Yarralumla Green lodges plan for 97 apartments, 4 townhouses

Region says the first stage is more than 100 low-rise homes. It would sit within the capacity already provided for the site under a National Capital Plan amendment: up to 300 apartments, a 3,500 sqm boutique hotel, a 9,000 sqm aged care facility, 2,600 sqm of offices and a cafe, bar or restaurant of up to 600 sqm.

The numbers

The stage one application covers:

• Precinct A: 97 apartments in 14 buildings, each three storeys plus an attic.
• Precinct B: four two-storey townhouses, plus an adapted heritage building holding a concierge, office, restaurant or cafe and waste collection.
• Precinct E: shared gym and clubhouse space inside reworked heritage buildings, plus upgraded tennis courts.

Homes range from one to five bedrooms. Region reports floor-to-floor heights of 3.6 m with 3 m ceilings in habitable areas, pitched roofs, EV-ready garages beneath the buildings and Liveable Housing Gold design for all dwellings. Ground-floor courtyards are larger than 36 sqm and upper-level balconies larger than 12 sqm.

Open space would make up about 73 per cent of the site, with a 1.8 km perimeter walk. The buildings are designed by Stewart Architecture and the landscape by Paul Bangay Landscapes. Region says the NCA limited development to three storeys plus attic in 2021.

What’s next

Later stages are outlined in the same report: Precinct C with 72 apartments in eight buildings, Precinct D with 127 apartments in 14 buildings, and Precinct E with aged care or retirement living units and a community facility building. These are not part of the current application.

Elsewhere in the suburb, Doma’s Brickworks plan covers 31 townhomes. Two earlier applications at Forestry Place have already been lodged, one for demolition of non-heritage buildings and hardstand and one for removing unsafe trees. Amendment 97 rezoned the land from community facility to mixed-use.

The Yarralumla Residents Association has called for the development to be scaled back, citing underestimated traffic impacts and the lack of a long-term plan for managing the heritage areas, according to Region.

Source: Region Canberra, 14 November 2026.