Joint Regional Planning Panel

Joint Regional Planning Panels has been established to give independent, merit-based decision-making and advice to the NSW Planning Minister on regionally significant development proposals. 

It consists of members selected by State Government and Local Councils.

Wyong Shire is part of the Hunter Central Coast Regional Planning Panel.

Decisions on regionally significant development applications in Wyong Shire include:

  • Development with a capital investment value (CIV) over $20 million
  • The following development with a CIV over $5 million:
    • Development where council is the proponent or has a conflict of interest
    • Crown development
    • Private infrastructure and community facilities
    • Ecotourism
  • Certain designated development for extractive industries; marinas or other related land and water shoreline facilities; and waste management facilities or works
  • Certain coastal subdivisions
  • Certain development that has a CIV of more than $10 million but less than $20 million, where there has been lengthy delays in the assessment process.

The Joint Regional Planning Panel will not determine proposals for the above classes of development if they are:

  • complying development
  • development for which development consent is not required( including exempt development and development to which Part 5 applies)
  • development that is State significant development
  • development for which a person or body other than a council is the consent authority

The Joint Regional Planning Further information is available from the Joint Regional Planning Panel website

Current regionally significant development applications in Wyong Shire is DA/308/2011 - Demolition of an existing dwelling-house and the construction of six (6) residential flat buildings containing a total of forty-two (42) units and associated works under State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009.  The meeting of the Hunter Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel is scheduled for 17 May 2012.   Download the following documents for additional information: 

  •  doc format Agenda Text (49.50 KB)
  •  pdf format Assessment Report - JRPP 17 May 2012 (333.38 KB)
  • DOC format Appendix A - Proposed Conditions of Consent (155.50 KB)
  • pdf format Appendix B - Architectural Plans, Stormwater Plans and Landscape Plan (5.96 MB)
  • pdf format Appendix C - External Referral Comments and General Terms of Approval (439.64 KB)
  • DOC format Appendix D - SEPP (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 Savings and Transitional Provisions (45.50 KB)
  • DOC format Appendix E - SEPP (Affordable Rental Housing) Assessment Table (75.50 KB)
  • pdf format Appendix F - Bus Route Map (934.32 KB)
  • pdf format Appendix F - Bus Timetable (274.69 KB)
  • DOC format Appendix G - Urban Design Guidelines Checklist (102.00 KB)
  • DOC format Appendix H - State Environmental Planning Policy 71 (63.00 KB)
  • DOC format Appendix I - DCP 64 Table (108.00 KB)
  • DOC format Appendix J - Summary of Submissions (99.50 KB)

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