Public Exhibition of the draft Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan and amendment to Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan 2015
The City of Coffs Harbour, in consultation with the local Aboriginal community, has prepared a draft Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan. The Management Plan establishes a framework for the consideration of Aboriginal cultural heritage as part of the City of Coffs Harbour’s planning and development assessment processes. The Management Plan also aims to increase the knowledge and awareness of Aboriginal cultural heritage within the development industry and the broader community.
Council at its Meeting of 23 May 2024, resolved to put the draft Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan and an associated amendment to Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan 2015 on display for public comment.
The draft Management Plan is supported by an online Aboriginal cultural heritage map developed in 2018 and endorsed by the NSW Government, which identifies known and predictive Aboriginal cultural heritage. Please note that while the cultural heritage map supports the draft Management Plan it has already been endorsed by the NSW Government and the local Aboriginal community, and it is on display for information only. Public comments are to be directed toward the Management Plan document and the associated amendment to Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan 2015.
The draft Management Plan and the accompanying mapping are proposed to be the principal tools to provide effective assessment processes for planning proposals, strategic planning projects, development applications and project activity assessments.
The exhibition period is from Monday 3 June 2024 to close of business on Monday 1 July 2024. The Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan 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
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