Members of the public are invited to attend a public hearing with respect to the planning proposal to reclassify Council-owned residential land at 28 Hynds Road, Box Hill (Lot 2 in DP 621465) from ‘Community’ to ‘Operational’.
The property at 28 Hynds Road, Box Hill was acquired by Council in May 2016. The majority of the property is zoned SP2 Local Drainage and was acquired by Council as it will form part of the future drainage network for the Box Hill Precinct. However, a small portion of the property (approximately 487m2, being around 2.4% of the total property area) is zoned R3 Medium Density Residential.
At the time of purchase, the entire lot was acquired (both the SP2 and R3 land) and was classified as ‘community’ land under the Local Government Act 1993, which requires the land to be reserved for a public purpose specified in a Council plan of management. The small residential-zoned portion of the land acquired by Council is surplus land, not required for the delivery of the Hynds Road Drainage Reserve and it was not intended that this land be reserved for a public purpose. Reclassification of the R3 Medium Density zoned portion of the land would enable its potential sale to the adjacent landowner. This potential sale would facilitate the construction of a planned local road link over this land (by the adjoining developer), as envisaged under the planning framework for the Box Hill Precinct. Accordingly, reclassification of the land would promote orderly development outcomes for the adjoining properties and assist in the completion of the road network for the wider Box Hill neighbourhood.
The reclassification proposal does not bind Council to any decision with respect to the future sale of the land (this would be the subject of a separate consideration and resolution by Council in the future if the reclassification proposal ultimately proceeds). However, it should be noted that if the sale of the land does ultimately occur, any proceeds from this sale would be accounted for as contributions income under Contributions Plan No. 15 – Box Hill Precinct, to be applied towards other infrastructure items identified under the Contributions Plan.
The planning proposal was publicly exhibited from Friday 19 May 2023 to Monday 19 June 2023. The planning proposal and associated material can be viewed on Council’s Website: wwww.thehills.nsw.gov.au under Have Your Say (view past consultations).
The public hearing will be held at 7:30pm on Thursday 27th July 2023 at the Vinegar Hill Memorial Library and Community Centre (Rouse Hill Town Centre) – James Cusack Room, 29 Main Street, Rouse Hill, as required by Section 29 of the Local Government Act 1993.
The purpose of the public hearing is to give interested people the opportunity to have their say on the proposed reclassification before a decision is made. Any person may attend the public hearing and may choose to speak or simply observe. An independent consultant will chair the public hearing.
