The Bowral South New Living Area (NLA) is one of the six new living areas strategically identified in our Local Housing Strategy, which was adopted in July 2021. It is now time to implement the strategy by preparing a Master Plan and Servicing Strategy for infrastructure, using the funding received from the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE).

Council is committed to making provisions for diversity in housing typology that caters to the needs of our community at different stages of life. The housing shortage across the State and across our rural Shire requires careful long-term strategic planning, well-considered design and community consensus for moving forward.

Bowral South NLA provides an opportunity to create a small village centre to serve Bowral South, East Bowral, Burradoo residents and beyond; and provide a variety of new dwellings, public parks and local amenities to meet the needs of the existing and new community. It also provides an opportunity to open the riverfront for public open space.

The Master Plan will form the basis of site-specific Development Control Plan (DCP), to ensure that new development is in keeping with community’s expectations and respects local character. The Servicing Strategy will identify the necessary infrastructure upgrades as the area develops and a funding mechanism to coordinate the delivery of all infrastructure equitably.

A Draft Master Plan and Servicing Strategy has been developed in consultation with the community, landowners and relevant State Government agencies. Technical due diligence investigations and a commercial analysis have informed where a small village centre, open spaces and new homes can be best sited together, to serve our local and growing community.

The Draft Master Plan, Draft Servicing Strategy and Due Diligence Reports for Bowral South New Living Area are to be presented at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Wednesday, 17 July 2024, to seek endorsement for public exhibition for a period of eight (8) weeks.

The Meeting Agenda will be made available on Council's website, which can be accessed here. If you wish to address the Panel in response to this agenda item, please register your interest via the application form.

Following endorsement from the Local Planning Panel and Council (in July), the Draft Master Plan, Draft Servicing Strategy and Due Diligence Reports will be placed on public exhibition for you to have your say.

• View the Draft Master Plan and Servicing Strategy, along with supporting documentation in the Public Exhibition Library (below).
• Subscribe to the Participate Wingecarribee page to remain informed about relevant project page.
• If you would like to provide any additional written submissions, please forward them onto the Strategic Outcomes team via strategic.outcomes@wsc.nsw.gov.au

Note: All information will be recorded and some private details including name and address may be shared publicly in the report to Council addressing submissions received. A copy of your submission will be attached to the report to Council on the consultations undertaken for this project.