Housing & planning · Georges River Council
Georges River committee recommends minimum 28-day DCP exhibition
Draft rules for low-density housing, heritage, local character areas and the Mortdale Local Centre would be open for public comment if Council endorses exhibition. The committee recommendation is not final adoption of the controls.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Georges River Council’s Environment and Planning Committee has recommended that Council endorse public exhibition of draft changes to its Development Control Plan 2021 for at least 28 days, allowing residents, property owners and developers to comment if the exhibition proceeds.
Amendment No. 8 covers low-density residential development, heritage considerations, local character areas, precinct-based controls for the Mortdale Local Centre and housekeeping changes across the DCP. The package includes a proposed standalone heritage chapter. The recommendation also calls for Council to receive and note a Heritage Conservation Areas Review report.
The proposed exhibition would run for a minimum of 28 days in accordance with the Statewide Community Participation Plan and NSW planning legislation. The recommendation would authorise Council’s Director Environment and Planning to make minor numerical, typographical, interpretation and formatting corrections before exhibition, if required. It also calls for a further report to Council after the exhibition period.
The committee recommendation was carried unanimously on 9 November, according to the minutes. It recommends consultation on a draft rather than final adoption of the controls. The supplied minutes do not record a subsequent Council decision endorsing exhibition, state when exhibition would open or identify which individual properties would be affected by each proposed control.
What deserves a closer look
The committee approved a recommendation to Council, not a recorded Council decision to commence exhibition or adopt the proposed controls.
The voting list for ENV046-26 contains 13 councillors supporting the motion and no opposing votes, consistent with the recorded unanimous result.
The minutes do not state an exhibition opening date or map individual properties against each proposed control.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When would the exhibition open if endorsed, and where would the full draft Amendment No. 8 and supporting documents be published?
Which individual properties would be affected by the proposed local character and heritage controls?
What changes, if any, would Council consider after reviewing public submissions?
What happens next
If Council endorses the recommended exhibition, exhibit draft Amendment No. 8 for a minimum of 28 days.
If exhibition proceeds, the recommendation calls for a further report to Council after the exhibition period.
The recommendation would authorise the Director Environment and Planning to make minor numerical, typographical, interpretation and formatting corrections before exhibition, if required.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The committee recommendation asks Council to endorse public exhibition of draft Amendment No. 8 to the Georges River Development Control Plan 2021, covering low-density residential development, heritage, local character areas, Mortdale Local Centre controls and housekeeping amendments.
The Motion was CARRIED. COMMITTEE REPORTS ENV046-26 Public Exhibition of Amendment No.8 to the Georges River Development Control Plan 2021 - Low Density Residential, Heritage, Mortdale Local Centre Precinct and Housekeeping Amendments (Report by Coordinator Strategic Planner) Note: It was noted that Councillor Arthur returned to the Chambers at 08:33pm Note: It was noted that Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski left the Chambers at 08:39pm Note: It was noted that Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski returned to the Chambers at 08:41pm Note: It was noted that Councillor Pun left the Chambers at 08:46pm COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Councillor Jamieson, Councillor Mahoney (a) That Council receive and note the Georges River Council Heritage Conservation Areas Review report (Attachment 2). (b) That Council endorse the public exhibition of draft Amendment No. 8 to the Georges River Development Control Plan (GRDCP) 2021 comprising of amendments relating to low density residential developments, heritage considerations, local character areas, precinct- based controls for the Mortdale Local Centre and housekeeping amendments within the following Parts of the GRDCP: (i) Table of Contents (ii) GRDCP Part 1 Introduction (iii) GRDCP Part 3 General Planning Considerations (iv) GRDCP Part 4 General Land Use (v) GRDCP Part 5 Residential Locality Statements (vi) GRDCP Part 6.1 Low Density Residential Controls (vii) GRDCP Part 6.2 Medium Density Residential Controls Georges River Council - Minutes of Environment
ENV046-26, heading and committee recommendation, clauses (a)–(b)
Open original minutes ↗The proposed package includes a new standalone heritage chapter, and the recommendation asks Council to receive and note the Georges River Council Heritage Conservation Areas Review report.
