Sunday 23 September 2018

Blacktown City Council - Media Release - Council Gains Funding To Speed Up Planning Review



Blacktown City Council has been successful in gaining NSW Government funding of up to $2.5 million to speed up its review of its main planning strategies and controls. 

Blacktown City Mayor Stephen Bali MP said councils were required to review and update their Local Environment Plans (LEP) and Housing Strategies following changes to NSW Planning laws.

“Following the release earlier this year of the Central City District Plan as part of the Greater Sydney Region Plan, councils are required to review their LEP and develop a Housing Strategy to manage short, medium and long term housing growth.

“Some Councils were provided with extra funds to accelerate the planning reviews, while others including Blacktown City, had to go through a lengthy application process to secure the funds.

“Council officers prepared the application for funding and submitted it in June and I’m pleased to say that following their hard work, we have been successful in our bid for the extra funding.

“The $2.5 million will be used to fund resources and extra studies to enable Council to get the best possible planning and housing outcomes for our community. It will also reduce the time needed to complete the review from three years to two.“Blacktown City" is undergoing massive population growth as well as developing industrial parks and upgrading our city centres. 

We want to make sure that the development and expansion is controlled, environmentally sustainable and underpinned by the world’s best practise planning,” Mayor Bali said.

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