Council consults residents on a number of planning issues.

Any person can submit a written submission on Development Applications or Integrated
Development proposals that are received by Council and require notification.  As a
resident, you may also be invited to comment on an Integrated Development proposal or
a Development Application that has been lodged in your area.

To see what development and building applications are currently on exhibition click on
the following links:

• Building & Development Applications
• Integrated Development Proposals
• Joint Regional Planning Panel Applications

To see what draft planning strategies, plans and policies are currently on exhibition click
on the following link:

• Draft Strategies, Plans & Policies     

BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The following building and development proposals have been submitted to the Council and although not designated under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979, are notified for public comment:

Details of the above proposal is available for inspection at the Council's Customer Service Centre or by clicking on the link below.  Written submissions on this proposal should be lodged with Council by 21 May 2012.  Certain information held by Council may be made available or released to members of the public upon application and/or included in the public forum.  If you wish to keep your personal details confidential, you must request this in writing within your submission.  Council cannot guarantee that your details will remain confidential if it is considered within the public interest to release this information, however, in this circumstance Council will consult you prior to the release of any personal details.

DA 12-1128/CC 12-1129 - 63 Melrose Street, Lorn (PDF - 129kb)
DA 12-1110/CC 12-1111 - 98 Swan Street, Morpeth (PDF - 103kb)
DA 12-1145 - 21 Lorn Street, Lorn (PDF - 98.6kb)
DA 12-1147 - 47-49 Church Street, Maitland (PDF - 199kb)
DA 12-1075 - 6 Northview Street, Gillieston Heights (PDF - 70.3kb)
DA 12-1097 - 43, 45, 47 Redgum Circuit, Aberglasslyn (PDF - 28.8kb)

BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The following building and development proposals have been submitted to the Council and although not designated under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979, are notified for public comment:

Details of the above proposals are available for inspection at the Council's Customer Service Centre or by clicking on the links below.  Written submissions on these proposals should be lodged wjith Council by 24 May 2012.  Certain informaitin held by Council may be made available or released to members of the public upon application and/or inlcuded in the public forum.  If you wish to keep your personal details confidential you must request this in writing within your submission.  Council cannot guarantee that your details will remain confidential if it is considered within the public interest to relaease this information, however, in this circumstance Council will consult you prior to the release of any personal details.

DA 12-1198 - 11 Andrew Court, Rutherford (PDF - 77.5kb)
DA 12-1187 - 127 Swan Street, Morpeth (PDF - 104kb)
DA 11-965 - 69A Bolwarra Road, Bolwarra (PDF - 220kb)
DA 06-1968 - 261 Cessnock Road, Gillieston Heights (PDF - 1.02MB) 

BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The following building and development proposals have been submitted to the Council and although not designated under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979, are notified for public comment:

Details of the above proposals are available for inspection at the Council's Customer Service Centre or by clicking on the links below.  Written submissions on these proposals should be lodged wjith Council by 28 May 2012.  Certain informaitin held by Council may be made available or released to members of the public upon application and/or inlcuded in the public forum.  If you wish to keep your personal details confidential you must request this in writing within your submission.  Council cannot guarantee that your details will remain confidential if it is considered within the public interest to relaease this information, however, in this circumstance Council will consult you prior to the release of any personal details.

DA 12-1233 - 68 & 70 Ryans Road, Gillieston Heights (PDF - 167kb)
DA 12-1225 - 2 New England Highway, Thornton (PDF - 149kb)

NSW PLANNING SYSTEM REVIEW

In July 2011, the NSW Government established an independent panel to undertake a
reveiew of the planning system in NSW.

The aim of the review is to create a new planning system in consultation with stakeholders
and the community that meets today'sneeds and priorities.

For more information please click on the link below.

www.planningreview.nsw.gov.au

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

To check for approvals that require notification, please refer to
Development Control Plan 37 - Advertising/Notification of Development Applications.

