Place plans

A place making framework

City of Coffs Harbour has adopted a place making framework to be implemented around our Local Government Area (LGA). This framework aims to enhance liveability, create opportunities for economic prosperity and embrace design excellence. Our vision is to create places that promote people's health, happiness and economic wellbeing.

A 'place hierarchy' has been developed to ensure that plans are developed at various scales and in various locations around our LGA. This hierarchy breaks the LGA down into precincts, places and hubs, and allows for the development of place plans, which consist of non-statutory masterplans and place manuals; and statutory plans of management for these various locations.

"It takes a place to create a community and a community to create a place" (Project for Public Spaces, 2018). We will use industry recognised principles and placemaking criteria to develop our place manuals; and will develop our statutory plans of management in accordance with legislative requirements.

Plans of Management - our responsibilities

City of Coffs Harbour is the appointed land manager for over 50 Crown reserves across the Coffs Harbour LGA. We have a statutory responsibility to prepare and adopt a Plan of Management for all the Crown reserves it manages and which are classified as 'Community Land'

Crown reserves are owned by the NSW State Government (the Crown) but are managed by City of Coffs Harbour, which has been entrusted to manage the reserves so as to ensure that public use and access is maintained. The land can be used for a wide range of purposes such as open space, public recreation, formal sporting purposes, emergency services, conservation, community services, cultural uses and commercial ventures etc.

Under the Crown Land Management Act 2016 and the Local Government Act 1993, we have a statutory responsibility to prepare and adopt a Plan of Management for all the Crown reserves it manages and which are classified as ‘Community Land’. Plans of Management may cover one or more individual reserves.

They are the key legal instrument that allows us to manage the land and in a manner that seeks to maximise benefits to the public. A Plan of Management authorises what the reserve can and cannot be used for, now and into the future. It also allows us to grant leases or licenses for the use or occupation over part or all of a reserve as well as outlining what types of development may occur on the land.

A Plan of Management does not however, replace a Masterplan, Strategic Plan or Operational Plan and it is not used for matters such as resource allocation.

All Plans of Management are approved by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) prior to being placed on public exhibition and before being formally adopted by Council. This ensures that the Crown, as the land owner, is satisfied with Council’s overall approach to the use, management and development of the reserve.

A Plan of Management applies until such time as it is revoked by the Minister or a new Plan of Management is adopted by Council.

Find current plans

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14 Crown Reserves Plan of Management 2022

The purpose of this Plan of Management is to provide a framework for the management of the land by the City of Coffs Harbour and the types of uses that will be permitted to occur on the land.

It was adopted by Council on 8 December 2022 and is compliant with the requirements of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 and the Local Government Act 1993.

Plan-of-Management-2022-14-Reserves.pdf(PDF, 5MB)

Crown Reserves included in this Plan of Management:

R.86719 – Stanlan Park, Marjorie St, Coffs Harbour (7032/1059115)

R.87080 – Moonee St Reserve, Moonee St, Coffs Harbour (5-6/83/758258)

R.87486 – Baden Powell Park, Elbow St, Coffs Harbour (32/717230 & 1-2/85/758258)

R.89227 – Eastern Dorrigo Community Hall & Showground, 13 Pine Avenue, Ulong (27/14361)

R.91331 – Parts of Reserve Remaining at Emerald Beach off Fiddaman Rd (7302-7303/1141995) & Signal St (389/729480)

R.93479 – Parts of Reserve Remaining at Emerald Beach Headland Emerald Beach (7301/1134658)

R.95587 – Noomba St Reserve, Noomba St/ Lalaguli Dr, Toormina (7009/1054087)

R.140004 – Sunset Reserve, Newman St, Woolgoolga (7019/1054587)

R.140070 – River Street Reserve, River St, Woolgoolga (347/820686)

R.700046 – Jarretts Creek Reserve, Ganderton/ Boundary St, Woolgoolga (361/823586, 7035/1054531, 7044/1113368, 7043/1113380, 7042/1113390, 7066/1114211)

R.1002195 – Bushmans Range Rd, Lowanna (7002-7003/92633)

R.1002197 – Nana Glen Reserve, 919 Orara Way, Nana Glen (7003/93112)

R.85692 – Lowanna Village Reserve, 4-6 Lowanna Road, Lowanna (2/717329, 7001/1052215)

R.74543 – Hearnes Lake Road, Woolgoolga (7011/1070054)

9 Crown Reserves Plan of Management 2022

The purpose of this Plan of Management is to provide a framework for the management of the land by the City of Coffs Harbour and the types of uses that will be permitted to occur on the land.

It was adopted by Council on 27 July 2023 and is compliant with the requirements of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 and the Local Government Act 1993.

