Fifth Round of General Amendments

Council resolved to support the Fifth Round of General Amendments to the Lismore Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2012 at its ordinary meeting of 8 October 2019 in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment issued a Gateway Determination (preliminary approval) on 12 November 2019.

Lismore City Council periodically reviews the LEP 2012 with amendments involving correction of minor mapping anomalies; minor zone changes; adjustment of the land use table; and refinement of clauses or schedules as required.

This proposal includes minor amendments to the Land Use Table; Clause 4.2B Erection of dual occupancies and dwelling houses on land in certain rural and environmental protection zones; Clause 6.8 Rural landsharing community development; Schedule 2 Exempt Development; Schedule 5 Environmental heritage; Additional Permitted Uses Map; Drinking Water Catchment Map; Floor Space Ratio Map; Heritage Map; Height of Buildings Map; Land Reservation Acquisition Map; Lot Size Map; and Land Zoning Map.

The Minister for Planning and Public Spaces has not delegated the making of this LEP to Lismore City Council under section 3.36 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

The planning proposal is exhibited for public comment from 26 February to 27 March 2020.

Copies of the planning proposal and associated documents are available online in the Document Library to your right or in hardcopy at our Corporate Centre, 43 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah.

Submissions outlining grounds of objection or support can be made online below, posted to the General Manager, Lismore City Council, PO Box 23A, Lismore, NSW 2480 or emailed to council@lismore.nsw.gov.au.

For enquiries, please contact our Senior Strategic Planner Greg Yopp on 1300 87 83 87.

Submissions must be received by close of business on 27 March 2020.