Draft Planning Agreement Policy

You can make a submission by Tuesday 23 June using one of the methods below:

• Online submission form 
• Email [email protected] with the subject heading ‘Draft Planning Agreement Policy’
• Write to Lake Macquarie City Council Attn: Integrated Planning, Box 1906, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW, 2310.

Hard copies of the draft policy are available to view at Lake Mac Libraries branches.

Your submission can be as concise or as long as you wish.

Ideally, you will express your level of support for the proposal and provide detailed and specific feedback. The feedback will be reviewed by staff and later presented to Council to make an informed decision.

If you have made a reportable political donation or gift in the last two years your submission must be accompanied by a Disclosure Statement of Political Donations and Gifts where Council is Approval Authority - Submitters form. For more information on reportable political donations or gifts, or to download a copy of this form go to lakemac.com.au. Please note failure to complete a statement, if a political donation/gift has been made, is an offence under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Any submission received by Council may be accessed under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. Council may reproduce submissions in Council reports or in Court proceedings.

Feedback may result in changes being made to the draft policy prior to a report being prepared for Council.

You will be notified again, prior to Council considering the matter, which will include a link to the Council report containing a summary of submissions and how feedback was considered.