Kiama Council is in the final stages of planning the revitalisation of its town centre through upzoning key sites to better activate the area and open it up for more business.

Council’s local strategic planning statement prioritises higher density development in Kiama’s town centre, along with the straightening of roads, pedestrian linkages and the provision of public open space. Council believes additional commercial and retail space is required to attract businesses and create a vibrant regional community.

The following amendments to Kiama’s LEP are proposed.

• increase the building height along the southern side of Terralong Street between Thomson Street and Collins Street to 14 metres and the FSR to 2:1,
• increase the building height for parts of the Kiama Centrepoint shopping centre to 14 metres and the FSR to 2:1,
• increase the building height for parts of the Akuna Street strategic site to part 14 metres, 17 metres and 21 metres and the FSR to 2:1, 2.5:1 and 3:1,
• decrease the building height for parts of the Akuna Street strategic site to 8.5 metres, and
• apply an 11-metre height limit and 1.5:1 FSR to 72 Manning Street, and
• amend clause 6.8 to outline that the active street frontage development standards only apply to areas marked as active street frontages within the Active Street Frontages map.