THE PLANNING PROCESS
The Bombo Quarry Precinct Master Plan development involves two planning applications:
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State Significant Development Application (SSDA): seeking approval through the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) to rehabilitate the quarry by carrying out quarry-filling earthworks.
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Planning Proposal: seeking approval from Kiama Council to establish land use planning required to support the emergence of a new coastal village.
PROJECT TIMELINE
MARCH – AUGUST 2024
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We shared our draft Master Plan with the community and sought feedback.
LATE 2024 – LATE 2025
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We refined and finalised our Master Plan in line with community and government feedback.
SEPTEMBER 2025
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The Minister for Planning and Public Spaces acknowledged the strategic potential of this site and declared that quarry-filling rehabilitation works to be State Significant. Kiama Municipal Council has supported this declaration.
SEPTEMBER 2026:
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We will lodge a Planning Proposal informed by the Master Plan seeking approval for changes to land use within the Bombo Quarry Precinct.
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We will lodge the SSDA seeking approval for earthworks and site rehabilitation. This will be followed by a public exhibition period, where the community will have an opportunity to provide feedback.
2027:
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A decision will be made on the SSDA and Planning Proposal.
2028 onwards:
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Subject to planning approval, we will commence rehabilitation of the Precinct and progress toward delivering new homes in line with the NSW Government’s Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan 2041 and Council’s Local Housing Strategy.
