Thousands of landowners on the Central Coast with their land on the list of “deferred matters” can finally see the latest proposed zonings for their properties.
There are 3,438 land parcels that are currently deferred lands.
In 2006, the State Government’s Department of Planning and Environment introduced a standard Local Environmental Plan (LEP), which included new land use zones to standardise local government planning across NSW.
The deferred lands were excluded from the Central Coast Local Environment Plan (CCLEP 2022) to allow further assessment of the most appropriate zoning.
The majority of the deferred land uses are rural-residential, hobby farms and conservation lifestyle blocks.
The vast majority are currently zoned 7(c)2 – Scenic Protection – Rural Small Holdings or 7(a) Conservation but have to be changed to fit State laws introduced in 2006 to standardise all Local Environment Plans.
Central Coast Council opened the public exhibition period on the draft planning proposal showing the proposed new zonings on October 11.
Affected landowners should have received a letter but the letter will not outline the changes for individual properties.
All the land is south of Ourimbah and east of the M1.
The proposal aims to incorporate the Deferred Lands into the CCLEP 2022 assigning ‘like for like’ zoning and development standards based on the existing zones and environmental attributes.
An information session is being held on October 18 and 19 at Erina and submissions close on November 8.
See more at https://www.yourvoiceourcoast.com/DeferredLands
Merilyn Vale