A NUMBER of changes will be made to the Bathurst region's Community Participation Plan (CPP).
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Bathurst Regional Council last month resolved to adopt proposed amendments to the plan, which had originally been flagged in May.
The amendments to the participation plan will ensure greater notification of development that occurs on rural land adjoining a heritage item.
Notification of the development application (DA) is to be given to the landowners of both the heritage item and any other adjoining land, excluding moveable heritage items.
The amendment also clarifies what is considered adjoining land in this situation.
ALSO MAKING NEWS:
In addition to the specific point about notification for development that occurs on rural land adjoining a heritage item, council has agreed to adopt the following changes:
- Updating the description of planning agreements as a result of the new Planning Agreements Policy.
- Clarifying when minimum levels of notification should apply.
- Clarifying how council determines who is notified.
- Clarifying that Section 3.14.2.2 only applies if an application is required to be notified.
- New sub-section outlining new notification requirements for development in specific rural zones and adjacent to a heritage item.
- Clarification of exhibition of draft planning agreements and amendments to planning agreements.
Adoption of these items follows a 28-day public exhibition period, in which time two submissions were received.
The submissions were made by Sandy Bathgate and Wayne Feebrey, who are known heritage advocates in Bathurst, and both men supported the amendment.
"Thank you, council for listening to my concerns about the important matter of DA notification in rural areas when adjacent to a listed heritage site," Mr Bathgate said.
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