Additional Slab Barn Heritage Listings

Council is exhibiting a Planning Proposal that seeks to amend the Hawkesbury Local Environmental Plan 2012 to add 11 new local heritage items, amend 16 existing items and remove 1 item from Schedule 5 Part 1.

This Planning Proposal acts on the recommendations of the Hawkesbury Timber Slab Barns and Outbuildings Study 2025 and expands the listings proposed in the current Planning Proposal LEP001/25 Hawkesbury Slab Barns and Outbuildings.

The intended outcome is to provide these historic barns and outbuildings with statutory protection which ensures the preservation of local history and enables property owners access to further financial incentives for the upkeep and adaptive reuse of the historic structures.

The Planning Proposal and other supporting documentation is on public exhibition for the period 04 November 2026 to 18 December 2026.

The Planning Proposal and other supporting documentation can be viewed during the exhibition period online, or between 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday at Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor.

Written submissions in relation to the planning proposal should be referenced “LEP003/26” 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 Friday, 18 December 2026.

Should you have any enquiries with respect to this matter, please contact Sonia Shepherdson, Cadet Strategic Planner, on (02) 4560 4444.

Please note confidentiality is not available to respondents. The details of any submissions may be included in a Council report. 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, 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.