March 2023 Update

Consultation on Cumberland's Council-related Development Application Conflict of Interest Policy has closed and submissions are now being reviewed. Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback. 

February 2023 Update

Cumberland City Council is giving notification of the exhibition of the Draft Council-related Development Application Conflict of Interest Policy. This Policy will be exhibited for a period of 28 days as resolved at the 15 February 2023 Council meeting. All submissions made to these policies will be made public and considered by Council.

C02/23-242 Council-related Development Application Conflict of Interest Policy

Resolved by Exception

That Council:

1. Endorse the Draft Conflict of Interest for Council Related Development Applications Policy, as provided in Attachment 1.

2. Endorse the amendments to the Cumberland Community Engagement Strategy, as provided in Attachment 2.

3. Endorse the amendments to the Cumberland Development Control Plan, as provided in Attachment 3.

4. Endorse that these documents be placed on public exhibition for 28 days, with a further report to be returned to Council.

Relevant links:

• Agenda for Council meeting 15 February 2023

• Minutes from meeting 15 February 2023

Policy overview

Under the provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, Council must adopt a policy that specifies how conflicts of interest in connection with council-related development applications lodged with Cumberland City Council within the Cumberland Local Government Area will be handled. The Policy must also comply with the Department of Planning and Environment’s Council-related Development Application Conflict of Interest Guidelines.

Purpose:

The purpose of this Policy is to:

• Establish Council’s management strategy and the controls that will be applied to address potential conflicts of interest at the different phases of the development process for the types of council-related development that the council could be involved in.

• Outline the process through which potential conflicts of interest will be identified, the risks assessed, and appropriate management controls determined, and

• Outline the process that will be followed to publicly communicate the management approaches for each development subject to the policy.

As a result of the Draft Conflict of Interest for Council Related Development Applications Policy, ensuing amendments are required to be made to the Cumberland Community Engagement Strategy and Cumberland Development Control Plan. These amendments are proposed to ensure that all Council documents are consistent with the recent changes to Legislation. The amendments are included as part of this consultation process and can be found in the document library.

For more details, see the Draft Council-related Development Application Conflict of Interest Policy and the two amendments in the document library.

Have Your Say

We encourage you to download a copy of the policy for review and the amendments to the relevant documentation from our document library. 

The Draft Council-related Development Application Conflict of Interest Policy and the amendments to the Cumberland Community Engagement Strategy and Cumberland Development Control Plan are on exhibition from Wednesday 22 February to Wednesday 22 March 2023. During this community consultation period, residents are encouraged to submit their feedback on the draft policies by completing the feedback form below. If you prefer, you can complete email your submission, or write it out and post that in to the Council instead of completing it online. You may provide feedback on either policy or the amended documents in the same submission. Anyone who wishes to provide feedback on the policies must do so in writing by 5pm Wednesday 22 March 2023.

To Make A Submission on the Proposal:

Submissions concerning the draft policy are to be made by 5pm Wednesday 22 March 2023. 

There are three ways you can lodge a submission:

1. Complete an online submission below.
2. Email your submission to Council@cumberland.nsw.gov.au
3. Post your submission to The General Manager, Cumberland City Council, PO Box 42, Merrylands NSW 2160.