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D/2004/1151/B

Address: 252 Forbes Street DARLINGHURST NSW 2010

Applicant: THE RUSTY RABBIT PTY LTD

Description: Section 4.55(2) application to allow trading between 7am and 10pm daily for the existing venue known as The Rusty Rabbit
City of Sydney contact: Erin Faulkner
Estimated cost: $200,000.00
Lodged date: 23/01/2026
Status: Being assessed

Exhibition period: 27/01/2026 to 11/02/2026

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Action	Start	End
Lodged	23/01/2026	23/01/2026
Exhibited	27/01/2026	11/02/2026

Applications ordered newest to oldest.

FA/2025/470

Use 26 sqm of public footway on Burton Street and Forbes Street for outdoor dining in association with 'The Rusty Rabbit'. The proposed hours are between 6.00am - 10.00pm. This is a new footway application as the previous approval has lapsed.

FA/2017/78

Use public footway on Forbes Road and Burton Street for outdoor seating in association with the licensed ‘Rusty Rabbit’ cafe (19 square meters of area used). Proposed hours of use are 7.00am - 10.00 pm, Mondays to Saturdays inclusive and 9.00am – 8.00pm, Sunday (renewal of previously approved application).

FA/2014/354

Use of part of the Forbes Street and Burton Street public footways for outdoor seating in association with the Rusty Rabbit licensed cafe (22 chairs, 6 tables & 1 bench table). Proposed hours of use are 7.00am - 10.00pm Mondays to Saturdays inclusive and 9.00am - 8.00pm on Sundays.

FA/2013/8

Application for the use of Forbes Street for outdoor dining adjacent to a licenced cafe 'Forbes and Burton'. Furniture includes 12 chairs and 3 tables in an area of 8.4 sqm. The proposed hours are between 7.00am and 10.00pm Monday to Friday and between 7.00am and 6.00pm Sunday. The proposal is a reduction of the current 16 chairs and 4 tables.

FA/2012/58

Application for renewal and intensification of usage (outdoor dining) of the footway adjacent to the cafe, known as Forbes & Burton, for 4 tables and 16 chairs on a combined 8sqm area along Forbes Street and Burton Street. Proposed outdoor hours of operation are 6.30am to 10.00pm, Mondays to Saturdays (inclusive) and 8.00am to 3.00pm, Sundays.

D/2004/1151/A

Section 96 (1) application to modify conditions of consent 6,7,14 and 21.

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	Notification Letter - D/2004/1151/B	27 Jan 2026
	D/2004/1151/B - Statement of environmental effects.pdf	21 Jan 2026