Amendment Seniors Housing - Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Environmental Plan 2022

Update 10 July 2024

A report summarising feedback from the public exhibition and consultation period of the planning proposal for seniors housing on land in Bungendore is being presented to the 10 July 2024 Council meeting. The supporting documents are available for download from the document list to the right of the page.

26 submissions were received; 24 from the community and two from NSW government agencies. After consideration of all submissions, no changes are recommended to the Planning Proposal.

The recommendation is that Council receive the report and, authorise staff to undertake all necessary actions to ensure the making and gazettal of the QPRLEP 2022 amendment.

A Planning Proposal known as Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Local Environmental Plan 2022 Amendment - Seniors Housing, Majara Street Bungendore has been prepared and is now on public exhibition. This proposal relates to the Abbeyfield housing proposal.

The public exhibition stage was held from 29 April to 10 June.

Preparation of the Planning Proposal aligns with Section 3.33 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure’s Local Environmental Plan Making Guidelines 2023.

The intended outcome of this planning proposal is to:

• Contribute to the supply of land for seniors housing in Bungendore.
• Identify a replacement site for the seniors housing that is permissible on 4-6 Majara Street, Bungendore (Lots 13 and 14, DP 1139067) and which has been compulsorily acquired by NSW Department of Education.
• Enable land at Majara Street, Bungendore and north of Turallo Terrace to be used for seniors housing with development consent.

The Planning Proposal seeks to amend the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Local Environmental Plan 2022 in the following way:

• Amend Schedule 1 Additional Permitted uses by deleting reference to “Use of land at 4-6 Majara Street, Bungendore” from the heading of Item 3 and replacing with “Use of certain land at Bungendore”
• Delete reference to “Lots 13 and 14, DP 1139067, 4-6 Majara Street, Bungendore” in in Item 3 (1) and replace with “the land shown edged in heavy black at Majara Street, Bungendore, identified as “Item 9” on the Additional Permitted Uses Map”, and
• Amend the Additional Permitted Uses Map to include land at Majara Street, Bungendore.

Land shown edged in heavy black at Majara Street, Bungendore to permit seniors housing with development consent

Submissions were accepted until close of business Monday 10 June 2024.

• By completing the survey below
• By email to council@qprc.nsw.gov.au(External link) referencing "Seniors Housing - Bungendore" in the subject line
• By mail to PO Box 90, Queanbeyan NSW 2620
• By delivery to any of Council's customer service centres