Planning proposals must be consistent with the Glenfield to Macarthur precinct plans.
Applies to: Land within the precincts between Glenfield and Macarthur in the Campbelltown LGAWhen a council prepares a planning proposal for land in the precincts between Glenfield and Macarthur, it must be consistent with the precinct plans approved by the Minister and published on 22 December 2017.
This is a place-based planning direction that applies to a specific slice of the Campbelltown local government area — the precincts along the rail corridor between Glenfield and Macarthur that are earmarked for urban renewal. The government prepared detailed 'precinct plans' setting out how these areas should be redeveloped (housing, density, layout, priorities), and the Minister for Planning approved those plans, which were published on the Department's website on 22 December 2017. The purpose of the direction is to make sure that any future change to the planning rules for this land stays true to those approved plans.
Relevant planning authorities preparing a planning proposal (typically Campbelltown City Council, but potentially the Department or another body) for affected land. It does not directly bind development applicants or certifiers; it operates at the stage of amending planning controls (LEP-making), not at DA assessment.
It is triggered when a relevant planning authority prepares a planning proposal for land in the Campbelltown LGA that falls within the precincts between Glenfield and Macarthur. If a planning proposal touches this corridor land, the direction bites.
A planning proposal may be inconsistent only if the relevant planning authority satisfies the Planning Secretary (or a nominated departmental officer) that the inconsistent provisions are of minor significance AND that the proposal still achieves the overall intent of the precinct plans without undermining their objectives, planning principles and priorities for the urban renewal corridor.
It replaces the previous Direction 7.7. It relies on the precinct plans approved by the Minister for Planning and published on the Department's website on 22 December 2017. No other instruments (SEPPs, Acts, regional plans) are named in the source text.
A planning proposal must be consistent with the precinct plans approved by the Minister for Planning and published on the Department's website on 22 December 2017.
This direction has no application to Kiama. It is geographically confined to land in the Campbelltown LGA within the Glenfield-to-Macarthur precincts. A Kiama council planning proposal or a Kiama DA would never engage it. It is included here for completeness only.
1.9 Implementation of Glenfield to Macarthur Urban Renewal Corridor Objective The objective of this direction is to ensure development within the precincts between Glenfield and Macarthur is consistent with the plans for these precincts. Application This direction applies when a relevant planning authority prepares a planning proposal for land in the Campbelltown local government area that applies to land within the precincts between Glenfield and Macarthur. Direction 1.9 (1) A planning proposal is to be consistent with the precinct plans approved by the Minister for Planning and published on the Department’s website on 22 December 2017. Consistency A planning proposal may be inconsistent with this direction only if the relevant planning authority can satisfy the Planning Secretary (or an officer of the Department nominated by the Secretary), that: (a) the provisions of the planning proposal that are inconsistent are of minor significance, and (b) the planning proposal achieves the overall intent of the precinct plans and does not undermine the achievement of its objectives, planning principles and priorities for the urban renewal corridor. Issued to commence 1 March 2022 (replaces previous Direction 7.7)
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