Council held two public hearings on the 8th and 9th of May 2024 in relation to the Reclassification of Council land (multiple sites), following a public exhibition period between the 20th of February and the 18th of March 2024 in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993 and Department of Planning and Environment’s LEP Practice Note 16-001: Classification and reclassification of public land through a local environmental plan.

Council resolved to reclassify the following parcels of land from Community Land to Operational land through a Planning Proposal process:

• 18 Dane Drive, Gosford (Lot 2 DP 1011876)
• 48W Wallarah Road, Gorokan (Lot 2 DP 733448)
• 191 Wallarah Road, Kanwal (Lot 21 DP 813270)
• 75 Bungary Road, Norah Head (Lot 5 Sec 24 DP 758779 and Lot 1 DP 860696)
• Part 2-4 Park Road, The Entrance NSW (part Lot 10 DP 1285833 and part Lot 1 DP 406038)
• 13 and 15 Yaralla Road, Toukley (Lot 78 DP 20493 and Lot 79 DP 20493)
• 49-51 Mann Street, Gosford (Lot 1 DP 251476)
• 50W Parraweena Rd, Gwandalan (Lot 1 DP 1043151)
• Part 6W Kemira Road, Lake Munmorah (part Lot 79 DP 217918)
• Part 20 Summerland Road Summerland Point Lot (part 4 DP 263812)

The public hearings were chaired by a person who is independent of Council. The public hearings provided the public with an opportunity to make a short verbal presentation to the chairperson of the hearing. There were 58 attendees at the hearing on the 8th of May and 12 attendees at the hearing on the 9th of May. Public hearing reports (one for each session) were prepared by the independent facilitator, which have been received by Council. 

The Public Hearing Reports can be accessed via the links below.