Draft Local Strategic Planning Statement 2020-2040
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Lachlan Shire Council DRAFT LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT 2020-2040 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY Lachlan Shire Council wish to acknowledge Aboriginal people as the traditional owners of this land. Through thoughtful and collaborative planning we seek to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to providing places in which Aboriginal people are included socially, culturally and economically. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this document may contain images of people who have died. DRAFT LACHLAN SHIRE COUNCIL LOCAL STRATEGIC 1 PLANNING STATEMENT 2020-2040 (MARCH 2020) 1 FORWARD FROM THE MAYOR The Draft Lachlan Shire Council Local Strategic Planning Statement sketches a 20 year vision for land use planning at Lachlan, outlining how growth and change will be managed to maintain the high levels of environmental amenity, liveability and landscape quality that characterises the Lachlan Shire. The Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) identifies the special characteristics that contribute to the local identity of the towns and villages within the LGA and recognises the shared community values to be maintained and enhanced. This LSPS identifies Council’s long term future for the Lachlan Shire, along with actions and the means for monitoring and reporting on the delivery of the actions. To achieve our vision in relation to land use planning, we must overcome a number of complex environmental, social, cultural and economic issues and challenges. As a community our challenge is to actively address issues identified during the consultation in the development of this statement, to ensure that the future of our towns and villages is solid. Councillor John Medcalf OAM - Mayor DRAFT LACHLAN SHIRE COUNCIL LOCAL STRATEGIC 2 PLANNING STATEMENT 2020-2040 (MARCH 2020) 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgment of Country ................................................................................................................................ 1 1 Forward from the Mayor .............................................................................................................................. 2 3 What does this statement do? ..................................................................................................................... 4 4 Purpose of this Statement? ......................................................................................................................... 4 5 Policy Context ............................................................................................................................................. 5 6 Consultation ................................................................................................................................................ 5 7 The Central West Region ............................................................................................................................ 6 8 Our Unique Shire In the Heart of NSW ....................................................................................................... 7 8.1 Our Towns .............................................................................................................................................. 8 8.1.1 Condobolin ..................................................................................................................................... 8 8.1.2 Lake Cargelligo .............................................................................................................................. 9 8.1.3 Tottenham .................................................................................................................................... 10 8.2 Our Villages .......................................................................................................................................... 11 8.2.1 Albert............................................................................................................................................ 11 8.2.2 Burcher ........................................................................................................................................ 12 8.2.3 Derriwong ..................................................................................................................................... 13 8.2.4 Fifield ........................................................................................................................................... 14 8.2.5 Tullibigeal ..................................................................................................................................... 15 8.3 Aboriginal Communities ........................................................................................................................ 16 8.3.1 Murrin Bridge ............................................................................................................................... 16 9 Lachlan Local Government Area ............................................................................................................... 17 10 Vision ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 11 Industry Sustainability ............................................................................................................................... 19 11.1 Agribusiness ......................................................................................................................................... 19 11.2 Tourism ................................................................................................................................................. 19 11.3 Inland Rail ............................................................................................................................................. 20 11.4 Education and Health ........................................................................................................................... 20 11.5 Industrial Activity ................................................................................................................................... 20 11.6 Mining ................................................................................................................................................... 21 11.7 Supporting infrastructure ...................................................................................................................... 21 12 Healthy and Cohesive Community ............................................................................................................ 22 12.1 Our changing demographic .................................................................................................................. 22 12.2 Housing ................................................................................................................................................ 22 12.3 Protect Our Natural Environment .......................................................................................................... 22 12.3.1 Increase resilience to climate change and natural hazard risks ................................................... 22 12.3.2 Protect and manage environmental assets .................................................................................. 22 12.4 Celebrate heritage assets ..................................................................................................................... 23 13 Our Actions .......................................................................................................................................... 24-25 14 Contact ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 DRAFT LACHLAN SHIRE COUNCIL LOCAL STRATEGIC 3 PLANNING STATEMENT 2020-2040 (MARCH 2020) 3 WHAT DOES THIS STATEMENT DO? This Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) sets the framework for the economic, social and environmental land use needs over the next 20 years. It works with council’s Community Strategic Plan (CSP) and Local Environmental Plan (LEP). The Statement gives effect to the Central West and Orana Regional Plan 2036, implementing the directions and actions at a local level. The LSPS planning priorities, directions and actions provide the rationale for decisions about how we will use our land to achieve the community’s broader goals. It identifies the special characteristics that contribute to the local identify of the towns, villages and communities within the shire and recognises the shared community values to be maintained and enhanced. 4 PURPOSE OF THIS STATEMENT? The Lachlan Shire Local Government area is expected to undertake many changes over the next 20 years. To manage this, the Central West and Orana Plan establishes a vision and 20 year plan integrating land use, environment, transport and infrastructure planning. All councils within NSW are required to prepare a LSPS to act as a link between the strategic priorities identified at a regional or district level, and the specific planning at a local level expressed in council’s local environmental plan and development control plans, to ensure consistency in strategic planning approaches. See figure 1 below. The link or line-of-sight between Council’s actions and the Central West and Orana Plan directions is illustrated in Our Actions - Table 1. DRAFT LACHLAN SHIRE COUNCIL LOCAL STRATEGIC 4 PLANNING STATEMENT 2020-2040 (MARCH 2020) 5 POLICY CONTEXT This Statement