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.
Changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – passed by Parliament in November last year – commenced on Thursday 1 March 2018.
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 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.
On the 30th October 2017 the State Government released scoping reports for two major road infrastructure projects in Sydney’s North;
The Greater Sydney Commission has now also released revised draft district plans for each of the five districts within the Greater Sydney Region (revised down from six in the earlier drafts exhibited in late 2016) for public comment until 15 December 2017, including the Revised Draft North District Plan applicable to Mosman, along with the local government areas of Hornsby, Hunter’s Hill, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, Northern Beaches, North Sydney, Ryde and Willoughby.
On 22 October 2017, two important planning documents for Sydney’s future were released for public comment:
Works are underway at a number of locations throughout Mosman to facilitate the NSW Government’s new B-Line rapid bus service between the Northern Beaches and the Sydney CBD.
On 22 September 2017, amendments were made to the NSW Government’s new simplified Housing Code to clarify the provisions for gross floor area and landscaped area – reverting these provisions to those that applied under the previous General Housing Code. A two-year transitional period for the previous General Housing Code has also been introduced.
On 1 September 2017, the NSW Government’s new State Environmental Planning Policy (Educational Establishments and Child Care Facilities) 2017 commenced.
