Vision

To advocate all levels of Government to improve planning outcomes and achieve more environmentally sustainable, ecologically sound and liveable environments for our communities.

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Principles

Monitor planning matters on the Central Coast to promote the protection of our environment and enhance the Central Coast’s built, historical and natural attributes.

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Objectives and Actions

To prepare and lodge submissions on all planning proposals that are of concern to the community.

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Latest Submissions

  • Central Coast Planning Spacial Plan

    Submission on the Draft Local Strategic Planning Statement Central Coast Council

    This submission is presented on behalf of the Central Coast Community Better Planning Group (CCCBPG).

    The vision of our group is to work towards achieving more environmentally sustainable, ecologically sound and liveable environments in our community. Our group consists of community representatives from each Ward within the local government area of the Central Coast. To prepare this submission a series of Zoom meetings have been conducted and the submission was prepared using Google Drive. It therefore has the direct input from community representatives from across the Central Coast.

    In preparing our submission we appreciate the opportunity that Council has provided to invite comment on the development of the Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS). We understand the requirement to prepare a LSPS became a legal obligation upon the Council in March 2018 as a result of an amendment to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act).

    We recognise in accordance with the legislative requirements that the LSPS will set out:

    • The 20-year vision for land use in our local area
    • The special characteristics that contribute to our local identity
    • Shared community values that should be maintained and enhanced
    • How growth and change will be managed into the future

    As a Community group that has multiple community representatives from each Ward, we believe our submission identifies and reflects the concerns of a wide cross section of our community.

    We therefore request Council take due consideration of the comments provided. To assist in understanding of our observations and comments Part A presents global issues Part B presents specific issues and Part C presents Ward specific matters.

    Read the Full Submission here

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Vision

To advocate all levels of Government to improve planning outcomes and achieve more environmentally sustainable, ecologically sound and liveable environments for our communities. 

Principles

  • Monitor planning matters on the Central Coast to promote the protection of our environment and enhance the Central Coast’s built, historical and natural attributes.

  • Undertake lobbying, advocacy and community engagement to successfully achieve the aims of our vision statement.

  • Encourage community involvement in planning matters.

 

Objectives and Actions

  • To prepare and lodge submissions on all planning proposals that are of concern to the community.

  • To ensure population growth is sustainable and enriches our quality of life, not diminishes it.

  • To promote and protect the Coastal Opens Space System (COSS); biodiversity, wetlands, ridge lands, vegetation, wildlife corridors, waterways, coastline, beaches, agricultural lands and water catchments.

  • To include climate change considerations in all planning proposals.

  • To protect residential amenity by encouraging consideration of noise, traffic and other nuisance which may impact upon people’s quiet enjoyment of their homes.

  • To encourage developments to address infrastructure, transport links, parking, local character, cultural issues and are all inclusive & accessible to all people regardless of their age/ability.

  • To retain pockets of suburban bushland.

  • To work with “First Nations” people to protect traditional heritage.

  • To alert the community to planning proposals of significance and encourage/support community involvement through publicity and education.

  • To encourage all levels of government and the planning panels to allow greater community involvement.

  • To protect the agricultural land and water catchments by ensuring no urbanisation west of the M1 Motorway.