Strategies for Land Use

Our plans and strategies guide future development and conservation for the Shoalhaven. Strategic land use plans and strategies help manage long-term growth and can involve an entire local area or be specific to a particular site.  

Strategic Land Use Planning Statement (Shoalhaven 2040)  

  • Identifies Shoalhaven’s land use planning challenges and opportunities
  • Sets out the related work Council needs to do to identify and meet the communities’ needs over the next 20 years

Strategic Land Use Planning Statement

Growth Management Strategy  

  • Provides options for future urban development in Shoalhaven 

Growth Management Strategy

Shoalhaven Affordable Housing Strategy  

  • Sets out a range of policy solutions to facilitate additional affordable housing across Shoalhaven 

Shoalhaven Affordable Housing Strategy

Nowra/Bomaderry Structure Plan 

  • Identifies land for further investigation for possible rezoning and development 

Nowra/Bomaderry Structure Plan

Jervis Bay Settlement Strategy 

  • Provides options for future urban and rural residential development in Jervis Bay and surrounds
  • Takes into consideration the significant natural values of the area 

Jervis Bay Settlement Strategy

Sussex Inlet Settlement Strategy 

  • Provides options for future urban development in the Sussex Inlet area
  • Takes into consideration the significant natural values of the area 

Sussex Inlet Settlement Strategy

Milton/Ulladulla Structure Plan 

  • Provides a framework for the future development of Milton, Ulladulla and surrounds 

Milton/Ulladulla Structure Plan

Shoalhaven Character Assessment Report

  • The NSW Department of Planning and Environment engaged Roberts Day (an urban design company) to prepare this Report.
  • The report provides character statements for Shoalhaven’s towns, villages, and neighbourhoods.
  • These statements can inform Council’s future planning considerations for a place, helping to maintain or improve its character.

Shoalhaven Character Assessment Report