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Ballina Hospital

2 decisions1 topicsUpdated 11 March 2026

Mentions

  • Core location for a new precinct plan action.
  • Shapes where housing, jobs, rural land use and precinct planning can proceed across the shire.
  • Replaces older planning documents with the new strategic framework.
  • May affect local redevelopment, services, traffic and housing supply.
  • Updated planning controls may influence future housing, jobs and development locations across Ballina Shire.
  • Potential expansion and precinct planning areas, including Alstonville, Ballina Hospital surrounds and Tamarind Drive, may affect nearby residents and landholders.

Decisions

Local Strategic Planning Statement adopted with amendments

Council adopted the Ballina Shire Local Strategic Planning Statement 2025-2046 and Russellton Estate addendum, with amendments to expand the Alstonville employment area, change Newrybar wording, refine precinct planning around Ballina Hospital, adjust the Tamarind Drive growth area, add rural land use principles, create a new rural policy consolidation action, and remove several SUGAs for further examination.

Shapes where housing, jobs, rural land use and precinct planning can proceed across the shire.

Growth and strategic planning documents to be repealed

The Ballina Shire Growth Management Strategy 2012 and West Ballina Planning Study and Structure Plan 2010 are to be repealed after the revised LSPS is published on the NSW Planning Portal.

Replaces older planning documents with the new strategic framework.

Topics

Specific precinct planning and growth-area changes

The LSPS amendment changes Action 4.1 to prepare a precinct plan around Ballina Hospital and nearby sites, and updates the Tamarind Drive area for approximately 4ha of residential development potential in line with updated flood modelling.

May affect local redevelopment, services, traffic and housing supply.

Meetings

Environmental and Sustainability Committee - 11 Mar 2026

Council adopted an updated Local Strategic Planning Statement with amendments affecting rural land use, employment land, growth areas and precinct planning, and advanced two planning proposals for exhibition or state determination.