In this Section
Town Planning
Richmond Valley Council was formed by the amalgamation of 3 (or parts thereof) former Local Government Areas. As a result the Council area inherited 3 separate planning schemes that continue to operate within their respective former council areas.
Town Planning Documents
Furthermore, since amalgamation, Richmond Valley has adopted a number of new planning documents, which are prefixed with the words 'Richmond Valley'. To view all the current town planning documents click below.
To assist with viewing the planning documents they have also been grouped according to their former council areas in the links below.
Draft Town Planning Documents
Town Planning documents are amended from time to time. Click here to view any amendments that have been publicly exhibited.
New Comprehensive LEP and supporting documents
Council is currently producing a comprehensive planning scheme for the entire Richmond Valley area. This new scheme will be based upon the Standard LEP Template as notified by the Department of Planning. The Plan has an expected completion date in 2010.
Proposed Amendment to 2007/2008 Revenue Policy
Document:
DRAFT Revenue Policy (PDF)
(approximate file size: 457Kb)
See the Draft Management Plan webpage for more details.
Council wishes to amend the Developer Contribution fees payable for the provision of car parking spaces not provided in retail/commercial areas of Evans Head, from $13,570.00 per space to $25,500 per space. The increase is due to increase costs in car park construciton and land acquisition costs.
Rezoning Policy
The following file contains Council's policy with regard to accepting rezoning applications and the information necessary to support such applications. It also contains a fee for service schedule.
Richmond Valley Council - Consideration of Rezoning Requests Policy
[Note: Part 3 of the Environmental Planning and Assesment Act 1979 was amended on 1 July 2009. Elements of Council's rezoning policy make reference to the former sections of the Act. This will be reviewed in due course. Contact should be made with Council officers for relevant milestone fee arrangements.]