Public Exhibition - Draft Voluntary Planning Agreement – Lot 101 Bensley Road, Ingleburn
Have your say on the Draft Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) in association with a development application at Lot 101 Bensley Road, Ingleburn (Development consent in connection with DA 2130/2020/DA-SW (Development)).
On 1 December 2022, approval was issued by the Land & Environment Court for Development Application No.: 2130/2020/DA-SW, being for a subdivision to create 12 residential allotments, temporary stormwater management facility, vegetation removal, road drainage, services and retaining wall works.
Ankira Projects Croatia Avenue Pty Ltd, as landowner, have made an offer under S7.4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act to enter into a VPA with Council. In its consideration and assessment of the “offer”, the Land & Environment Court included as a condition of Consent that:
“A Planning Agreement pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 must be prepared by the applicant, ANKIRA Projects Croatia Avenue Pty Ltd, in accordance with the Letter of Offer made by the applicant in relation to this development application, DA 2130/2020/DA-SW and dated 29 September 2022, and in the form approved and agreed to by Council, and be submitted to Council for public exhibition. The Planning Agreement must articulate a commitment by the developer to complete all Development and Infrastructure Works, Dedications of Land and the provision of all necessary monetary contributions, bonds, etc required in relation to development of the land subject to the Development Application. The Planning Agreement must be executed to the satisfaction of Council prior to issue of the subdivision works certificate, and all Development and Infrastructure Works, Dedications of Land and Monetary Contributions, bonds, etc listed within the executed agreement are to be finalised, or otherwise guaranteed, to the satisfaction of the consent authority Council.
The Planning Agreement, once entered into, must be registered on the land comprising the Site in accordance with the terms of the Planning Agreement prior to issue of the subdivision works certificate.”
The objective of the Draft VPA is to provide development contributions towards local infrastructure required in order to facilitate the Development as shown in Schedule 3 – Monetary contributions.
Development Contributions to be provided by the Developer under the Draft Planning Agreement generally comprise the following:
- Monetary Contribution – Design and construction of Trunk Stormwater pipe system - $31,444.
- Monetary Contribution – Removal of temporary OSD and WSUD basin in proposed Lot 312 and associated adjustments - $147,555.
- Monetary Contribution – Street tree planting and a five (5) year maintenance bond - $6,102.
- Monetary Contribution – Financial security by way of bond or bank guarantee for the construction, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and removal of the temporary OSD basin in Lot 312 – $40,000.
- Monetary Contribution – Developer’s share in the costs of the Ultimate Infrastructure - $301,894.
The total contribution value to be delivered is $526,995.
We want to hear from you
Download the Draft VPA and Explanatory Note which are on public exhibition from Friday 10 January 2025 to COB Monday 10 February 2025.
Have your say below by completing the submission form.
What's next?
Following completion of the exhibition period, the Draft VPA and all feedback received will then then be reported to Council for consideration and endorsement.
