The Planning Proposal

On 24 May 2023, Council endorsed a draft Planning Proposal (PP-2023-1138), which seeks to amend the Bayside Local Environmental Plan 2021 (Bayside LEP 2021):

• To correct a range of minor administrative errors identified in the operation of the Bayside LEP 2021;
• To update the Bayside LEP 2021 schedules and correct mapping boundaries, labelling and property descriptions to maintain currency and correct errors; and
• To rezone a community reserve in Arncliffe and amend its controls to suit its current and intended land use (public recreation).

The amendments are being proposed to maintain the currency of the Bayside LEP 2021.

Click here to view the Planning Proposal. Associated documentation can be viewed under 'document library'.

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Given the nature of the Planning Proposal, Bayside Council has not been authorised to be the Local Plan-Making Authority (the authority for making amendments to the LEP).

On 9 September 2016, the Bayside Local Government Area (LGA) was declared, amalgamating the former Rockdale and Botany Bay LGAs. This amalgamation resulted in an inconsistent planning framework, as three different Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) governed different areas across the LGA.

In March 2018, amendments were made to the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) to require all metropolitan Councils to review and amend their LEPs and give effect to the relevant District Plan. Bayside Council was identified as a priority Council by the Greater Sydney Commission (now the Greater Cities Commission) based on the assessment of:

• Housing supply and demand;
• Planned infrastructure;
• Opportunities for renewal; and
• The need for more diversity in the area.

A timeline of two years was provided for Bayside to complete the LEP review.

On 27 August 2021, the Bayside LEP 2021 was made. The LEP was not a comprehensive review of all planning controls; rather, it was a consolidation, harmonisation, and alignment of the Rockdale Local Environmental Plan 2011, Botany Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013, and Botany Local Environmental Plan 1995.

As a result, this Housekeeping Planning Proposal aims to rectify administrative errors resulting from the consolidation process, to update the currency of information provided, and to alter the controls and zoning of a Council-owned site to better reflect the objectives of the Bayside LEP 2021.

Have your say

You are invited to review the planning proposal and provide your feedback in any of the following ways:

Online: Via the submissions form below, or via the NSW Planning Portal by searching PP-2023-1138.

Hard copy: Submit a hard copy submission to one of our Customer Service Centres.

Opening hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday at:

Eastgardens Customer Service Centre, Ground Floor, 152 Bunnerong Road, Eastgardens NSW 2036 or
Rockdale Customer Service Centre, 444-446 Princes Highway, Rockdale NSW 2216

Email: planningourfuture@bayside.nsw.gov.au using the subject F21/164.

Post: Bayside Council, PO Box 21, Rockdale NSW 2216.

The closing date for submissions is 10 November 2023.

Next steps

Your feedback will inform the final Planning Proposal adopted by Council.

More information

For more information, contact Council's Urban Planner, Matthew Hammond, on 9562 1621 or email planningourfuture@bayside.nsw.gov.au.

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