| UPDATE: LEP2020 is awaiting finalisation by the NSW Government. You can search for the current status via the NSW Planning Portal. |
A Local Environmental Plan (LEP) is a legal document which controls land use and development in the local government area (LGA).
Council resolved to prepare a principal LEP for the Georges River LGA at its meeting on 26 February 2018. On 7 September 2018, Council received funding from the NSW Government for an accelerated review of Council’s LEPs and preparation of a new LEP that aligns with the priorities outlined in the
South District Plan.
LEP 2020
The Planning Proposal for the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2020 (LEP 2020) has been prepared to replace and harmonise the existing LEPs applicable to the former council areas of Kogarah and Hurstville:
- Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012
- Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012
The draft LEP 2020 was publicly exhibited from 1 April to 31 May 2020 and 1,153 community submissions were received. The outcome of the exhibition was reported to the Georges River Local Planning Panel (GRLPP) on 25 and 26 June 2020.
The report to the GRLPP included the following attachments:
The GRLPP resolved to endorse a number of variations to the exhibited Planning Proposal for LEP 2020 and to forward the amended Planning Proposal for the draft LEP 2020 to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) for plan-making and gazettal in accordance with Section 3.36 of the
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
The amended Planning Proposal for LEP 2020 was submitted to the DPIE for final legal drafting on 30 June 2020 in accordance with the funding agreement.
The amended Planning Proposal for LEP 2020 forwarded to the DPIE for gazettal is provided below:
LEP21
| Draft LEP21 is currently on exhibition from 20 January 2021 to 17 February 2021. Information on the exhibition is available on the Your Say project page. |
The main purpose of the Planning Proposal, known as LEP21, is to identify additional housing opportunities in the Georges River LGA to meet the short term housing targets set by the NSW Government. This Planning Proposal also seeks to address a number of considerations unresolved by LEP 2020.
The proposal would:
- Rezone the Narwee housing investigation area from low density residential to a combination of medium and high density residential zones to permit two storey medium density developments and small apartment blocks of up to four storeys.
- Introduce planning controls for manor houses and multi-dwelling housing (terraces) in the medium density and high density residential zones.
- Change the planning controls in Hurstville – Hillcrest Avenue housing investigation area to enable residential flat building developments of four storeys.
- Amend mapping anomalies for 33 Dora Street, Hurstville and 199 Rocky Point Road, Ramsgate.Council’s funding agreement with DPIE requires LEP21 to be submitted for finalisation by 31 March 2021.
Council’s funding agreement with DPIE requires LEP21 to be submitted for finalisation by 31 March 2021.
LEP21 was referred to the GRLPP for its advice on 29 October 2020 in accordance with the Ministerial Direction for planning proposals. The meeting Agenda and Minutes are available
here.
The report to the GRLPP included the following attachments:
The GRLPP provided support for LEP21 which was reported to Council’s Environment and Planning Committee on 9 November 2020 seeking Council’s endorsement to forward the Planning Proposal to the NSW Government for a Gateway Determination under Section 3.34 of the
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
At the meeting on 23 November 2020, Council resolved to endorse the Planning Proposal to be forwarded for a Gateway Determination.
The Agenda and Minutes of the Council meeting can be viewed
here.
The Gateway Determination was issued on 23 December 2020.
For more information please visit the
Your Say project page.
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