226Notice of proposed development plans and ballots

226 Notice of proposed development plans and ballots

226 Notice of proposed development plans and ballots

(1) A relevant authority that proposes to adopt a development plan must, not less than 14 days before the ballot papers are issued for the ballot under Division 3, publish on the NSW planning portal a notice containing the following information—

(a) that the relevant authority proposes to adopt a development plan,

(b) the website on which the proposed development plan will be published,

(c) the day by which a vote in the ballot to approve the development plan must be received and the address to which it must be sent,

(d) the name, telephone number and email address of the relevant authority.

(2) The relevant authority must also—

(a) give a copy of the notice to each council in whose area the land is located, and

(b) display, on or near the land to which the development plan applies, a copy of the notice for not less than 28 days before the ballot closes, and

(c) publish the proposed development plan on a public website.