The Shoalhaven community is invited to provide feedback on the draft Shoalhaven Local Approvals Policy 2025 (LAP).
The draft policy outlines the activities that require approval from Council in accordance with Section 68 of the NSW Local Government Act 1993, including:
- Footpath dining
- Street stalls
- Water supply
- Installation of sewerage management systems
- Drainage
- Installation of caravans/manufactured homes
- Operation of mobile food vans.
The policy also establishes exemptions for certain activities that do not require approvals, and the criteria needed to seek an approval or an exemption.
A local approval is different to a development consent issued under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and may be required on its own or in addition to a development consent. Council has an existing Local Approvals Policy that now needs to be reconsidered and updated following the recent Council elections.
The document will be on public exhibition from 28 March until 25 April and can be found on Council's Documents on Exhibition webpage.
Written submissions will be accepted until 5pm Friday 9 May 2025, quoting Council's reference 50284E.
