Exhibition of Planning Proposal LEP002/25 (PP - 2025-1561)

Detached Dual Occupancy in Rural and Conservation Zones

Council is exhibiting a Planning Proposal seeking to permit detached dual occupancy development with consent within the following rural and conservation zones where attached dual occupancies are currently permitted with consent.

• RU1 Primary Production

• RU2 Rural Landscape

• RU4 Primary Production Small Lots

• RU5 Village

• C3 Environmental Management

• C4 Environmental Living.

The intended outcome is to provide alternative accommodation for rural families and farm workers.

The Planning Proposal proposes to introduce a new local clause (Clause 18 – Detached Dual Occupancy in Rural and Conservation Zones) within Part 6 Additional local provisions of the Hawkesbury Local Environmental Plan 2012.

The Planning Proposal and other supporting documentation is on public exhibition for the period 30 September to 29 October 2026.

The Planning Proposal and other supporting documentation can be viewed during the exhibition period on Council’s online community engagement site www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au, or between 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday at Council’s Administration Office, 366 George Street, Windsor.

Written submissions in relation to the planning proposal should be referenced “LEP002/25” and can be posted to Hawkesbury City Council, PO Box 146, WINDSOR NSW 2756 or emailed to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au.

The last day for the receipt of submissions is 29 October 2026.

Please note confidentiality is not available to respondents. The details of any submissions may be included in a Council report or forwarded to the proponent where it may help to resolve issues raised in the submission. Information (including copies of submissions) may also be released in accordance with Council’s Access to Information Policy.

The inclusion of personal information with your submission is voluntary. However, if not provided Council will not be able to contact you about the proposal. The information will be stored in Council's electronic records system and paper files. For your protection, Council recommends that you do not include defamatory comments in your submission.

Under Section 10.4(5) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, any person who makes a submission to Council is required to disclose any political donation or gift. Where relevant a Political Donation and Gift Disclosure Statement is to accompany any submission lodged with Council. This statement can be obtained from Council’s Customer Service Unit or on Council’s website.

Any comments about this proposal may contain information that is personal information, such as information that identifies you, etc, for the purposes of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988.

Submissions are balanced against statutory obligations, the rights of the proponent, and the public interest. Because Council does not have delegated authority to make the Plan, the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure will finalise and determine the matter. Council will review all submissions and forward them along with the exhibited Planning Proposal and supporting documentation, and a copy of the Council report and resolution to the Department for its consideration before a final determination is made on whether to proceed with or abandon the proposal.

Should you have any enquiries with respect to this matter, please contact Karu Wijayasinghe, Senior Land Use Strategic Planner, on (02) 4560 4546.