The draft Amendment seeks to introduce 773 Mate Street, North Albury into Schedule 1 of the Albury Local Environmental Plan 2010 (LEP) as an Additional Permitted Use for the purposes of ‘office premises’. The proposed Amendment will facilitate a proposal to develop the land for commercial purposes.

A Development Application (No. 10.2023.40499.1) for the construction of a two-storey commercial office building and associated works (including storage shed, carparking and landscaping) has been submitted concurrently with the Planning Proposal to amend the Albury LEP. The Development Application is available to be viewed on the AlburyCity Application Tracker.

The public exhibition of the draft Amendment together with the Development Application assists in providing greater certainty in the development outcomes on the land should a development consent be issued following the finalisation of the Planning Proposal.

The Planning Proposal (draft Amendment) seeks to introduce 773 Mate Street, North Albury into Schedule 1 of the Albury LEP to allow an additional permitted use, "office premises" (images indicative of development outcome).

Although the land is zoned R1 General Residential, the land along Mate Street, North Albury is used predominately for commercial purposes. Therefore, the development outcome sought by this Planning Proposal is consistent with the site context and surrounding area.

Environmental Impacts

• There are no environmental impacts as a result of this Planning Proposal.
• The land has no environmental value and the land is not identified as being bushfire prone, flood prone or contaminated.
• The land has no heritage items and there is no Aboriginal cultural heritage sensitivity.

Social and economic impacts

• The Planning Proposal will have a positive social and economic impact. The development of the site for offices contributes to growing the local economy (the addition of local businesses and employment opportunities).
  
• The Development Application (No. 10.2023.40499.1) demonstrates that the development of the land can achieve design and amenity outcomes which are consistent with the context of the area. A two-storey building is proposed to be located at the front of the site, thereby reducing any potential impacts to the residential environment to the rear of the site.
  
• The proposed storage shed (for storage of maintenance equipment, vehicles, building materials and supplies) and carparking facilities (including 10 off-street car parking spaces) are located to the rear of the subject land
• Consent conditions can be applied to address potential amenity impacts and matters such as fencing, building materials, setbacks and hours of operation.