Consultation has concluded

We are inviting comments on a proposal to change the zoning rules for land located at the corner of Bonny View Drive and Ocean Drive, Bonny Hills. This proposal would allow for the construction of a new Catholic high school in this location (Lots 6 & 7 DP 594792 and Lot 6 DP 594793).

The draft planning proposal requests to rezone the land from its current zone RU1 Primary Production to a mix of zones SP2 Infrastructure (educational establishments) and C2 Environmental Conservation. This change would make it possible to build the school while also protecting part of the land for environmental purposes.

This proposal is in line with a key action from the Port Macquarie-Hastings Urban Growth Management Strategy, which recommends looking into the potential of this area for light industrial development or use as a school.

Public Exhibition

The draft Planning Proposal PP-2022-653 - Catholic High School - Land at Corner of Ocean Drive and Bonny View Drive, Bonny Hills is on public exhibition from Monday 28 October until midnight Monday 25 November 2024. This includes the suite of appendixes and attachments located in the related documents. It also includes the Gateway Determination (undertaken by the NSW Government Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure), which is required to progress the proposal.

Councils Role in Planning

Council is the designated Local Plan Making Authority (LMPA) for our region. This means that we play a central role in shaping local land use policy, zoning, and development controls in the region.

Have Your Say

  • Please submit feedback via the online form below or;
  • Email: 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 on Tuesday 26 November 2024

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