Project Overview:
Liverpool City Council is seeking community feedback on a draft amendment to the Carparking and Access section of the following Council DCP’s:
- Liverpool Development Control Plan 2008 Part 2.11 Land Subdivision and Development in Edmondson Park;
- Liverpool Development Control Plan 2008 Part 3.2 Dwelling houses on Lots greater than 400sqm in the R2, R3 and R4 zones;
- Liverpool Development Control Plan 2008 Part 3.3 Dwelling houses on Hatchet Shaped Lots;
- Liverpool Development Control Plan 2008 Part 3.4 Semi Detached and Attached Dwellings (Duplexes and Terraces) in the R2, R3 and R4* zones;
- Liverpool Development Control Plan 2008 Part 3.5 Dwelling houses on Lots less than 400sqm in the R2, R3 and R4 Zone;
- Edmondson Park South Development Control Plan 2012 and;
- Liverpool Growth Centre Precincts Development Control Plan.
The purpose of this amendment is to update the objectives and controls in the above-mentioned Development Control Plans to include provisions for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in all new dwellings.
The proposed amendments include the following objective:
- To ensure the adoption of sustainable transportation practices by the integration of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in all new dwellings.
And the following controls added:
- Any new dwelling shall be provided with a dedicated 32-amp circuit provided in the electricity distribution board for the purpose of vehicle charging, and:
- a minimum of 1, 7 kW (32 A) type 2 electric vehicle charger located in the garage, carport or other parking area, Or
- That the electrical distribution board is adjacent to the garage, carport or other parking area, Or
- In instances where the electrical distribution board is not on the wall adjacent to a garage, carport or other parking area, an electrical conduit, pull-string and cover-plate is provided between the electrical distribution board and the vehicle parking area in a manner which permits a vehicle charger to be installed without penetrating any wall, ceiling or floor.
Who’s Listening:
Submissions are invited from the public and can be made through here or sent via email to lcc@liverpool.nsw.gov.au
Written submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, and be received by Monday 13 November 2023, quoting ref: 2023/1712.
For further enquiries in relation to the draft amendment, please contact Danielle Hijazi, Strategic Planner, on 1300 36 2170 or via e-mail at hijazid@liverpool.nsw.gov.au
What happens next?
All submissions will be considered and any submissions received will be reported to a Council meeting. If no submissions are received, or Council decides to proceed with the draft amendment after considering all submissions, the revised Development Control Plans will be finalised.