Council Meeting - 14 June 2023
At the Council Meeting on 14 June 2023, Council resolved to adopt the draft Plan of Management and revised draft Master Plan for Westleigh Park.
At the Council Meeting on 14 June 2023, Council resolved to adopt the draft Plan of Management and revised draft Master Plan for Westleigh Park.
Council has received the Public Hearing Report for the draft Plan of Management.
The report provides a summary of the public hearing facilitated by Urbis and makes recommendations for Council to consider as part of the process of adopting the draft Plan of Management.
Thank you for your interest.
All submissions will be considered in the preparation of the report to Council.
We have heard from the community that there is some confusion about the purpose and format of the Public Hearing planned for the Westleigh Park Draft Plan of Management (PoM).
The format of a Public Hearing held for a Plan of Management is different from those associated with planning panel matters or Town Hall type meetings.
Ahead of the Public Hearing on 4 April 2023, we wanted to provide some additional information. Click on the questions below.
Section 40A of the Local Government Act (the Act) states that a Public Hearing is required if the proposed Plan of Management “would have the effect of categorising, or altering the categorisation of, community land”.
Community land within Westleigh Park is proposed to be categorised as:
Under the Act, a further public hearing for a proposed plan of management must be held if Council decides to amend the proposed plan after a public hearing and the amendment of the plan would have the effect of altering the categorisation of community land from the categorisation of that land in the proposed plan that was considered at the previous public hearing.
The Local Government Act states that Public Hearings are to be conducted in such manner as is determined by the council, subject to the LG Act and the regulations.
It must be presided over by a person who is not a councillor or employee of the council holding the public hearing.
The Public Hearing is a forum for the community to seek clarification or ask questions on elements of the draft Plan of Management in order to gain a better understanding prior to making a submission.
The Public Hearing on Tuesday 4 April at the Hornsby RSL will run for two hours, during which there will be a short presentation followed a Q&A session moderated by the independent facilitator.
Ground rules for the session include:
Comments made at the Hearing are registered by a note taker but they will not be considered formal submissions. Formal submissions are lodged via the Submission Form on this page or
To make the session as equitable as possible in terms of speaking and asking questions, we are asking the community to register their attendance at the Public Hearing, however we are not asking for attendees to register to speak. There will be a three minute time limit for questions/comments.
Formal submissions can be lodged via the Submission Form at the bottom of the project page, or by
Submissions can be made until Sunday, 23 April 2023 and do not need to be made ahead of the Public Hearing.
The independent facilitator presiding over the Public Hearing is required by the Act to provide a report summarising the content of the Hearing.
The report must be made available to the public no later than 4 days after it is received by Council.
Council must consider the report before making any decision on the draft Plan of Management.
The Public Hearing is being held to satisfy a requirement of the Local Government Act and is specifically for the draft Plan of Management for Westleigh Park. It is not a forum for discussing matters relating to the draft Master Plan.
Council has completed extensive public consultation on the draft Master Plan and the current draft which has been published for comment includes revisions informed by the latest round of consultation.
Comments relating to the draft Master Plan can be made up to Sunday, 9 April 2023 on the Westleigh Park Draft Master Plan project page.
A Plan of Management (PoM) is a document that provides Council with a clear framework for the use and management of all 'Community Land'.
A Plan of Management must:
The Westleigh Park draft PoM contains two parts:
Part 1: Key objectives for the community, land categories and Councils management goals.
Part 2: The Action Plan.
The Action Plan has been developed to support the management goals for the proposed developments of Westleigh Park. It provides details on how objectives and performance targets will be implemented and outcomes managed into the future.
The Action Plan is the working section of the document and as such will be amended as actions are completed or revised in response to changing community needs and aspirations.
Council must prepare Plans of Management (PoM) for all land that is classified as ‘Community Land’ within its ownership, care, control and/or management. It governs the way 'Community Land’ is used and managed.
Westleigh Park was acquired by Hornsby Shire Council in 2016 from Sydney Water. The land is classified as community land in accordance with the Local Government Act (LG Act), 1993.
In line with the requirements of the LG Act, we have prepared a draft PoM to establish an appropriate character and scale for the development and management for Westleigh Park. The draft PoM will enable the construction of new open space facilities at Westleigh Park to commence, and will help identify a program of development and ongoing maintenance works.
Community land within Westleigh Park is proposed to be categorised as:
The draft PoM for Westleigh Park supports the delivery of the Master Plan. If you would to find out more about the draft Master Plan please visit the project page.
Have your say on the Westleigh Park draft Plan of Management by:
Submissions closed: Sunday, 23 April 2023.
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