Public Exhibition of the Draft Vineyard Precinct Section 7.11 (Previously Section 94) Contributions Plan-Reviewed
Council at its meeting held on 29 September 2020 resolved to publicly exhibit the Draft Vineyard Precinct Section 7.11 Developer Contributions Plan-Reviewed. The Draft Vineyard Precinct Section 7.11 Developer Contributions Plan-Reviewed is on public exhibition from Friday, 16 October to Monday, 16 November 2020.
Commencing in January 2018 after the release of the Vineyard Precinct rezoning, the Draft Vineyard Precinct Section 7.11 Contributions Plan was subsequently prepared by Council and was exhibited between May-June 2018 and considered by Council in August 2018.
The Draft Vineyard Precinct Section 7.11 Contributions Plan was then submitted for IPART Review and was exhibited twice by the IPART for comments. Following IPART’s review of the Draft Plan, the Minister’s delegate considered the Draft Plan and provided directions.
A summary of the key directions provided by the Minister’s Delegate includes:
- Reduce Boundary Road costs by $1.9M
- Increase Collector Road costs by $2.5M
- Increase costs of Roundabouts by $1.6M
- Increase costs of cycleway crossings by $0.54M
- Add costs of Channel Stabilisation within the Killarney Chain of Ponds $2.1M
- Reduce contingency costs for stormwater infrastructure by $0.4M
- Increase Open Space Embellishment costs by $2.8M
- Use Council Valuation for Land acquisition of land and not IPART assessment – increase costs by approximately $11M
- Amend Plan to reflect latest interest costs
The Draft Strategy and supporting documentation can be viewed during the exhibition period:
- on Council’s online community engagement site www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au
- on Council’s website www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
- In person between 9.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday at Council’s Administration Office, 366 George Street, Windsor.
Written submissions in relation to the Draft Strategy can be:
- submitted via Council’s online community engagement site www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au
- posted to Hawkesbury City Council, PO Box 146, WINDSOR NSW 2756,
- faxed to (02) 4587 7740, or
- emailed to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au.
The last day for the receipt of submissions is Monday 16 November 2020.
Should you lodge a submission, it will be considered, along with any other submissions received and may be included in Council’s meeting business paper. Please quote Reference: Draft Vineyard Precinct S7.11 Developer Contributions Plan. Your submission, including any personal information, is accessible by any person upon written application, subject to Council’s Privacy Management Plan and the GIPA Act. The inclusion of personal information in your submission is voluntary but, if not provided, may affect consideration of the submission. The information will ultimately be stored in Council’s records system.
Should you have any enquiries with respect to this matter, please contact Andrew Kearns, Manager Strategic Planning on (02) 4560 4604 or Sunehla Bala, Strategic Land Use Planning Coordinator on (02) 4560 4544.
