Council at its Meeting of 13 February 2025, resolved to initiate an amendment to Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2013 to reduce minimum lot size at Lot 8 DP 260744, No. 92 Faviell Drive, Bonville.
The objective and intended outcomes of the proposed LEP Amendment are to enable amendment of the Lot Size Map from 1 hectare to 4,000m2 for Lot 8 DP 260744, No. 92 Faviell Drive, Bonville. The amendment will provide the ability for a development application to be made for subdivision of the land for large lot residential purposes.
On the 21 March 2025, the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, determined pursuant to Section 3.34(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 that the proposed LEP amendment could proceed and authorised Council to exercise its delegation to make the Plan.
In accordance with the Minister’s determination and Council’s resolution, the proposed LEP amendment is now publicly available for community consultation.
The exhibition period is from Friday, 4 April 2025 to close of business on Tuesday, 6 May
2025. The proposed LEP can be viewed online on the City’s Have Your Say Page: www.haveyoursay.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au where online submissions can be made. Written submissions can also be made to the General Manager, City of Coffs Harbour, Locked Bag 155, Coffs Harbour 2450, or emailed to coffs.council@chcc.nsw.gov.au.
The City is committed to openness and transparency in its decision-making processes. The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 requires the City to provide public access to information held unless there are overriding public interest considerations against disclosure. Any submissions received will be made publicly available unless the writer can demonstrate that the release of part or all of the information would not be in the public interest. However, the City would be obliged to release information as required by court order or other specific law.
Written submissions must be accompanied, where relevant, by a “Disclosure Statement of Political Donations and Gifts” in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Planning Legislation Amendment (Political Donations) Act 2008 No. 44. Disclosure forms are available from the City’s Customer Service Section or on the City’s website www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/disclosurestatement.
For enquiries please contact the City’s Local Planning Section on 6648 4000 or coffs.council@chcc.nsw.gov.au