The Trust takes a strong position on a number of issues in Hunters Hill Council’s Draft LEP that could weaken Council’s planning controls, including:

• The deletion of any reference to the Conservation Advisory Panel
• The removal of the schedule of Contributory Items
• The increase in the maximum building height
• The provision for 50% landscaped areas
• The lack of identification of significant natural bushland (E2) and hence the potential lack of control in relation to the preservation of this bushland
• The heritage status of the Hillman Orchard
• Excessive sandstone removal
• Tree preservation and protection of private bushland
• The imposition of the standard government complying and exempt controls
• Dual occupancy provisions
• The identification and protection of Aboriginal heritage
• Provisions for sex services within areas zoned B4 zones.

Download the Hunters Hill Trust’s full response to the Draft LEP here.