Tamworth Regional Council Director Liveable Communities, Gina Vereker, said the two plans work together to set the rules for development within the Tamworth Local Government area.

“In basic terms, the Local Environmental Plan makes clear what landowners are permitted to do while the TRDCP 2010 sits underneath it and gives detailed guidelines on how those uses must be done,” she said.

The first phase of the TRLEP 2010 review includes proposed amendments relating to Heritage Conservation Areas, secondary dwellings in rural zones, temporary workforce accommodation at Tamworth Regional Airport, promoting infill medium density development in Bridge Street, West Tamworth and Tamworth CBD and increased floor space ratios in the Bridge Street precinct.

The TRDCP 2010 review proposes new controls and amendments in response to emerging and changing trends in the development industry including aspects around parking provisions; general building controls; the urban heat island effect, resource and waste management plan requirements; water reticulation requirements for Daruka and Tintinhull; flooding controls and small-scale renewables.

The Draft Tamworth Regional Housing Strategy aims to ensure the Tamworth region will have well-designed housing to meet the needs of a diverse and growing community and provide a wide range of lifestyle and affordability options.

“It is not only focused on increasing supply of the types of housing most suited to our community’s needs but also supporting diverse and creative housing solutions,” Ms Vereker said.

The strategy identifies two-person households as the most popular household size in the region at 34.7% of all households. This is followed by one person households at 28.4%. Households with five or more people are “comparatively rare”.

Community feedback is sought about each strategy. For more, go to trcnews.au/planning