Council at its Meeting of 24 July 2025, resolved to initiate an expedited amendment to Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2013 to transition remaining PDF maps under Coffs Harbour LEP 2013 to digital format. Council also resolved at the same meeting to publicly exhibit draft amendments to Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan (DCP) 2015 to align with the digital mapping and state cadastre.
On 6 July 2026, Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan 2013 – Map Amendment No 24 was made under delegated authority by the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces pursuant to Section 3.36 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. On 10 July 2026, Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan 2013 – Map Amendment No 24 was published in the NSW Government Legislation website (2026, No 353) and is in effect from that date.
In accordance with the Minister’s determination and Council’s resolution, the subsequent draft DCP amendment is now publicly available for community consultation.
The exhibition period is from Wednesday, 15 July 2026 to close of business on Wednesday, 12 August 2026. The draft DCP amendment can be viewed online on City’s Have Your Say Page: www.haveyoursay.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au where online submissions can be made. Written submissions can also be made to the General Manager, City of Coffs Harbour, Locked Bag 155, Coffs Harbour 2450, or emailed to coffs.council@chcc.nsw.gov.au.
The City is committed to openness and transparency in its decision-making processes. The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 requires the City to provide public access to information held unless there are overriding public interest considerations against disclosure. Any submissions received will be made publicly available unless the writer can demonstrate that the release of part or all of the information would not be in the public interest. However, the City would be obliged to release information as required by court order or other specific law.
Written submissions must be accompanied, where relevant, by a “Disclosure Statement of Political Donations and Gifts” in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Planning Legislation Amendment (Political Donations) Act 2008 No. 44. Disclosure forms are available from the City’s Customer Service Section or on the City’s website www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/disclosurestatement.
For enquiries, please contact the City’s Local Planning Section on 6648 4000 or coffs.council@chcc.nsw.gov.au