Precinct Planning

Precinct planning, also known as masterplanning, oversees the orderly and efficient development of a new precinct. This can include planning for new areas such as a new Town Centre, new employment lands or a new residential community.

The key outputs of the precinct planning process include the following:

• an Indicative Layout Plan (ILP);
• detailed controls contained in precinct specific Development Control Plan (DCP); and
• an amendment to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts - Western Parkland City) (Precincts SEPP).

Indicative Layout Plan (ILP)

An ILP is intended to be a high-level spatial plan that sets out the future land uses, road layout and infrastructure services of a new precinct. An ILP is based on   the results of extensive technical background investigations and assessment of the environmental, recreational, heritage and topographical features of a precinct. Once finalised, an ILP will be included in the DCP for the precinct.

Development Control Plan (DCP)

A DCP is a document that is prepared by Council or the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) that provides the detailed development guidelines to assist a person proposing a development and in the assessment of that development. A DCP for a precinct must be consistent with the provisions and objectives of the Precincts SEPP. 

State environmental Planning Policy (Precincts - Western Parkland City) (Precincts SEPP)

The rezoning of a precinct occurs when the  Precincts SEPP is amended to include land applying to the new precinct. This amendment will remove the application of the Camden Local Environmental Plan 2010  and the existing  zoning of the land and apply the new zoning and development standards identified for the new precinct. These new standards will be consistent with the ILP.

As of November 2019, Camden Council is responsible for assessing applications to rezone precincts through the planning proposal process.

For more information, please refer to the   Planning Controls, Amending Planning Controls - Planning Proposals and Development Control Plans and the South West Growth Area web pages.

Strategic Policies

South West Growth Area Precinct Status

Frequently Asked Questions