Sue and I attended the Kiama Community Cabinet meeting last night. I was fortunate enough to be able to ask a question so I asked Mr Hazzard, Minister for Planning, about Shellharbour City's Local Environment Plan.
I spoke about the rezoning, at the Department's request, of the TAFE and all-bar-one of the local schools, as reidential. I also asked about the Departments requirement that Killalea be zoned to allow development in all areas of the Park.
Mr Hazzard told me that Councils would now have much more autonomy in deciding local zonings and that the standard template for LEP's (mandated by the Department) is a thing of the past. Happy days are here again!
The Councils 2011 LEP is going out on exhibition again. All concerned residents should make their views known to the Council on these issues.
In my submission I urged Council to zone all schools and the TAFE as the same zoning as the Hospital. This provides maximum protection for them and would make it harder for any future government to subdivide and sell off parts of their grounds.
Killalea should be treated as it was in the October 2010 version of the Draft LEP. This allows for development only in the area near the current caravan/camping area.
Make a submission. Ensure your voice is heard.
