tree protection.
Homes NSW expects existing tenants to relocate before demolition begins in early 2027. A decision on the proposed seven-storey redevelopment is anticipated around mid-2027, with construction starting later that year if approval is granted.
Published 18-September-2026
