Where is the draft LEP up to?
| Completed | |
| Current Status | |
| Future steps |
| Step | Task | Date |
| 1 |
Section 54 Notification Council Resolution (Preparation of LEP) |
24 April 2009 |
| 2 |
Section 62 Consultation Workshop with State Agencies End of consultation |
22 October 2009 6 November 2009 |
| 3 |
Preparation of draft LEP Preparation of draft LEP Council Resolution (requesting s65 certificate) |
20 April 2010 |
| 4 |
Section 65 Council submits a s64 and requests s65 to the Department of Planning. Section 65 Certificate issued by the Department of Planning |
7 May 2010
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| 5 | Preparation of Public Exhibition |
5 October 2010 |
| 6 |
Public exhibition Public exhibition starts Public exhibition ends Review Submissions |
5 October 2010 21 December 2010 January - April 2011 |
| 7 |
Review of draft LEP LEP review based on submissions Mapping finalisation Council Briefing Report to Council on Amendment Council sends the adopted draft LEP to the Department of Planning for legal review |
21 June 2011 July 2011 |
| 8 |
Legal Opinion Department of Planning legal review Department of Planning forwards draft LEP to Parliamentary Counsel for legal opinion |
March to May 2012 |
| 9 |
Director-General reports to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure |
To be confirmed |
| 10 | Draft LEP is gazetted | To be confirmed |
| * These are tentative dates and may change. |
Next Step:
At Councils meeting held on 21 June 2011, it was decided to submit the draft Newcastle LEP 2011 to the Department of Planning and Infrastructure with a request that a formal legal opinion be obtained as to whether the draft LEP may be legally made.
The minutes from the Council meeting can be viewed on Councils webpage.
The Newcastle LEP will come into operation when it is made by the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and published on the NSW legislation website.
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