Proposed Land Use Strategy

The current LEP (1994) has Portland town centre and it's built up surrounds zoned as rural village (2v).



Under the proposed land use strategy, rezoning of the town area will occur with areas designated for specific use.



The adopted Land Use Strategy will set the framework for future land use management in the Lithgow Local Government Area. Once adopted Council will use the Strategy to inform the preparation of its new comprehensive Local Environmental Plan (LEP), which sets more specific rules for development within the area.
                                                         - taken from the document




Submissions are being accepted until close of business on 16th June and it is vital that residents and business voice their opinions on this important matter. One of the aspects getting the most attention seems to be the proposed minimum rural lot size of 400ha (1000 acres), but there are other parts of this document which could also prove important to ratepayers.

Lithgow Council need to be commended for making this a most inaccessible document and in an attempt to make sense of it, we will attempt to link through to key areas for consideration by the wider Portland community.

Do you have any thoughts or opinions on the current strategy document?