VILLAGE JOURNAL CALL FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK – DRAFT LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN FOR LISMORE
Lismore City Council’s draft Local Environmental Plan 2010 is now available for comment after more than 3 years of research and investigation.
The Local Environmental Plan (LEP) is the main legal document that controls where development occurs in the Lismore local government area. It also helps to protect prime agricultural land and land that has special environmental significance.
The draft Lismore LEP 2010 updates the existing local environmental plan to meet the state government’s standard for all LEPs in New South Wales.
The draft Lismore LEP 2010 also proposes to rezone more land in the Lismore urban area for housing, industry, retail and business development.
In addition the draft LEP 2010 proposes increased protection for areas with special environmental significance, such as wildlife corridors, and carries forward controls over areas subject to environmental hazard, such as flooding.
The draft LEP 2010 will impact on some parts of the community more than others. The State Government places restrictions on the changes that Council can make but there are some areas the community can influence, such as, the extent of land zonings and development controls like building heights.
The draft LEP 2010 will be on public exhibition for 3 months from 29 April to 29 July, 2010. Documentation will be available on Council’s website www.lismore.nsw.gov.au and at Council’s offices (43 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah, 55 Magellan Street), Lismore CBD Library and Nimbin Visitor Information Centre.
A number of Fact Sheets on different aspects of the draft LEP 2010 are also available on Council’s website and at the above locations.
You can talk to a strategic planner about the draft LEP at Council’s office in Goonellabah, by phone on 1300 87 83 87 or by email at council@lismore.nsw.gov.au.
Council staff will also be available to answer questions about what the draft LEP might mean for residents at the Nimbin School of Arts on Tuesday 18 May from 4pm to 7pm, the Clunes Village Common on Thursday 27 May from 4pm to 7pm and the Dunoon Village Hall on Tuesday 1 June from 4pm to 7pm.
Council is keen to hear from residents about the draft Local Environmental Plan. Submissions must be in writing and received by close of business 29 July, 2010. If it is an objection it should include the grounds for the objection. After the end of the consultation period Council will consider all submissions before it adopts the final Local Environmental Plan, which is likely to occur towards the end of 2010.