We are inviting the community and interested stakeholders to comment on a planning proposal related to a proposed rezoning of part of the land at Lot 1 in DP 1261690, Oxley Highway, Sancrox 2446 from RU1 Primary Production to E3 Productivity Support and make corresponding amendments to the Height of Buildings and Minimum Lot Size controls.

A Highway Service Centre has been approved on 4.1 hectares on the above mentioned land as part of Schedule 1 Additional permitted uses within the Port Macquarie LEP 2011. The remaining 6.82 hectares of this land has received a Planning Proposal to rezone the land to E3 Productivity Support.

Purpose

The draft planning proposal requests to rezone the subject land from zone RU1 Primary Production to E3 Productivity Support and make corresponding amendments to the Height of Buildings and Minimum Lot Size.

The following amendments have been proposed:

  • Total area proposed to be zoned E3 is 6.82 hectares
  • The minimum lot size for the E3 zoned portion to change from 40ha to 1000m2.
  • Introduce maximum building height of 14.5m for the E3 zoned portion.

The following map indicates the Proposed Land Zone Map.


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.

Public Exhibition

The draft Planning Proposal (PP-2024-1893) known as Highway Service Centre, being land at Lot 1 in DP 1261690, Oxley Highway, Sancrox 2446 is on public exhibition from 19 November 2025 until midnight 18 December 2025. 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.

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 midnight on Thursday 18 December 2025.

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Submissions close midnight Thursday 18 December 2025.

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