What are the key features of the Draft LEP?
• Accommodates the needs for the future growth of the City, as identified in Council’s Spatial Plan • Identifies new release areas for housing, ensuring future housing supply and choice • Identification of core commercial areas – both new release and within existing urban areas to provide greater protection to existing business investment in the city and encourage new investment • Protection of the features that give rural villages their distinctive character, with clearer documentation around future controls on areas that may have subdivision potential • First regional example of biodiversity certification • Provides a comprehensive view of our area in relation to heritage
