FAQs

A Planning Proposal is a document that explains the intended effect of an amendment to the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 (LEP) and sets out the justification for making the changes.  The preparation of a Planning Proposal is the first step in preparing an amendment to the Georges River LEP 2021.

A Gateway Determination is issued by the NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces (or delegate) and specifies whether a Planning Proposal is to proceed. The purpose of the Gateway Determination is to ensure that there is sufficient justification early in the process to proceed with a Planning Proposal.

A Local Environmental Plan (“LEP”) is the principal legal instrument for guiding and controlling development at the local government level.

LEPs guide planning decisions through land use zoning, development standards and specific provisions for a range of issues including heritage conservation, environmental protection and specific local issues.

The LEP is made up of a written document (“instrument”) and a set of maps.

LEPs are prepared by councils and made by the NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces (or delegate). The process to prepare a LEP (and an amendment to a LEP) is governed by the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 and Regulation, 2021.

This Planning Proposal has been prepared by Georges River Council to permit a ‘function centre’ as an additional use on part of Hurstville Golf Course (the Clubhouse building).

The Planning Proposal applies to part of Lot 1 of DP176469. Council is seeking the additional use to be restricted to the Golf Clubhouse building and surrounds only which has an approximate area of 2,250 sqm.

A plan of management (POM) is a legal document that provides a clear set of guidelines for the short and long term management of a parcel of community land owned or managed by Council. For example, a POM outlines how a park or reserve will be used, improved upon and managed in the future.

Land classified as Community Land is required to be categorised as one or more of the following:

Natural Area - provide conservation of natural bushland, foreshore or wetlands, low key informal recreational opportunities for the community and important landscape relief and buffer to urban development.

Sports Ground - open space used or proposed to be used primarily for active recreation involving organised sports or the playing of outdoor games

Park - open space used for non-organised recreational, social, educational and cultural pursuits.

General Community Use - areas used for any purpose for which community land may be used, whether by the public at large or by specific sections of the public, and which is not required / suitable for categorisation as one of the other community land categories.

A public hearing is a formal opportunity for community members and stakeholders to present their views on a proposal to Council before a final decision is made. Under Section 40A of the Local Government Act 1993, Councils are required to hold a public hearing into the proposed categorisation or re-categorisation of Community Land.

Some of Council's major open spaces have a ‘Specific Plan of Management’ relating solely to the management of that open space.

However, the majority of open spaces are covered by ‘Generic Plans of Management’ which include multiple parks of the same category.