LEP report will take months

A report on the Draft Gosford Local Environment Plan will take months to prepare and won't be ready for councillors until next year.

Council's acting manager of integrated planning Mr Michael Bowman said the three public group presentation sessions with key stakeholders had been completed with around 40 groups making presentations.

"From the 1500 submissions received by council on the Draft Gosford LEP, 40 of them were given the opportunity to meet and consult with council staff," Mr Bowman said.

"These sessions have now been completed and a report is being put together in order to brief councillors on all submissions received throughout the exhibition period.

"Due to the large volume of submissions received, this report is not expected to be available until early 2011.

"From there the next step with be deliberation by council before the document is handed over to the Department of Planning."

Clare Graham, 30 Aug 2010 Interviewee: Michael Bowman, Gosford Council