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Draft Amendment to Various Development Control Plans to include provision for electric vehicle charging infrastructure for new dwellings.

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:

  1. 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:

  1. 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:
    1. a minimum of 1, 7 kW (32 A) type 2 electric vehicle charger located in the garage, carport or other parking area, Or
    2. That the electrical distribution board is adjacent to the garage, carport or other parking area, Or
    3. 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.