9-Crown-Reserves-PoM-final.pdf(PDF, 7MB)

Crown Reserves included in this Plan of Management:

46273 – Drain & Pathway between 58 & 60 Beach St, Woolgoolga (7049/1051533)

68342 – Night Soil Depot and Waste Facility Crossley Rd, Woolgoolga (74 & 95/752853)

80935 – Part of Park Avenue Car Park, 7A Park Avenue, Coffs Harbour (9-10/20/758258 & 7027/1114303)

84092 – Sanitary Depot 339 Red Rock Rd, Red Rock (164/752820)

85429 – Drains / Lanes at Red Rock between Schafer & Rudder Streets (7019/1054455) and between Ford St to Corindi River (7018/1113364)

91265 – Corindi RFS/SES, 31 Coral St, Corindi (132/752820)

91584 – Bruxner Park RFS, 220 Bruxner Park Rd, Korora (369/44802)

97097 – Plantation Reserve, Nightingale St, Woolgoolga (7003/1054584)

86561 – Bagawa Recreation Reserve, Orara Way, North of Coramba (7007/1070053)

Arrawarra Headland Masterplan

Ayrshire Park Boambee Masterplan

The Ayrshire Park Boambee Masterplan was developed to guide and coordinate future improvements to the park with the aim of enhancing utilisation and optimise its overall recreational, environment and visual attributes.

Brelsford Park Master Plan

Brelsford Park is the main public park and green focal point of Coffs Harbour's city centre. We are working to make it a lively and inclusive place where community wellbeing, culture and leisure come to life.

The Brelsford Park Masterplan 2013 is a project endorsed within the City of Coffs Harbour Masterplan 2031.

The works will be delivered in stages. The Concept Plan for stage 1 has been finalised taking into the consideration the 2013 Masterplan and community aspirations received during 2021 consultation.

Brelsford Park Concept Plan – Stage 1 2023(PDF, 7MB)

City Centre Masterplan

The City Centre Masterplan maps the future for our City Centre. The Plan contains strategies and projects that support priorities previously identified through community consultation. These include a focus on revitalising the City Centre to stimulate economic activity.

To read a summary and overview of the detailed plan below download Our City Our Culture Our Centre(PDF, 4MB)

Find out about our City Centre projects and initiatives

Coastal Reserves Plan of Management 2000

This Plan of Management guides the management, use and development of Coastal Crown Reserves for which Coffs Harbour City Council is appointed Corporate Manager of the Reserve Trust. It also covers Council owned reserves (Community lands) on the coastal strip.

Coffs Harbour Post Bypass Renewal Action Plan

At its Meeting of 27 November 2025, the Council of the City of Coffs Harbour endorsed the Coffs Harbour Post Bypass Renewal Action Plan. The Plan has been prepared by City staff in collaboration with Transport for NSW, the Highway Bypass Integration Committee, and the City Centre Masterplan Committee to maximise the opportunities provided by the bypass and to mitigate potential negative impacts on the regional city as it transitions to a post bypass destination. The Plan aims to reimagine a critical 10.2km stretch of the Pacific Highway that will be bypassed when the $2.2 billion Coffs Bypass opens to traffic late next year and includes a suite of measures including:

A business bypass readiness program, with marketing and activations
Using design to create better connections to other key parts of Coffs Harbour such as Sawtell, the Jetty and Park Beach
Increased tree cover as part of a continuous green corridor
Dedicated protected paths for bike riders
Safer pedestrian crossings
Enhanced public facilities like seating and bus stops; and
Improved footpath and road surfaces and better lighting.

The first initiative in the Plan, which will commence immediately is for the development of streetscape design guidelines for the entire 10.2km bypassed section of the highway and a detailed concept design for the City Centre stretch between McLean and Coff streets. The City will also lobby the NSW Government for funding in the short term for a business bypass readiness program, and to seek $50,000 from the State to develop a detailed design for distinctive entry statements to the ‘High Street’ planning area (north and south).

Coffs Jetty Strip Streetscape Plan

The plan focuses on the public streetscape creating spaces and places for people, and reinstating the connection from Harbour Drive to the harbour itself.

It provides a vision and direction for the future development of the Jetty Strip area along Harbour Drive and incorporates pedestrian movements and suggestions for cycle connectivity through the site.

Council at its Ordinary meeting of 26 November 2020 resolved to endorse the Coffs Jetty Strip Structure Plan.

Community Village and Cavanbah Centre Plan of Management

This Plan of Management provides a framework for the management of the land known as the ‘Community Village’ reserve and ‘Cavanbah Centre’ reserve.

It was adopted by Council on 13 May 2021 and is compliant with the requirements of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 and the Local Government Act 1993.

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