Have Your Say: New Local Environment & Development Control Plans

The Northern Beaches Council is currently drafting a new Local Environment Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP). This important work comes in response to reforms in NSW Planning policy and the need to unify the different LEPs and DCPs inherited from the four councils that merged to form Northern Beaches Council.

So what do these plans mean?

• The LEP sets out zoning and planning rules that guide how land can be used across our local area.

• The DCP provides more detailed design and planning guidelines that support the LEP.

Together, these documents will play a major role in shaping the future of development across the Northern Beaches—including here in Bayview.

A number of local residents’ groups, including BCPRA, are currently in discussion with Council to highlight areas where improvements could be made—particularly based on experiences with the existing Pittwater LEP and DCP, which are still in effect for now.

We’d love to hear from you.

If you've had any experiences—good or bad—with the current planning system, or if you have ideas or concerns about future development in our area, we welcome your input. With your permission, we may include your comments (either in full or paraphrased) in our formal feedback to Council.

Please email your thoughts to: info@bcpra.net

For more background on the draft LEP and DCP, visit the Northern Beaches Council website.