Draft Community Participation Plan
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Lithgow Council is seeking community feedback on its Draft Community Participation Plan which covers council’s engagement strategy regarding functions under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
In 2018, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act was amended by State government requiring all councils to create Community Participation Plans. Community Participation Plans aim to make the process of how local communities have their say on development applications, planning proposals and strategies simpler and clearer than before.
The Draft Lithgow Community Participation Plan sets out:
What is community participation? What planning functions can the community have their say on? How the community can provide comments on proposals. How and when the community will be notified on upcoming proposals“Getting the community involved in the planning process ensures that individual people’s voices are heard and their concerns are thoroughly considered” said Mayor Ray Thompson.
“I encourage the community to view the draft Community Participation Plan and provide any feedback that they think would assist in future consultation on Planning and Development matters” added the Mayor.
The Draft plan will be placed on public exhibition for 28 days, ending 4:30pm on the 25th October 2019. To provide comments on the Draft plan, council will receive written submissions addressed to: The General Manager, Lithgow City Council, PO Box 19 LITHGOW NSW 2790, or by emailing attention General Manager at [email protected].
Viewing of the Draft is available online at http://www.haveyoursay.lithgow.com/ or in physical form at either the Councils Administration Centre or at any Lithgow Council Library.
Contact: Andrew Muir Director of Economic Development and Environment Tel: 02 6354 9999 Fax: 02 6351 4259