Northern Beaches Council Local Environment Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP).

The Northern Beaches Council is currently drafting a new Local Environment Plan (LEP) along with a new Development Control Plan (DCP).  This follows reforms to NSW Planning arrangements and the requirement to consolidate the LEPs and DCPs of the four councils that were merged to form the Northern Beaches Council.

In broad terms, an LEP guides planning decisions for a local government area through zoning and development controls.  The DCP provides more detailed planning and design guidelines to support the planning controls in the LEP.  Both documents can have a big impact on shaping future development in our area. 

More information on this subject can be found on the Council website here.

A number of residents’ associations including BCPRA are in discussion with Council on potential areas for improvement based on our experiences with the Pittwater LEP/DCP that are currently still in place.  With this in mind, we would appreciate information on any experiences that you have encountered, along with suggestions for improvement.  With your permission, we would then plan to send comments to Council, either in full or in paraphrased form, depending upon your wishes.

Please address any comments to info@bcpra.net.