Blue Mountains City Council has prepared a Planning Proposal for draft Amendment 21 to Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2015 and is now seeking your feedback.

The objective of this Proposal is to reclassify Community Land as Operational Land at the following four sites:

75 Godson Avenue, Blackheath

36 Great Western Highway Wentworth Falls

19P Ross Street (Glen Lane), Glenbrook

20A The Appian Way, Woodford

In addition, the Planning Proposal seeks to remove the public reserve status of the land at 36 Great Western Highway Wentworth Falls and rezone the land from RE1 Public Recreation to C4 Environmental Living. This is proposed to facilitate the future sale of that land, which is surplus to Council’s requirement for public open space.

Through the proposed reclassification, Council will be able to better manage the long-term operational use of the subject properties including the lease or sale of the land where appropriate.

For further information, please contact the City Planning Team on 02 4780 5000.

Public Exhibition

Draft Amendment 21 to LEP 2015 is on public exhibition from Monday 21 October until Wednesday 20 November 2024.

You can make a written submission by one of the following methods:

Via the below submission form
Email to epscityplanshared@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Mail to Chief Executive Officer, Blue Mountains City Council, Locked Bag 1005, Katoomba, NSW, 2780.

Please include ‘F15589 - Submission to Amendment 21’ in your subject heading.

Submissions will close at 5pm on Wednesday 20 November 2024.

Supporting Documents

For more information regarding the proposal refer to the below documents or view the documents tab at the top right of this page:

Draft PLANNING PROPOSAL V1.3- Amendment 21 to LEP 2015 amendment
Gateway determination - PP-2024-1700 - Conditions - Amendment 21 to LEP 2015
Proposed mapping updates - Draft PLANNING PROPOSAL - reclassification of council owned land
Council Report - Tuesday, 30 July 2024 - Item 10
Confirmed Minutes 30 July 2024 - Minute 178

Public Hearings

After the conclusion of the exhibition period, two public hearings will be held in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993, providing residents with further opportunity to make comment on the Proposal. To register you interest in attending a hearing please follow the bellow links. The hearings will be held on Tuesday 3 December.

Due to the locations of the subject lots the two hearings will be held as described below:

Hearing 1 – Click here to register interest in attending

Subject sites: 19P Ross St, Glenbrook / 20A The Appian Way, Woodford
Date: Tuesday 3 December 2024
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Location: Meeting Room 1, Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub, 106 Macquarie Rd, Springwood

Hearing 2 – Click here to register interest in attending

Subject sites: 75 Godson Ave, Blackheath / 36 Great Westen Highway, Wentworth Falls
Date: Tuesday 3 December 2024
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Location: Seminar Room, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, 30 Parke St, Katoomba

For further information, please contact the City Planning Team on 02 4780 5000.

Background

The reclassification and rezoning of the subject lots will be facilitated by an amendment to the Blue Mountains LEP 2015 as detailed in the below table:

LEP Provisions to be Amended	Property Details
Amend Schedule 4, Part 1 of the Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2015 (no interests changed)	75 Godson Road, Blackheath 19P Ross Street (Glen Lane) Glenbrook 20A The Appian Way, Woodford
Amend Schedule 4, Part 2 of the Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2015 (interests changed)	36 Great Western Highway, Wentworth Falls
Remove Public Reserve Status, Rezone from RE1 to C4, with addition of a minimum subdivision lot size of 1200m2 and inclusion within Area G – Cl 4.1F on the lot averaging map.	36 Great Western Highway, Wentworth Falls

The Planning Proposal to enact these amendments was endorsed by Council at the 30 July 2024 Ordinary Meeting and received Gateway approval from the Department of Planning on the 20 August 2024. The Council report and gateway determination can be viewed in the document’s library of this page.

For further information, please contact the City Planning Team on 02 4780 5000.

Comment on the draft Planning Area 5 Structure Plan