Council is committed to developing the visitor economy in Wollondilly by making it easier for a range of tourism related developments to establish, while also supporting local businesses and communities in their recovery from the impacts of drought, Black Summer Fires, recent flood events and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Wollondilly’s natural and rural areas underpin the vision to develop the visitor experience and economy, with walking trails and tours, biking experiences, wellness activities, and function and conference centres.
Quality agriculture and horticulture provide opportunities for agritourism, expanded farm-based tourism and generating income streams.
The proposal also seeks to implement aContinue reading
Council is committed to developing the visitor economy in Wollondilly by making it easier for a range of tourism related developments to establish, while also supporting local businesses and communities in their recovery from the impacts of drought, Black Summer Fires, recent flood events and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Wollondilly’s natural and rural areas underpin the vision to develop the visitor experience and economy, with walking trails and tours, biking experiences, wellness activities, and function and conference centres.
Quality agriculture and horticulture provide opportunities for agritourism, expanded farm-based tourism and generating income streams.
The proposal also seeks to implement a recommendation from the Employment Land Strategy to update the permissibility of uses to provide further clarity and distinction between land use zones.
Planning Proposal Objectives
The planning proposal aims to amend the Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 to:
- Give effect to the Western City District Plan
- Attract investment and grow local jobs
- Enhance opportunities for people to connect with one another
- Minor amendments to update where new development terms are permissible
Proposed changes
The planning proposal includes over 35 amendments to expand the permissibility of a range of visitor economy related uses including temporary visitor economy uses, while protecting the potential impacts on rural land. It also proposes to recognise the visitor economy as a core objective for development and to strengthen the role and function of employment land.
| Intended Outcome | How |
| 1 | Increase opportunities for visitor economy related developments | Expanding areas (land use zones) where certain development is permissible - Boat launching ramp
- camping ground
- charter and tourism boating facility
- cellar door premises
- Restaurant and café
- Roadside stall
- Neighbourhood shop
- Helipad
- Recreation facility (indoor)
- Recreation facility (major)
- Recreation facility (outdoor)
- Tourism and visitor accommodation
- Bed and breakfast accommodation
- Hotel or motel accommodation
- Water recreation structure
- Wharf or boating facility
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Increasing the scale of some types of visitor accommodation: - Farm stay accommodation (up to 12 bedrooms)
- Bed and breakfast (up to 5 bedrooms
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Enable temporary visitor economy uses.
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| 2 | Ensuring sustainable tourism by protecting the agricultural production, scenic and environmental values of land
| Ensuring the scale and potential impacts from rural and nature based tourism development are appropriate.
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| 3 | Recognise the visitor economy as a core objective for development
| Including the visitor economy as a role and function for relevant land use zones.
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| 4 | Strengthening the role and function of employment land
| Providing clearer distinction between each industrial zone by restricting where certain development is permissible - Correctional centre
- Depot
- School
- Health Services Facilities
- Home occupation sex services
- Light industry
- Information and Education facilities
- Outdoor recreation
- Respite day care centre
- Restriction facility
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| 5 | Minimising or avoiding the impact of bush fire hazard
| Limiting sensitive developments during periods of elevated bush fire risk.
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Have Your Say; Making a Submission
The proposed changes are detailed in the Developing the Visitor Economy + Employment Land Uses Planning Proposal document available on this page under 'Public Exhibition Documents'. Public exhibition runs from 17 November 2021 and close at 5:00pm on 15 December 2021. You can make a submission below.
Council welcomes your feedback during the public exhibition.
Delegation
The Minister for Planning and Public Spaces has issued delegation to Council to make this plan.
Planning Proposal document (Explanation of amendments) (2.13 MB) (pdf)
