LEP (Local Environmental Politics)
Updates
Cessnock LEP approved: Planning controls updated
Date: 18-Jan-12
By: Cessnock Advertiser
Draft LEP and your DA
Date: 18-Aug-11
By: Cessnock Council
Cessnock council staff 'disaffected'
Date: 04-Mar-11
By: Joanne McCarthy (The Herald)
Oh $@#* Not Again! Cessnock LEP back on the agenda...
Date: 15-Feb-11
By: Peter Firminger
Wollombi Update - 17 September 2010
Date: 17-Sep-10
By: Peter Firminger
Cessnock Council Takes a step backwards - rejects environment and heritage protection
Date: 16-Sep-10
By: Cessnock-Kurri Greens
Cessnock draft LEP back on exhibition
Date: 30-Jun-10
By: The Advertiser
Draft LEP to be re-exhibited
Date: 24-Jun-10
By: Cessnock City Council
Re-exhibition of Cessnock Draft LEP 2010
Date: 15-Jun-10
By: Peter Firminger
Meeting March 10, 2010 - Wollombi Valley Working Party (draft LEP)
Date: 10-Mar-10
By: Frederic Aubineau
Review Paper - Clause 10
Date: 08-Mar-10
By: Paul Flemming
Addition of Clause 10 to the new LEP
Date: 08-Mar-10
By: Paul and Priscilla Flemming
Cessnock Council will be holding two public briefings in Wollombi Hall on Thursday 3 September 2009 and Sunday 6 September 2009. The documents are currently on display at Wollombi General Store.
Wollombi Valley residents may have recently received a pamphlet being circulated by The Greens Political Party claiming to enlighten us as to the "facts on the Cessnock LEP". Perhaps it should have been more correctly titled ‘observations or opinions', (of which there are numerous) rather than ‘facts' which would be most accurately defined as ‘things that are known to be true' (of which there are few).
It's hard to understand how they can believe that the E3 Environmental Zone is not really a conservation zone, but a rural zone. The following are just some of the developments that are allowed with consent in RU2 Rural Landscape, but prohibited in E3. There are numerous others.
Non-commercial agriculture, agricultural produce industries; animal boarding or training establishments; aquaculture; childcare centres; community facilities; dairies; farm forestry; group homes; health consulting rooms; neighbourhood shops; poultry farms; pubs; recreation facilities for tourists; restaurants; retail premises (primarily for tourists); roadside stalls; rural industries; sawmills; stock and sale yards, tennis courts.
The Greens have also misrepresented the Heritage Conservation provisions. Contrary to what their pamphlet says, development consent or written approval will be required when altering any existing building, work, relic, tree or place within a Heritage Conservation Area, not just items listed in Schedule 5 of the LEP. This includes making changes to the detail, fabric, finish or appearance of the exterior of an existing building. In such a case, the consent authority may also require a Heritage Impact Statement and/or a Heritage Conservation Management Plan to be prepared before granting consent.
The Greens leaflet contains a number of so called ‘facts' which are selective, open to challenge, misleading and which at the very least need much more clarification. We would prefer to await the public exhibition of the final version of Draft LEP 2008, whenever that might eventuate, and expect due regard will have been paid by Council Planners to State Environmental Planning Policy (Rural Lands) 2008, as well as the Report of the Independent Expert Panel December 2007 which conducted A Review of the NSW Heritage Act 1977.
Steve Annis-Brown
Local Environmental Plan Action Group on behalf of Wollombi Valley Progress Association.
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Related Documents
- Draft Cessnock LEP 2008 --- UPDATED
31 March 2008 (614kb pdf file) - A brief history of planning in Rural Zone 'A'
Could possibly be the most interesting to most people, supplied by Ray Annis-Brown. (10kb pdf file) - Appendix 2 - Explanatory Notes
Should be read in conjunction with the Draft LEP. (71kb pdf file) - Minimum Lot Size Map
Should be read in conjunction with the Draft LEP. (1.70MB pdf file) - Zoning Map
Should be read in conjunction with the Draft LEP. (2.11MB pdf file) - Heritage Map
Should be read in conjunction with the Draft LEP. (1.54MB pdf file) - Local Provisions Map
Should be read in conjunction with the Draft LEP. (1.59MB pdf file) - Councilors Report - 21 November 2007
This file is the report that councilors passed on the 21/11/07 meeting with the latest proposed amendments to the LEP to be sent to DoP for authorisation to place on public display. Pages 12 & 13 are the most relevant to us. (116kb pdf file) - Council meeting minutes
This file is the minutes of the council meeting where the officers report was moved and passed by councilors setting this latest round of amendments in motion. Page 4 is the relevant one here. (210kb pdf file) - Amended E3 Zone and Heritage Conservation Area
Further information - By Ray Annis-Brown (77kb pdf file) - The impact of extending the Heritage Conservation Area in Wollombi Valley
(481kb doc file)
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Comments (3)
Posted: 14-Mar-08 13:02 by Brian Barnes Permalink
Can i suggest that a couple of standard (sample) letters of complaint are posted on your site for use by members. Organisations like GetUp and Avaaz have found that in order to get the maximum number of people participating in sending emails, they put up a standard letter to the person or organisation they are trying to influence and all you have to do is fill in your details. They also allow an option to edit it or personalise it if the sender feels inclined.
I feel sure this would result in many more people participating. Regards Brian Barnes.
Posted: 24-Apr-08 09:43 by Sean Gough Permalink
Thanks to Steve Annis-Brown and others for putting across our concerns to Council so succinctly last night. Where do we go from here? If Council intend putting the proposed LEP on display as it stands and only then consider our objections, how can we best present those objections and what would be the process? I propose we soon have a community meeting to discuss the issues raised last night and Council's response, making a plan as to the next steps. Can this be arranged?
Posted: 10-May-08 18:19 by carl hoipo Permalink
At the forum meeting with Council, it was mentioned that the Dept. Agriculture had made a submission to Council re farming potential in the Wollombi district,
and this lead to the environmental Zone being used here. It might be interesting to see what that Ag. Dept. submission was.
Carl Hoipo.
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