Mahoney (a) That Council receive and note the Georges River Council Heritage Conservation Areas Review report (Attachment 2). (b) That Council endorse the public exhibition of draft Amendment No. 8 to the Georges River Development Control Plan (GRDCP) 2021 comprising of amendments relating to low density residential developments, heritage considerations, local character areas, precinct- based controls for the Mortdale Local Centre and housekeeping amendments within the following Parts of the GRDCP: (i) Table of Contents (ii) GRDCP Part 1 Introduction (iii) GRDCP Part 3 General Planning Considerations (iv) GRDCP Part 4 General Land Use (v) GRDCP Part 5 Residential Locality Statements (vi) GRDCP Part 6.1 Low Density Residential Controls (vii) GRDCP Part 6.2 Medium Density Residential Controls Georges River Council - Minutes of Environment and Planning Committee Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 3 (viii) GRDCP Part 6.3 High Density Residential Controls (ix) GRDCP Part 7 Business Precincts (x) GRDCP Part 11 Heritage (new standalone heritage chapter) (xi) GRDCP Appendices (xii) GRDCP Glossary (c) That Council endorse the public exhibition of draft Amendment No.
ENV046-26, recommendation clauses (a)–(b)
Open original minutes ↗The recommendation seeks public exhibition of draft Amendment No. 8 for a minimum of 28 days in accordance with the Statewide Community Participation Plan, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021.
and Planning Committee Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 3 (viii) GRDCP Part 6.3 High Density Residential Controls (ix) GRDCP Part 7 Business Precincts (x) GRDCP Part 11 Heritage (new standalone heritage chapter) (xi) GRDCP Appendices (xii) GRDCP Glossary (c) That Council endorse the public exhibition of draft Amendment No. 8 to the GRDCP for a minimum of 28 days in accordance with the Statewide Community Participation Plan, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021.
ENV046-26, recommendation clause (c)
Open original minutes ↗The recommendation would authorise the Director Environment and Planning to make minor numerical, typographical, interpretation and formatting corrections, if required, in preparation for exhibition, and calls for a further report to Council after the exhibition period.
(d) That Council authorise the Director Environment and Planning to make minor modifications to any numerical, typographical, interpretation and formatting error, if required, in preparation for the public exhibition. (e) That a further report be submitted to Council following the public exhibition period. Record of Voting For the Motion: Mayor, Councillor Borg, Councillor Landsberry, Councillor Allison, Councillor Anzellotti, Councillor Arthur, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski, Councillor Hayes, Councillor Jamieson, Councillor Liu, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor Mort, Councillor Stratikopoulos, Councillor Wang On being PUT to the meeting, voting on this Motion was UNANIMOUS.
ENV046-26, recommendation clauses (d)–(e)
Open original minutes ↗The minutes record a unanimous vote on the motion and state that it was carried.
(e) That a further report be submitted to Council following the public exhibition period. Record of Voting For the Motion: Mayor, Councillor Borg, Councillor Landsberry, Councillor Allison, Councillor Anzellotti, Councillor Arthur, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski, Councillor Hayes, Councillor Jamieson, Councillor Liu, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor Mort, Councillor Stratikopoulos, Councillor Wang On being PUT to the meeting, voting on this Motion was UNANIMOUS. The Motion was CARRIED. ENV047-26 Riverwood Master Plan - Post Exhibition Outcomes (Report by Senior Strategic Planner) Note: It was noted that Councillor Pun returned to the Chambers at 08:48pm Note: It was noted that Councillor Mahoney left the Chambers at 08:52pm COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Councillor Liu, Councillor Allison (a) That Council note the submissions received during the public exhibition of the Draft Riverwood Local Centre Master Plan.
ENV046-26, record of voting and carried declaration before ENV047-26
Open original minutes ↗Source record
This is reporting from the minutes of the Georges River Council Environment and Planning Committee meeting held on 9 November 2026. The supplied record does not establish whether those minutes have been confirmed.
Key facts from the minutes
- The Environment and Planning Committee recommended that Council endorse exhibition of draft Georges River DCP Amendment No. 8.
- The proposal covers low-density residential development, heritage, local character areas, Mortdale Local Centre controls and housekeeping amendments.
- The proposed exhibition would run for at least 28 days.
- The minutes record a unanimous vote for the committee recommendation and state that it was carried.
- The recommendation calls for a further report after the exhibition period; the minutes do not provide an exhibition start date or record a subsequent Council decision endorsing exhibition.
Why it matters
- The draft controls may change how future development and heritage matters are considered in affected parts of the Georges River local government area, but the committee has recommended exhibition rather than adoption as final rules.