Draft Local Approvals Policy

Feedback may result in changes being made to the draft Local Approvals Policy prior to a report being prepared for Council.

You will be notified again, prior to Council considering the matter, which will include a link to the Council report containing a summary of submissions and how feedback was considered.

Your submission can be as short or as long as you wish,

Ideally, you will express your level of support for the proposal and provide detailed and specific feedback. The feedback will be reviewed by staff and later presented to Council to make an informed decision.

Should multiple submissions be received from a single resident regarding this project, the feedback will be reviewed by staff and counted as one submission when reporting back to Council.

Submissions must be made in writing and received by 24 June 2025.  You can choose to:

• Provide written feedback via the online submission form on this website
• Email council@lakemac.nsw.gov.au with the subject heading 'Draft Local Approval Policy’
• Write to Lake Macquarie City Council Attn: Integrated Planning, Box 1906, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW, 2310.

Hard copies of the draft Local Approvals Policy are available to view at all library branches.

The Local Approvals Policy outlines low-impact activities that generally require approval from Council under the Local Government Act (such as busking, manufactured homes, footway trading, outdoor dining and amusement devices), as well as activities that are exempt from approval. 

The policy is required to be updated once every four years after Council election. 

Under the Local Government Act, the Local Approvals Policy is required to be reviewed every four years following a Council election.