Draft WDCP Amendments

The draft amendments to Willoughby Development Control Plan relate to commercial and shop top development in the City, Preservation of Trees and Vegetation, landscaping and other minor amendments. The amendments include:

  • Minor amendments to the format of the WDCP and amendments to conform with the terms, including definitions of the NSW Department of Planning Standard Instrument LEP provisions and Draft Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2009 (WLEP 2009.) This includes amendments to references to Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 1995 and Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No. 5 (Chatswood Town Centre) to the appropriate references under Draft WLEP 2009.
  • Amendment of Part C9 - Landscaping by relocating the landscaping provisions for dwelling houses, residential flat buildings, commercial and industrial development from Part C into Part D, E and I respectively.
  • Relocating and amending Attachment 2 Tree and Bushland Preservation Order (TPO) as a new Section C9 Preservation of Trees and Vegetation, including definitions to be consistent with the NSW Standard Instrument draft LEP and Draft WLEP 2009.
  • The addition of a new section C16 Awnings, Public Road Encroachment and Use of Public Footways.
  • Amendment of Section D and E with a new Section E – Specific Controls for Commercial and Shop Top development. This includes amalgamation of controls for Commercial and Shop top development, additional specific clauses for certain commercial centres including Chatswood CBD and character descriptions for each local and neighbourhood centre in the City.

Draft WDCP amendments can be viewed below:

The Council Report and Resolution of 7 December 2009 explains these amendments.

View the Council report on the submissions received during exhibition of the Draft WDCP amendments and the Council resolution to adopt the amendments to the WDCP.

The WDCP amendments will be effective from the date that the Draft WLEP 2009 (now WLEP 2011) is made.

View the adopted amendment to Part E of WDCP.

See also the current version of the Willoughby Development Control Plan.