Comprehensive Local Environment Plan
Under recent NSW Government reforms, all NSW councils are required to prepare a new comprehensive Local Environment Plan in accordance with the State Government’s standard Local Environmental Plan template (Standard Instrument).
Council has drafted its new Comprehensive Local Environmental Plan (CLEP). The preparation of Council’s new CLEP has principally been a process of transferring Council’s existing Local Environmental Plan, the Hornsby Shire Local Environment Plan 1994 (HSLEP), into the new Local Environmental Plan format.
When made, the CLEP will control development and guide planning decisions made by Council. It also aims to ensure that new development is sustainable and compatible with the character of the Shire.
A report presenting the draft Plan and how key translation issues have been resolved was presented to Council at its December 2010 meeting. At the meeting, the draft Plan was endorsed by Council for consultation with public authorities. In accordance with Council’s resolution, consultation was undertaken with relevant public authorities (including the Department of Planning and Infrastructure) and amendments made (where necessary). Amendments to the draft CLEP have also been made in response to the release of the latest version of the Standard Instrument and other new planning legislation.
A report reviewing the submissions received in response to the consultation will be considered by Council at its June 2011 meeting. The report presents a revised Plan to Council for endorsement for public exhibition and can be viewed under progress updates. The report recommends that Council exhibit the draft Plan for a minimum period of sixty days once the Plan has been certified by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure for exhibition.
Before receiving formal certification to exhibit, the draft CLEP has been made available to the public for viewing (see below) to inform the community about the plan preparation process to date. While the draft CLEP has been made available for viewing, submissions on the draft Plan should only be made during the formal exhibition period as the Department of Planning and Infrastructure may require further changes before the draft Plan is formally certified for public exhibition.
It is anticipated that Council’s draft CLEP will be exhibited for community comment in late 2011 and submitted to the Department of Planning and Infrastructure for finalisation in early 2012.
Draft Written Instrument and Maps
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Uncertified Draft CLEP (written instrument)
Uncertified Draft CLEP Explanatory Notes
Uncertified draft CLEP Map Cover Sheet
Uncertified draft CLEP Maps
- Land Application Map - 2.6MB
- Land Zoning Map - 8.6MB
- Additional Permitted Uses Map - 4.7MB
- Minimum Lot Size Map - 9.8MB
- Floor Space Ratio Map - 8.8MB
- Height of Buildings Map - 9.8MB
- Land Reservation Acquisition map - 5.9MB
- Heritage Map - 6.5MB
- Acid Sulfate Soils Map - 4.8MB
- Flood Planning Map - 820kb
- Foreshore Building Line Map - 1.4MB
- Natural Resource - Biodiversity Map - 10MB
The draft Plan on display is not:
- the subject of a Section 65 Certificate authorising exhibition of the draft Plan and should not be relied upon as being certain or imminent;
- on public exhibition pursuant to Section 66(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 (as of 30 June 2009); and
- a matter for consideration under Section 79C(1)(ii) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 and should not be relied upon to inform planning decisions.