If a development application is for integrated development then the notification period is 28 days.  Applications that require notification will be advertised and published in the Maitland Mercury, either on a Monday or Thursday and any adjoining landowner or property that Council may consider to be effected by your development will be notified. 
Any person can submit a written submission, which must be received by Council within the notification period.    

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The following development proposal has been submitted to the Council and although not designated, is notified as Integrated Development in accordance with Section 91 of the Enironmental Planning & Assessment Act, 1979 for public comment:

This application is Integrated Development as an approval is also required under Sections 89, 90 and 91 of the Water Management Act, 2000 from the NSW Office of Water.

Details of the proposal are available for inspection at the Council's Customer Service Centre or by clicking on the link below.  Written submissions should be lodged with Council by 22 May 2012 making reference to DA 12-929.  Certain information held by Council may be made available or released to members of the public upon application and/or included in the public forum.  If you wish to keep your personal details confidential, you must request this in writing within your submission.  Council cannot guarantee that your details will remain confidential if it is considered within the public interest to release this informaiton, however, in this curcumstance Council will consult your prior to the release of any personal details.

DA 12-929 - 254 Raymond Terrace Road, East Maitland (PDF - 129kb)

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The following development proposal has been submitted to the Council and although not designated, is notified as Integrated Development in accordance with Section 91 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, 1979 for public comment:

This application is Integrated Development as an approval is also required under Section 100B of the Rural Fires Act, 1997 from the Rural Fire Service.

Details of the proposal are available for inspection at the Council's Customer Service Centre or by clicking on the link below.  Written submissions should be lodged with Council by 28 May 2012 making reference to DA 12-1203.  Certain information held by Council may be made available or released to members of the public upon application and/or included in the public forum.  If you wish to keep your personal details confidential, you must request this in writing within your submission.  Council cannot guarantee that your details will remain confidential if it is considered within the public interest to release this informaiton, however, in this circumstance Council will consult you prior to the release of any personal details.

DA 12-1203 - 11 Macgowan Street, East Maitland (PDF - 132kb)

JOINT REGIONAL PLANNING PANEL APPLICATIONS

Joint Regional Planning Panels came into force on the 1st July 2009.  These panels were established by the NSW Department of Planning as independent bodies to determine regionally significant Development Applications as prescribed by State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development) 2005 (the SEPP) which include:

• Designated development
• Development with a capital investment value (CIV) over $10 million
• The following development with a CIV over $5 million:
     - Certain public and private infrastructure
     - Crown development
     - Development where Council is the proponent or has a conflict of interest
     - Ecotourism
• Subdivision of land into more than 250 lots
• Certain coastal developments previously assessed as Major Projects to be
  determined by the Minister under the Environmental Planning & Assessment
  Act (EP&A Act).

The following development applications (DA) have been lodged with the Council under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979.

The following development application (DA) have been submitted to the Joint Regional Planning Panel for assessment.

 DRAFT STRATEGIES, PLANS & POLICIES

An important part of this process is ensuring that local residents, local organisations and otherstakeholders are informed about what is happening and enable everyone to Have Their Say on the future of Maitland.

To view any draft Strategic Planning Strategies, Plans and Policies currently on exhibition scroll down below.  Hard copies of the consultation document are also available during business hours at Council's Administration Building, Maitland Central Library and all of Council's branch libraries.

If you wish to comment on any strategic planning documents currently on exhibition you
should do so in writing.  Submissions must be received by 4.30pm on the final day
of consultation and should be addressed to the General Manager, Maitland City Council, PO Box 220, Maitland 2320, or emailed to strategicplanning@maitland.nsw.gov.au quoting
the relevant reference number.

MAITLAND CITY COUNCIL - NOTICE OF PUBLIC EXHIBITION
MAITLAND CITYWIDE DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLAN 2011,
NEW CHAPTER - RIPARIAN LAND & WATERWAYS