Background Information

This Draft Outdoor Dining and Goods on Footpath Policy has been developed to outline the use of footpaths and other similar public domain areas for outdoor dining and placement of goods within the Wingecarribee Shire Local Government area.

Council supports and encourages the provision of outdoor dining areas and goods on footpaths as they contribute to a vibrant and diverse community. We are committed to facilitating outdoor dining in a way that balances the needs of businesses with the broader community and enhance tourism.

Outdoor dining includes tables, chairs, benches and other facilities used for the service of food and beverages on Council managed footpaths, plazas and arcades. The footpaths, plazas and arcades managed by Council are all located within the road reserve and so the approval of outdoor dining in these areas is administered in accordance with the Roads Act 1993.

However Council does not currently have a dedicated Policy to manage the review and approval of applications received. The purpose of this Policy is to establish a framework and guidelines for outdoor dining under which Council will issue approvals and help business owners to expand their dining activities to outdoors.

Exhibition Period

The Draft Outdoor Dining and Goods on Footpath Policy is on public exhibition for a period of 28 days. It will open from Friday 22 November and will close on Thursday 20 December 2024.

Viewing the Policy

The Draft Outdoor Dining and Goods on Footpath Policy and associated documentation may be viewed:

  1. Document Library on this page
  2. Council’s Customer Service Counter, Civic Centre, 68 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale NSW 2577, between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday
  3. Councils Libraries

    Providing Feedback

    1. Submission Form (below)
    2. Emailed to mail@wsc.nsw.gov.au with the email subject title Draft Outdoor Dining and Goods on Footpath Policy
    3. Hand delivered to Council's Civic Centre at 68 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale NSW 2577
    4. Posted to Wingecarribee Shire Council, PO Box 141, Moss Vale NSW 2577

    Only written submissions can be considered and these must be received by Council before 4.30pm on Friday 20 December 2024. Please note that any submissions may be included in the final report to Council.

    Your personal information contained in your submission is collected by Council for the purpose of corresponding with you about your submission. Your submission, including only your name and locale, will be contained in the Council meeting business paper and made publicly available on Council's website. If you make an anonymous submission, Council will be unable to contact you further and only a summary of the points made in your submission may be provided.

    Next Steps

    Submissions received will be reviewed and a final report will be developed for adoption by Council. For updates please follow and subscribe to this page.