A community drop in day to talk to Council staff will be held on Wednesday 14th November, noon-6pm at Toronto library to discuss the proposed new planning instruments.
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Showing posts with label LMLEP2012. Show all posts
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Planning for Lake Macs future
It seems like only yesterday our City’s Strategic plan Lifestyle 2020 emerged from lengthy community consultation, a decade later Lifestyle 2030 has been released for discussion along with the planning instruments to guide future development.
They are available for viewing at Toronto Library and online
http://www.lakemac.com.au/development/planning-2012
The new planning instruments include:
They are available for viewing at Toronto Library and online
http://www.lakemac.com.au/development/planning-2012
The new planning instruments include:
- a new draft Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan (LMLEP)
- an updated strategic plan- Lifestyle 2030 (LS2030) Strategy,
- a new draft Lake Macquarie Development Control Plan (LMDCP) to complement the new LEP.
- and the draft Flora and Fauna Survey Guidelines.
Thursday, 26 July 2012
The Lake is a Lake
You may recall hearing about LMCC’s ongoing discussions with the State government in their bid get the ‘new & improved’ Lake Macquarie Local Environment Plan (LMLEP) out and about for community discussion.
One of the sticking points had been that the State wanted to zone the actual Lake as a recreational waterway. A zoning of similar intent is over the Penrith Lakes system. Our Council stood firm for the natural ecosystem, The Lake is a natural Lake, and took the issue to the Department and Minister.
In June 2012 many of Council’s concerns were addressed which means the LMLEP2012 will go out for community comment in the foreseeable future. Some of the concerns that got addressed include:
One of the sticking points had been that the State wanted to zone the actual Lake as a recreational waterway. A zoning of similar intent is over the Penrith Lakes system. Our Council stood firm for the natural ecosystem, The Lake is a natural Lake, and took the issue to the Department and Minister.
In June 2012 many of Council’s concerns were addressed which means the LMLEP2012 will go out for community comment in the foreseeable future. Some of the concerns that got addressed include:
- Lake Macquarie (the Lake) being zoned W1 Natural Waterway
- 'Deferred’ sites under LMLEP 2004 remaining ‘deferred’ under LMLEP 2012, or being zoned to reflect their existing developed uses.
- Existing mine and quarry sites being zoned SP1 Special Activities
- Investigation land under LMLEP 2004 being converted to RU6 Transition zone under LMLEP 2011.
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