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Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan (LEP)
LEPs regulate land use and development. The Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015 applies to almost all of the Sutherland Shire. Other plans apply to specific land holdings where the future use of the land requires further study.
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The DCP details the way Council expects developments to be carried out.
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Plans that fund public open space, facilities and infrastructure from fees charged to developers.
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Agreements between Council and development projects to provide benefits for the community.
Register of Variations to Development Standards
This is a record of development approvals which allow applicants to vary normal development standards.
Planning Proposals
Planning Proposals are used to change a Local Environmental Plan (LEP). They can rezone land or change a plan in other ways, such as approving an increase to allowable height and density.
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Acknowledgement of Country

Sutherland Shire Council acknowledges the Dharawal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land within Sutherland Shire. We value and celebrate Dharawal culture and language, and acknowledge the Dharawal people’s continuing connection to the land, the sea and the community. We pay respect to the Elders and their families, past, present and emerging, and through them, to all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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