Supreme Court upholds refusal of $330m Gold Creek apartments
The ACT Supreme Court found the 694-dwelling proposal on Curran Drive is residential use, not a motel, and confirmed the refusal of three development applications.
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The ACT Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by the Territory Planning Authority against a tribunal finding that had kept alive the $330 million Gold Creek Country Club plan in Nicholls, according to Region Canberra. The court confirmed the authority’s refusal of three development applications.
Why it matters
Gungahlin Golf Investments (GGI) lodged applications in November 2023 for a 694-dwelling “commercial accommodation (motel)” development over 10 years on 7.5 hectares on Curran Drive, Region Canberra reports. The authority refused them last year, arguing they were multi-unit residential developments that planning rules prohibit. The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal had overturned that refusal.
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Justice David Mossop found the proposals had no features that set them apart as a motel from serviced apartments. He said the proposals “look and feel like a new medium-density suburb”, and that the most accurate description was multi-unit housing. The court also overturned the tribunal’s finding that the applications were assessable in the Merit Track.
The numbers
The report puts the scheme at $330 million and 694 dwellings across 7.5 hectares. Five other applications lodged at the same time were later withdrawn. Region Canberra’s illustration of the apartment blocks is credited to Cox Architecture. The Community of Nicholls Resident Group says residents lodged more than 3000 submissions opposing the applications.
What’s next
Region Canberra’s sources say nothing stops GGI from applying for a change of use or fresh development on the site, including a new application framed as a hotel or motel, a permitted use. They give that as possibility only. The residents’ group says GGI still has appeal rights and it will keep watching. No new application has been reported.
Quick answers
What is the latest on Gold Creek Country Club redevelopment?
The ACT Supreme Court found the 694-dwelling proposal on Curran Drive is residential use, not a motel, and confirmed the refusal of three development applications.
Which companies are named in the Gold Creek Country Club redevelopment story?
Gungahlin Golf Investments and Konstantinou Group are named in this story, which cites Region Canberra, 10 Nov 2026.
What are the key numbers for Gold Creek Country Club redevelopment?
proposal value: $330 million; dwellings proposed: 694; site on Curran Drive: 7.5ha.
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