Major planning strategies
Local Environment Plan
The Local Environment Plan (LEP) guides Council’s planning decisions in the local government area. The LEP is Council's main land use planning tool used to make sure development is done correctly.
Development Control Plan
The Development Control Plan (DCP) works with the LEP and provides detailed planning and design guidance for what you can do on your land.
All planning strategies
| Document | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Contract for Certification Work | Planning forms | Download |
| Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2030 | Planning forms | Download |
| Manual of Engineering Standards - Cover & Index | Manual of Engineering Standards | Download |
| Citywide Flood Maps | Floodplain management | Download |
| Principal Certifier Application | Planning forms | Download |
| Pre-Lodgement Meeting Application | Planning forms | Download |
| Septic Application Form - Operate, Install, Construct (New System or Major Alteration) | Planning forms | Download |
| Owners Consent Form | Planning forms | Download |
| Section 68 Form | Planning forms | Download |
| Statement of Environmental Effects | Planning forms | Download |
| Wallis and Swamp-Fishery Creek Flood Study | Floodplain management | Download |
| Lochinvar Flood Study | Floodplain management | Download |
| Maitland Local Strategic Planning Statement 2040+ | Local Strategic Planning Statement, Land and housing | Download |
| Louth Park Contribution Rates | Section 7.11 & 7.12 | Download |
| Farley Contribution Rates | Section 7.11 & 7.12 | Download |
| Lochinvar Contribution Rates | Section 7.11 & 7.12 | Download |
| Gillieston Heights Contribution Rates | Section 7.11 & 7.12 | Download |
| Thornton North Contribution Rates | Section 7.11 & 7.12 | Download |
| Maitland City Wide Contribution Rates | Section 7.11 & 7.12 | Download |
| Maitland Bicycle Plan and Strategy 2014 | Structure plans | Download |