On Public Exhibition - Nimbin Development Control Plan

Council resolved at its Ordinary meeting of 13 July 2021 to commence public exhibition of amendments to the Lismore Development Control Plan (DCP), specifically the Nimbin DCP and the controls relating to public lighting in village and large lot residential areas.

The proposed amendments to the DCP address some of the key messages expressed in the community survey and written submissions, including restricting development to deal with limited reticulated water supply, retaining certain precincts and heritage controls and introducing a Live/ Work precinct. The proposed changes to the Nimbin DCP also update and contemporise planning controls, remove superfluous information, and provide greater consistency with other more recent DCP Chapters.

New controls on street lighting are also proposed to prevent and reduce artificial light pollution in village and large lot residential areas.

Pursuant to Clause 18 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation, 2000, amendments to DCP Part B Chapter 6 – Nimbin Village and DCP Part A Chapter 6 - Village, Large Lot Residential and Rural Subdivision are exhibited for public comment from 4 August 2021 to 17 September 2021.

The draft amendments to the DCP can be viewed on this page, under the documents tab. Submissions can be made online via the submission form below, or sent to the General Manager, Lismore City Council, PO Box 23A, Lismore, NSW 2480.

• Due to the extended COVID lockdown affecting Northern Rivers communities, the deadline for submissions to the Nimbin DCP has been extended until Friday 1 October 2021 to give the community extra time to make a submission.

Submissions close on 17 September 2021 at 5pm. Submissions close on 1 October 2021 at 5pm.