Planning

Application Forms

Please refer to our Forms page for current application forms.

Section 10.7 Planning Certificates

A section 10.7 Planning Certificate was previously known as a Section 149 Certificate. The Certificate will provide you with information regarding the development potential of a parcel of land. There are 2 types of Section 10.7 Planning Certificates.

Section 10.7(2) certificate shows the zoning of the property, its relevant state, regional and local planning controls and other property constraints such as land contamination, level of flooding and bushfire prone land.

Section 10.7(2) and 10.7(5) certificate provides the same information as above but also includes other factors such as advice from other authorities and certain information that Council holds on a property that is relevant to the land but is not disclosed in a Section 10.7(2) certificate.

Liverpool Plains Shire Council now accepts accepts section 10.7 planning certificate applications through the NSW Planning Portal. This means you will need to register for a NSW Planning Portal account, and log in to complete the application form.

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment have produced a range of quick reference guides and applicant resources to help first-time users navigate registering for, and using, the NSW Planning Portal.

If you are having difficulty using the NSW Planning Portal, please contact the ePlanning support team on 1300 305 695.

 

Local Planning Strategies

Liverpool Plains Shire Council Growth Management & Housing Strategy 2025

Council adopted this Strategy on 27 August 2025.

The Strategy provides a snapshot of the existing population, settlement patterns and resource base of the Shire.

The Strategy further projects the future options and directions for the development of the Shire to increase housing, employment and social wellbeing of residents. 

Growth-Management-and-Housing-Strategy-GMHS-Adopted-27-August-2025.pdf(PDF, 21MB)

Local Strategic Planning Statement 2040

The Local Strategic Planning Statement 2040 sets out the 20-year vision for land use in the local area. It sets out the special character and values that are to be preserved and how change will be managed into the future. 

Development Control Plan

A Development Control Plan provides detailed planning and design guidelines to support the planning controls in the Local Environmental Plan.