Greater Sydney Commission comes to Mosman
Yesterday Mosman Council hosted a visit by representatives of the Greater Sydney Commission. Sarah Hill (CEO), Deborah Dearing (North District Commissioner), Greg Woodhams (Executive Director) and Sylvia Smith (Director) met with Council’s General Manager and planners. The purpose of the visit was to hear from the Commission about their plans for implementing the North District .. read more
Placemaking and Cityshaping – thought provoking ideas
Last week Active Living NSW held the 2018 FitNSW conference titled Placemakers and Cityshapers: the pathway to active and healthy communities. This was an incredibly well-attended conference with health professionals, planners, designers, architects and transport professionals from local government, State government and the private sector listening to ways collaboration and innovation can create more walkable .. read more
Mosman’s New Local Planning Panel
On Thursday 1 March 2018 the NSW Government enacted changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 that were passed by Parliament in November 2017. As a result of the changes the Mosman Development Assessment Panel (MDAP) will be replaced by the new Mosman Local Planning Panel (MLPP). The first meeting of the MLPP .. read more
Council’s Submission on a proposed State policy for the Environment
Mosman Council’s Urban Planning team recently submitted feedback to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment regarding a proposed Environment State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP). The Department has released an Explanation of Intended Effect for the proposed Environment SEPP, which explains that it seeks to consolidate, centralise and update seven existing planning policies, to remove .. read more
Amendment to Mosman’s LEP and DCPs
An amendment to Mosman Local Environmental Plan 2012 (MLEP 2012) was published on the NSW Legislation website on Friday 9 February 2018. As a result of this, MLEP 2012 is amended to: 1. Remove archaeological heritage items A484, A485 and A488 from schedule 5, part 3 2. Include a new heritage item I483 in schedule .. read more
Meeting about planning changes
A community information session on NSW Government-mandated changes to independent planning panels will be held at Council Chambers, Mosman Civic Centre, on Wednesday 7 February 2018 at 6:30pm. These changes will affect the operation of Mosman Council’s successful Mosman Development Assessment Panel (MDAP) which makes decision on the outcomes of development applications. The changes are .. read more
State policies on exhibition
The Urban Planning team at Mosman Council undertakes a range of projects, including consideration of policies and strategies proposed by the State Government and how these may affect current and future generations in Mosman, and the wider community. The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has a number of draft policies and reforms on public .. read more
EP&A Act changes to commence 1 March 2018
Changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – passed by Parliament in November last year – commenced on Thursday 1 March 2018. Alison Frame, Deputy Secretary, Planning Policy, Strategy & Governance for the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, advised in a recent news update: “While most of the changes will commence straight .. read more
Mosman B-Line: Up and Running
The NSW Government’s new B-Line rapid bus service commenced on 26 November 2017, with services now operating between Mona Vale and Wynyard. The B-Line is a ‘turn up and go service’ with services running every 3 to 15 minutes from 4:30am to 12:30am. Construction of B-Line bus stops at Spit Junction are complete with an .. read more
EP&A Bill passed by Parliament: Major overhaul for NSW Planning System
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has announced that a Bill to change the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) that will see the biggest overhaul of the NSW planning system since the legislation’s inception almost 40 years ago, has passed through Parliament. The Department’s media release, issued on 15 November 2017, .. read more
