Overview
The public exhibition of this draft Planning Agreement with Regional Hardrock Pty Ltd relates to the increase to the maximum production rate of the existing concrete works at 19L and 20L Sheraton Road, Dubbo from 30,000 tonnes per annum to 50,000 tonnes per annum. The Planning Agreement is associated with the Development Application D22-528 view here.
Additionally, to transport the materials from the site to destination sites, the use of Sheraton Road as a primary haulage route was approved as part of the development consent.
Under the terms of the Planning Agreement Council will receive:
- 10 cents per tonne of concrete - both batched and concrete products dispatched from the concrete works for production exceeding 30,000 tonnes per annum.
- A total of $124,000 for the upgrade of Sheraton Road to a haulage route standard.
Should this draft Planning Agreement be approved the funds received would be utilised for heavy patching and road rehabilitation of Sheraton Road.
Site location and proposed primary haulage route
A Planning Agreement is an agreement entered into between Council and a developer where the developer agrees to fund public amenities or infrastructure, dedicate land at no cost to Council, or provide monetary contributions or any other material public benefit, for a public purpose.
In accordance with Division 7.1 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, a public purpose includes any of the following:
- The provision of public amenities or services;
- The provision of affordable housing;
- The provision of transport or other infrastructure relating to land;
- The funding or recurrent expenditure relating to the provision of public amenities or public services, affordable housing or transport or other infrastructure;
- The monitoring of the planning impacts of development;
- The conservation or enhancement of the natural environment.
The use of Planning Agreements has increased as a result of their flexibility in allowing councils to capture public benefits outside the infrastructure contributions system.
The Towards 2040 Community Strategic Plan is a vision for the development of the region out to the year 2040. The Plan includes six principle themes and a number of objectives and strategies. This report is aligned to:
Theme:
2 Infrastructure
4 Leadership
Objective:
2.1 The road transportation network is safe, convenient and efficient
4.1 Council provides transparent, fair and accountable leadership and governance
Delivery Program Strategy:
2.1.2 The road network meets the needs of the community in terms of traffic capacity, functionality and economic and social connectivity
4.1.1 Council encourages and facilitates two-way communication with and between stakeholders and the community
Submission Process
In accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act 1998, written submissions received by Council containing personal information may be made public when the matter goes before Council for consideration, as it may be included in Council’s Business Papers. Persons have the right to remain anonymous if they so choose by refraining from submitting their personal information, however, the submission may be given less weight in the overall assessment and consideration of the draft Planning Agreement.
