Environmental Heritage Housekeeping Amendment to ARLEP 2012

In accordance with the conditions of the Gateway Determination received from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Council gives notice of the exhibition of a Planning Proposal for Draft Amendment No 22 to Armidale Regional Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2012.

The intended outcome of the Planning Proposal is to amend the Armidale Regional Local Environmental Plan 2012 to;

1. Correct minor clerical and mapping issues that have arisen as a result of the merging of the Armidale Dumaresq and Guyra Shire Local Environmental Plans into the ARLEP 2012, which involved re-ordering and re-numbering the items in Schedule 5 of the LEP, and;

2. Correct incorrect information on Heritage Items, mainly as a result of addressing changes and/or changes to cadastral information which have occurred since the items were added to Schedule 5.

Council as the Planning Proposal Authority (PPA) is authorized to exercise the function of the Local Plan-Making Authority under section 3.36(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, in accordance with the Gateway Determination issued on 17 August 2023.

The Planning Proposal and supporting documentation will be on public exhibition from Wednesday 20 September 2023 to Tuesday 20 September 2023.

Submissions are invited and must be addressed to the General Manager, 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 5.00 pm on Wednesday, 20 September 2023.

Should you have any further enquiries in relation to the Planning Proposal, please contact Mr Jesse Dick, Strategic Planner on (02) 6770 3802 or via the above Council email.

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 from Council.