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Background

13 June 2018

At a meeting on 22 May 2018, Council resolved to exhibit the amendments to Council's Development Control Plans (DCP) including - Manly DCP 2013, Pittwater DCP 2014, Warringah DCP 2011 and Warringah DCP 2000 to:
  • address new requirements for tree and vegetation clearing permits,
  • reference standardised Waste Management Guidelines, and
  • update references to the recently amended Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

In relation to trees - the commencement of State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) (Vegetation SEPP) means that the approval requirements need to be updated with permits now required under the Vegetation SEPP rather than Council’s Local Environmental Plan.

The amendments to Northern Beaches Development Control Plans will identify and standardise the process for permits for the removal of vegetation. No changes are proposed to the standardised criteria for the removal of vegetation as previously adopted by Council in August 2017.

In relation to waste - it is proposed to amend Council’s DCPs to adopt standardised Waste Management Guidelines which have already been adopted by Council for the Warringah DCP 2011.

Minor administrative updates are also proposed to all Council’s DCPs to reference recent amendments to the structure and nomenclature of the Environmental Planning and Assessment (EP&A) Act 1979.