Submission on Review of the Wollongong City Council Neighbourhood Planning Process

In a joint submission with Property Council of Australia, we support Council’s decision to undertake a review of the neighbourhood planning process for the West Lake Illawarra urban release area. We contend that the process has become rather onerous and ineffectual, with too much time spent by Council on resolving issues in a neighbourhood plan. This results in an increase in development assessment costs with a resulting impact on development feasibilities.