Update - LGA Wide Local Environmental Plan

1.That Council thanks the staff for the well advanced work on rezonings that will cover precincts nearby to train stations, light rail stops and main streets in a LGA wide Local Environmental Plan (LEP).

2.That Council notes that investigations and feasibility studies undertaken by Council show that the 6-storey rezonings proposed under the Government’s Transport Orientated Development scheme will not lead to the required number of new homes actually being delivered.

3.That Council notes that the feasibility studies undertaken demonstrate that small lot sizes and high land values in the Inner West mean that higher densities will be required to make amalgamation and development of these sites commercially viable.

4.That Council commits to finalising and bringing a draft LGA-wide LEP no later than the April 2025 Council meeting.

5.That Council commits to a public exhibition in April 2025.

6.That Council writes to the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces to:

a)seek deferral of the inclusion of Council with respect to the Transit Oriented Development and Low to Mid Rise Housing reforms noting the significant feasibility challenge and the work that has been completed to date;

b)seek approval to use the Accelerated Plan Making process for the LGA-wide LEP;

c)seek clarification on the timing and delivery of the Bays West TOD being led by the State Government as well as a commitment to involve Council in the creation of the Bays West precinct; and

d)seek inclusion of non-market housing such that affordable housing, boarding houses, student housing and co-living will count towards the calculation of Council’s dwelling targets.