Liverpool Rural Lands
Almost two thirds of Liverpool's rural lands are earmarked for urban development as part of the South West Growth Centre. DFP was engaged by Liverpool City Council to prepare the Liverpool Rural Lands Study.
DFP engaged Agribiz Pty Ltd to study agricultural production and Bewsher Consulting to prepare a
flood map which DFP utilised to consider the appropriate land use zonings to form part of the
Liverpool Local Environmental Plan 2008 based on the template LEP. The Rural Lands Study was
exhibited with the Draft Liverpool LEP 2008 in early 2008.
Many factors were required to be considered in determining not only the appropriate land use zones
but also the minimum lot sizes and appropriate land uses including:
- SREP No. 9 Extractive Industries
- Liverpool Council's Biodiversity Strategy
- Tourism opportunities
- Agricultural production
- Availability of services such as sewer and areas reticulated water
- Potential growth of the rural villages
- ANEF contours for Badgerys Creek Airport
- Existing viable agricultural industries and necessary buffers to rural/residential land
- Availability of a range of lot sizes to cater for a variety of rural uses and potential rural residential