Amended Expressway Spares Planning Agreement

Council has received an offer to amend the Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) known as the Sancrox Employment Land Environmental Lands & Services (Expressway Spares) Planning Agreement 2017 which was executed on 16 January 2017 between Council and Expressway Spares Pty Limited and James John Dunn and Catherine Brigette Dunn.

At the February Council Meeting, Councillors resolved to place the draft Amended Expressway Spares Planning Agreement on public exhibition for a period of not less than 28 days.

The proposed amendments to the planning agreement are:

• Removal of the definitions and clauses in relation to the payment of water supply and sewer contributions, as this infrastructure has been constructed. Contributions to be collected through the Development Services Plan (DSP) for future development.
• Changes to clearly articulate who the initial developer is and when the Council is to pay them the contribution for the construction of the water supply and sewer infrastructure.
• Clarification on what infrastructure comprises water supply and sewer work and the known construction costs.

The amendments to the planning agreement will:

• Enable the release of a lump sum payment to the initial developer;
• include the agreed cost of construction of the works, not known at the time of the First Deed of Variation; and
• acknowledge that the works have been completed and the initial developer is now known.

Once the public exhibition period has closed, a report will be presented to Councillors for consideration of feedback provided on the Amended Expressway Spares Planning Agreement. If Council supports the amended plan, notice will be given of the revocation of the Sancrox Employment Land Environmental Lands & Services (Expressway Spares) Planning Agreement 2017 dated 16 January 2017 between Council and Expressway Spares Pty Limited and James John Dunn and Catherine Brigette Dunn.

The following documents are available for download from the document library:

• Report presented to the Ordinary Council Meeting of 15 February 2024.
• Sancrox Employment Land Environmental Lands & Services (Expressway Spares) Planning Agreement 2017.
• Draft Amended Sancrox Employment Land Environmental Lands & Services (Expressway Spares) Planning Agreement.
• Report presented to the Ordinary Council Meeting of 15 September 2022.
• Report presented to the Ordinary Council Meeting of 20 October 2022.

Have Your Say

You can provide your feedback on the proposed amendments by:

• Completing the online survey; or
• Emailing your feedback to council@pmhc.nsw.gov.au; or
• Posting to:
  Chief Executive Officer
  Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
  PO Box 84
  Port Macquarie NSW 2444

All submissions must be received by close of business Wednesday 20 March 2024.