St Huberts DCP proceeds

Gosford Council has resolved to exhibit Development Control Plan (DCP) 145 for boating facilities in the St Huberts Island canals.

According to a council report, recent changes by the State Government to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act mean that only one DCP may be made by a planning authority to apply to any one parcel of land.

Current DCPs are "saved" and may continue to operate.

After April 30, they can no longer be amended, nor can new ones be prepared applying to the same land, otherwise "all existing DCPs become invalid".

The report stated that "to meet this deadline the amendments to DCP 145 would need to be approved immediately to enable the appropriate notice to be placed in the local newspaper".

Council, at the meeting on February 7, resolved that DCP 145 be amended and be re-exhibited pursuant to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation, 2000.

The draft DCP was placed on public exhibition from February 17 to March 17 with seven submissions received.

Council agenda ENV.29, April 4