Exhibition of Draft Amendment No. 7 to Armidale Dumaresq Local Environmental Plan

Council is exhibiting Draft Amendment No. 7 to Armidale Dumaresq Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2012 and the associated Draft Planning Agreement.

The intended outcome of the Planning Proposal is to rezone Lot 1 DP 1173995, Lot 1 DP 1195163 & Lot 14 DP 5188 at 10558 New England Highway and 19 Kia Ora Road, Armidale, from RU4 Primary Production Small Lots to IN2 Light Industrial and reduce the lot size standard to enable future light industrial develop.

This planning proposal has an accompanying draft voluntary planning agreement proposing the Developer make monetary contributions for:

• a new roundabout currently under construction servicing the New England Highway, Armidale Regional Airport, Airport Subdivision and the Land (‘the roundabout’)
• extending the National Broadband Network
• providing open space
• providing land and vegetation management for bio-banking

In addition, the developer is to undertake all the works of road closure and reconnection to close the intersections of Kia Ora Road and Mills Road with the New England Highway and to reconnect both roads to New England Highway at the roundabout.

Printed copies of the draft amendment are available at Council's:

• Armidale office, 135 Rusden Street, Armidale
• Guyra office, 158 Bradley Street, Guyra

Submissions are invited and must be addressed to the CEO, Armidale Regional Council, PO Box 75A, Armidale, NSW 2350, or sent by email to council@armidale.nsw.gov.au. Submissions must be received by Council no later than 5pm on Friday 14 December 2018.

In relation to making the Draft LEP Amendment, the Minister for Planning has authorised Council to use its delegations and exercise the plan making functions of the Minister under section 59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Enquiries may be directed to Council’s Service Leader - Sustainability and Development, Ambrose Hallman, on 6770 3802 or email ahallman@armidale.nsw.gov.au.

Please be aware that if you make a submission, other people may have access to your comments. This may be as a result of a report to a Council meeting or as part of an application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.
Also, under State legislation, any person making a submission on a Draft LEP amendment must also disclose whether they or an ‘associate’ have made a ‘reportable political donation’ or gift to a local Councillor or Council employee within the period commencing two years before any submission is made and ending when the Draft LEP is determined. Further details including disclosure forms are available on request.

Exhibition Material

The Planning Proposal and supporting documentation comprises:

• Planning Proposal No. 7 – September 2015, Amended June 2017 Amended November 2018.

• Gateway Determination for Planning Proposal No. 7 dated 12 October 2015 and alterations to the Gateway Determination dated 8 July 2016, 12 April 2017, 20 October 2017, 13 May 2018 and 22 October 2018.

• Report for Council meeting on 24 August 2015.

• Minute No. 198/15 from Council meeting held 24 August 2015.

• Armidale Airport East – Proposed Rezoning, Planning Proposal No. 7, Flora and Fauna Assessment (SLR Global Environmental Solutions, 19 December 2016).

• Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment – Armidale East Airport Development, Armidale, NSW (Everick Heritage Consultants Pty Ltd, March 2016).

• Draft Voluntary Planning Proposal.

• Explanatory Note to accompany Voluntary Planning Agreement.

• Armidale Dumaresq LEP 2012 which the Planning Proposal seeks to amend

• State Environmental Planning Policies referred to in the Planning Proposal

• Section 9.1 Directions referred to in the Planning Proposal