The draft plan for the new “My Place: Mona Vale Place Plan” that will tackle priorities for improvement in and around Mona Vale town centre over the next ten years is set for public exhibition in the first half of 2023.
Originally put forward by the former Pittwater Council in 2016 but was put on hold due to community resistance. A new Place Plan for Mona Vale is now being developed which will incorporate the new local, district and metropolitan plans.
The Mona Vale Place Plan comes following the identification of a number of priorities and directions for Northern Beaches centres. The new place plan will consider key elements including traffic, public domain, green and open space, and how all these can be improved according to the Towards 2040 Strategic Planning Statement and other related studies and strategies.
To kick start the planning process, a Project Working Group (PWG) was formed in February 2022 which is tasked with gathering a representative-based view of the community, providing a forum for discussion on issues related to the proposed Mona Vale Place Plan.
The PWG comprises 17 representatives from resident and business associations, representative bodies, community members and other special interest groups. Three PWG meetings, a community drop-in at Village Park and a survey have been conducted so far.
The results of these community engagement activities will form part of the draft place plan which will go on exhibition in the middle of this year.
Following the public exhibition of the draft place plan, the outcomes will be reviewed and will be considered in the revised plan in mid-late 2023 prior to submitting it to Council for endorsement.
Published 3 February 2023