COUNCIL consideration of a growth plan which will guide the development of Shepparton and Mooroopna over the next 30 years is set to be deferred again.
At last night’s Greater Shepparton City Council Meeting, the Shepparton and Mooroopna 2050: Regional City Growth Plan was on the agenda only in as much to defer its consideration to next month’s meeting to allow for more time to review 78 submissions received during the latest round of community consultation.
At the August 2020 Ordinary Council Meeting, Council resolved to defer consideration of the adoption of the growth plan for six months to February to allow time for extended community consultation.
“It is imperative that Councillors have sufficient time to consider all submissions received and Council officers’ responses to those submissions ahead of a final Growth Plan,” Mayor, Cr Kim O’Keeffe said.
If the Growth Plan is adopted by Council, a planning scheme amendment will be prepared to implement the findings of the plan into the local planning scheme, where it will guide development across the twin cities up to 2050.
Any planning scheme amendment is expected take 12-18 months to complete and further consultation will occur as part of this process.
