East Roseville Bowling Club Landscape Masterplan

About the site

The former East Roseville Bowling Club operated at the site from 1948 to 2017. Since 2017, the site has remained largely unused except for informal recreation (e.g dog walking).

The site includes:

• three former bowling greens and associated drainage infrastructure
• a two-storey clubhouse (currently not accessible)
• a carpark for approximately 20 cars
• a small residential dwelling (currently tenanted).

Why Council is preparing a masterplan for the site

Council’s Recreational Needs Study shows that the southern part of the Ku‑ring‑gai Local Government Area (LGA) has:

• Fewer parks and recreation spaces than other parts of the LGA
• A growing population and increasing demand for informal recreation
• A need for flexible, multi‑use community spaces.

At its meeting of 16 April 2024 Council notedthat'the deficit of open space in lower Ku-ring-gai, existing and increasing pressure on housing in Ku-ring-gai and particularly ‘well-located’ East Roseville, and provide for the recreation needs of current and future residents. We therefore propose that the Council land at 47 Warrane Road, Roseville Chase be retained for existing and future public recreation needs.' and resolved 'That Council retains ownership of the whole of 47 Warrane Road Roseville Chase (Lot 33 DP 3285, Lot 34 DP3285, Lot 3 DP 26343, and Lot B DP403780), and the land be reclassified from ‘operational land’ back to ‘community land’ in accordance with Section 33 of the Local Government Act 1993.'

Preparing a landscape masterplan for the former East Roseville Bowling Club site is anopportunity to respond to community needs, while remaining harmonious with its immediate neighbourhood.

Any future planning needs to consider access and parking, drainage, protection of existing trees and the possible construction of a footpath between Warrane Road and Babbage Road.

Planning context (overview)

The site is zoned R2 Low Density Residential and classified as community land, categorised as General Community Use.

This means the land is intended for community and public purposes, cannot be sold, and may support a range of community and recreation uses subject to approval.

The official definition of recreation area means a place used for outdoor recreation that is normally open to the public, and includes:

1. a children’s playground, or
2. an area used for community sporting activities, or
3. a public park, reserve or garden or the like, and any ancillary buildings, but does not include a recreation facility (indoor), recreation facility (major) or recreation facility (outdoor).

What now?

We are now planning the future of the site and will deliver a four-phase community consultation process to ensure community views and feedback are central to determining what happens here.

This first phase of consultation aims to capture community views on the site as it is today, along with ideas for its future. Feedback received will form the basis of an ongoing conversation between council and community, taking place between mid-2026 and early 2027.

We're calling on the community to have a say, either through the survey below or by providing written comments via the submissions function on this page. Whether your ideas are big or small, we want to hear them. Our aim is to plan and deliver an outcome that meets the current and future needs of the community, and with your help we hope to achieve that.

Please note: if the community seeks different uses for the site (for example, sport or structured recreation), a rezoning process would be required, which would take 12–18 months to complete. Further detail on zoning, allowable uses and site constraints is provided in the Frequently Asked Questions section below.