Strategic Planning

The Upper Hunter Land Use Strategy outlines Council’s key land use policies and principles for the Upper Hunter Local Government Area.  It identifies demands for key infrastructure and indicates land potentially suitable for rezoning.  The Strategy is referenced by Council when processing requests to amend the Upper Hunter Local Environmental Plan.

The Land Use Strategy was adopted by Council at its meeting held on 27 February 2017 and was conditionally endorsed the Department of Planning & Environment on 21 July 2017.

The Department endorsed the Strategy in the following specific terms:

•  All priority investigation areas are endorsed, and
• Preliminary investigation areas are not endorsed at this time. These areas require further precinct−level constraints analysis to test their suitability for future urban uses. Given the existing supply of urban land, endorsement of these areas are not adequately justified at this time. These areas should be reviewed as part of the 5−yearly review and update of the Strategy.

It is important to note that the preliminary investigation areas identified in the Strategy have not been endorsed by the Department. Therefore, any requests for rezoning of land in these areas are unlikely to be supported at this time.  

Contact Details

Environmental & Customer Services Department
Phone:  02 6540 1136
Fax:  02 6545 2671
council@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au

Downloads

Upper Hunter Land Use Strategy