READING through the SAP documentation can be quite daunting to begin with, let alone know where to start when considering your submission.
It is extremely important you make a worthy submission that has credibility, so the NSW Planning Department understand your concerns for the 40 year master plan.
Here is a brief guide on how you “could” compile a submission and ensure it will have the desired impression you expect. Realistically you will not be able to make an informed submission of every single topic, so it’s best to pick the battles you can win as the saying goes.
If you have strong opinions about one or two topics, just concentrate on those and don’t worry about everything else. Submit more if you desire.
Firstly, you at least need to read the draft master plan which should have been downloaded to your computer. You should also read as many other documents as possible that relate to your most immediate concerns. They are all on the SAP website for downloading.
Taking Notes
It is advisable to read or skim over documents first, and then revise with more concentrated reading and take notes as you proceed. Create a colour code if highlighting the PDF or write notes in a notebook.
Have a number, star rating or colour code and if you find a section you feel strongly about, give it a high rating. Accordingly, if you see something you might want to comment on, but it is not a high priority, mark it down a notch or two.
At the end when you look back on your notes, you will be able to gauge your main concerns and concentrate on those, plus know exactly what page they are on.
The notes you need to take should also include the page number, or section so you can refer to that in your submission. In your submission you would also refer to the exact document, so the planners understand completely what you are saying.
Important
Make 1 submission per topic. Example, make separate submission for transport, make separate submission for housing, make separate submission for Kosciuszko National Park. You could also break down the submissions into smaller categories if so desired.
In your submission you need to state the topic you are commenting on and your preference.
- Do you Support, Objection or Comment.
This example is based around Jindabyne housing.
Example only:
You are reading the Structure Plan Part 1 and you don’t agree with the look of the town in the diagram on page 62.
Make note of the page, reference (copy paste) the heading, in this case “Recommendations for the Master Plan and Delivery Plan/DCP” and note any important wording you might want to discuss. You may also want to mention some descriptive wording. Then you could make comments or even dot points on your concerns. The reveres would be for a supporting document.
Submission
Jindabyne Housing and Development
Objection to Proposed Height
I refer to page 62 in the Structure Plan Part 1 Document.
I note that your diagrams in this section of town that is currently the Jindabyne Holiday Park shows high rise buildings of a nature that are above our current heights. It mentions in notes beside the diagram it will be Government-led land and infrastructure development of JCS site and Lake Jindabyne Waterfront precinct, with developer-led implementation of individual buildings and development parcels.
I personally would have great concern with buildings of this height in this particular area of town along the lake foreshore. I have lived in the main centre of town for over 15 years now and have views to Lake Jindabyne which I do not want impeded.
Furthermore, the consensus of the community from the beginning of this master plan is we did not want ANY high-rise buildings. The lake foreshore development should be thought of in a more subdued direction, with lower style buildings so that the lake is not impeded from any direction no matter where you are in town. This would be an eyesore on the town to have increased building height and not compliant with community expectations.
I would expect that when the final master plan is released that this will be rectified and accounted for in any ongoing future documents to NOT have such high-rise buildings permitted at all along the lake foreshore. (end)
NOTE: Be aware all submission may be published on the planning portal website. Also be sure to take the survey and tell your friends to lodge a submission in a similar manner.
To make a submission and for more information visit the SAP NSW Planning Portal Website.
