Have Your Say

 

Draft Lithgow Community Participation Plan

 

Community consultation on the Draft Community Participation Plan has now closed.

The Lithgow Community Participation Plan (LCPP) is designed to inform the community on how and when they can interact with the planning system including the making of new plans and controls as well as development assessment matters. Council is required to evaluate each proposal and weigh the scale of development with legislated community engagement requirements to create appropriate community participation pathways

The LCPP was formally adopted by Council at the 25th November 2019 Ordinary Meeting of Council after a 28-day public exhibition period between the 27th September 2019 to 25th October 2019. Council would like to thank the community for their participation in developing the final Community Participation Plan.

The adopted Lithgow Community Participation Plan can be found here: http://council.lithgow.com/lithgow-community-participation-plan/

In March 2018, the EP&A Act 1979 was amended to require councils to create a Community Participation plan (CPP). These CPP’s must be finalised and in place by no later than 1st December 2019. At its meeting on 23 September 2019, Council resolved to place on exhibition for a period of 28 days the Draft Lithgow City Council Community Participation Plan.

The Lithgow City Council Community Participation Plan is designed to inform the community on how and when they can interact with the planning system including the making of new plans and controls as well as development assessment matters. Council is required to evaluate each proposal and weigh the scale of development with legislated community engagement requirements to create appropriate community participation pathways. Activities that the community can have their say on ranges from local strategic planning statements to development assessments for dwellings requiring consent.

An important understanding of community participation is that it is a process of negotiation and compromise where all parties’ voices are heard and considered. Responses from community engagement activities are taken seriously and help planning authorities make better informed decisions.

The CPP is a standalone document to the Community Strategic Plan as it only identifies the role of the council in regards to planning participation matters under the EP&A Act 1979.

The Draft CPP aims to:

  • Identify and enhance viable opportunities for our community to participate in the planning system in order to achieve better and fairer outcomes.
  • Increase awareness of planning systems in place by the EP&A act as well as council processes.
  • Ensure that people’s voices are heard and legitimate concerns are considered.
  • Ensure a consistent approach to participation.
  • Meet legislative requirements of community engagement as set out by the EP&A Act 1979.

The draft plan can be viewed on the Councils website, Council Administration/Customer Service Centre, Lithgow Library, Portland Library, and Wallerawang Library.

 

Draft Community Participation Plan

CPP

Exhibition Period

The Draft Community Participation Plan exhibition will be open from 27th September to 25th October. 2019

Written submissions should be addressed to:

General Manager,
PO Box 19
Lithgow NSW 2790

or via email to council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au

Submissions must be received by Council no later than 4:30pm on Friday 25 October 2019.

For further information

To find out more contact Council’s Strategic Planning Dept, Sherilyn Hanrahan or Christian Matthews at council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au or by calling (02) 6354 9999.