Local Environment Plans or LEPs are almost like the bible of development rules in a particular area.
The type of housing, where certain activities are not allowed, land zones such as industrial or residential – it’s all in the LEP.
Campbelltown Council wants to change its current LEP to bring it into alignment with Greater Sydney Commission’s Western District Plan.
But it wants to know what residents think of the proposed changes and additions, which include:
- Mapping of the Scenic Hills (pictured above) preservation area and creation of an assessment criteria;
- Health objectives for Campbelltown;
- Increased building height limits for industrial zones;
- Expansion of the terrestrial biodiversity map;
- Rezoning of land at Western Sydney University to reflect current and proposed uses;
- Prohibition of sex services premises in the B5 Business Development zone;
- Previously deferred land uses in the current LEP.
- The draft LEP amendments are on public exhibition for residents to view on council’s website until this Wednesday, May 6.
“This review will bring our LEP in line with the Greater Sydney Commission’s plans for Campbelltown as part of the Western District,” says Mayor George Brticevic.
“It complements the work done in our recently adopted Local Strategic Planning Statement in order to help us plan for the future of our LGA,” Cr Brticevic said.
“It will also strengthen the protections of important biodiversity and scenic values in our LGA, particularly in relation to the Scenic Hills preservation area,” he said.
For more information and to have your say visit www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/HaveYourSay.
Campbelltown Council also wants to hear from residents on the types and location of housing they believe is needed in the future.
Council is preparing the Campbelltown Local Housing Strategy and is calling on interested members of the community to fill out an online survey.
The NSW Government is currently planning for about 27,000 new dwellings by 2036 across the Campbelltown LGA, which will generally be built in nominated growth precincts and existing urban areas along the rail corridor.
The Local Housing Strategy will outline how housing growth across the LGA is managed, identifying the right locations for additional housing supply and informing future updates to council’s LEPs.
“We’re planning for Campbelltown’s future and it’s important that we understand the wants and needs of our community when it comes to the location and types of housing that will be built here,” says Cr Brticevic.
“I particularly encourage the young people of our community to participate in this survey so that we are best able to plan for the future Campbelltown with the desires and needs of the next generation of home owners in mind,” Cr Brticevic said.
The survey, which is on the council website and closes on May 22, asks residents what type of housing they currently live in and what they hope to live in in the future as well as asking where in the LGA residents would like to see new housing.
