Blacktown City Council - Planning For Blacktown City's Future - Local Strategic Planning Statement - Have Your Say

Blacktown City Council is inviting you to have your say on the Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) that will shape the city into the future.

The draft LSPS is now on public exhibition and sets out a 20-year vision for the future of Blacktown City and how we plan to optimise growth sustainably to enhance our environment, provide more economic opportunities, better services and connections and the right amount and mix of housing.

The Blacktown City draft LSPS will be on public display and available for comment from Monday 9 September until Friday 11 October 2019 at the Blacktown Administration Centre, at Blacktown Libraries and online. The Warrick Lane precinct is a key element of Blacktown City’s future planning.

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For further information you can contact us via email or call 9839 6000

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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.