Shoalhaven City Council will be placing the draft Shoalhaven Development Control Plan (DCP) 2014 on public exhibition from Monday 11 August.

NSW State Government legislation requires that only a single Development Control Plan can apply to any parcel of land.

This requirement takes affect six months after the commencement of the standard instrument Local Environment Plan for an area.

Following the commencement of Shoalhaven LEP 2014 on April 22 2014, Council has now resolved to exhibit the draft Shoalhaven DCP for finalisation by 22 October 2014.

Mayor, Joanna Gash said the draft plan would be available for viewing at a number of different locations across the City and a specialised website had been developed to assist during the exhibition period.

“The draft Shoalhaven DCP has been developed to help clarify and strengthen planning controls across the city,” said Clr Gash.

“Applying to all land within the Shoalhaven Local Government Area, the draft DCP provides support for the recently completed Shoalhaven Local Environment Plan.

“The draft DCP will reduce the number of DCPs in Shoalhaven from over 100 to one which will make it easier for planning authorities, business and the community to determine the controls that apply to a site.”

“As well as being more user friendly, the draft DCP has been designed to be consistent with Shoalhaven Local Environmental Plan 2014 and remove potential conflict between chapters of the draft DCP.” 

The Mayor said she was encouraging local residents to make comment throughout the exhibition period.

Due to the tight timeframe, online submissions are preferred and can be made by completing a submission form for each chapter online at www.dcp2014.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

Local residents are also able to speak to a member of the draft DCP project team by calling (02) 4429 5377 or using the ‘online chat’ tool on the project website.

The draft DCP will be publicly exhibited from Monday 11 August to Friday 19 September 2014 at Nowra Administrative Centre.

The draft DCP and supporting information is also available for viewing online at www.dcp2014.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au or at a number of different locations including –

• Nowra Administrative Centre (Level 3) – Bridge Road, Nowra
• Nowra Library – 10 Berry Street, Nowra
• Bay and Basin Leisure Centre – 167A The Wool Road, Vincentia
• Sanctuary Point Library – 34 Paradise Beach Road, Sanctuary Point
• Ulladulla Administration Building – 14 Deering Street, Ulladulla