This policy supports Councils commitment to protecting and enhancing the aquatic and terrestrial natural environment while ensuring protection of public and property across the Northern Beaches.

The application of these principles, and corresponding planning controls, will deliver effective integrated management of stormwater, rainwater, groundwater and wastewater

This policy outlines Council’s support for community gardens throughout the Northern Beaches. It aims to ensure a consistent, equitable and transparent approach to the planning, establishment, management and operation of community gardens.

Adopted by Northern Beaches Council on 23 June 2020.

Council to take a leadership role in the elimination of Single Use Plastic, advocating for legislative change, and influencing and enabling responsible consumption practices.

This policy is to ensure a suitable temporary hoarding and or scaffolding (“hoarding”) is erected within the road reserve to protect the public from the hazards of building construction, alteration or demolition as such, across the Northern Beaches Local Government Area.

This policy aims to give force to Council’s Hoarding Guidelines that prescribe the design, installation and maintenance criteria which are used by Council in assessing hoarding applications. Council’s Hoarding Guidelines serve to ensure minimal impact to pedestrians, vehicles and street trees in addition to ensuring the public is protected from the hazards of construction.

The Northern Beaches Public Space Vision and Design Guidelines are to be used as a guide for the evaluation, planning and design of streets and open spaces and public / private interfaces.

The Guidelines seek to retain and enhance the Northern Beaches unique landscape character whilst providing additional environmental, social and health outcomes within its centres and neighbourhoods through the introduction of best practice street design and appropriate material selection.

Adopted by Northern Beaches Council - 28 May 2019

This policy aims to support a vibrant streetscape that is safe and welcoming, attracting tourists and locals to visit, enjoy and return. The appropriate placement and regulation of outdoor dining furniture and display of footpath merchandise that ensures safe and equitable access to the footpath can be achieved whilst supporting local businesses.

• Outdoor Dining and Footpath Merchandise Guide (PDF 1.93MB)

To provide wide ranging Shared Transport systems that integrate effectively within the Northern Beaches Local Government Area (LGA) minimising disturbance and safety hazards to the public now or into the future.

Adopted 23 July 2019

This Policy sets guidelines for implementing consistent asset management processes to existing and new assets throughout the Northern Beaches Council. The application of these principles will ensure our assets continue to provide the appropriate level of service to meet the community’s needs and expectations in a sustainable manner.

This code is prescribed by regulation and sets out the minimum requirements of conduct that must be observed by Council officials including committee members, staff, delegates, contractors and consultants in carrying out their functions for Council.

The objectives of this policy are to provide a framework for the investing of Council's funds at the most favourable return available to it at the time whilst having due consideration of risk and security for that investment type and ensuring that Council’s liquidity requirements are being met.

To provide a framework for the administration of concessions provided by Council to eligible pensioners on rates and annual charges and clear principles and guidelines for the granting of those concessions ensuring the requirements of Local Government Act 1993 (“Act”) and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 (“Regulations”) are satisfied.

Council has rescinded existing pensioner concession policies for each of the former Councils effective from 1 July 2021.

Adopted by Northern Beaches Council 21 March 2021

The provision of assistance to those ratepayers who are experiencing genuine financial hardship with the payment of their Rates and Annual Charges. A key objective is to work with ratepayers to achieve flexible alternatives to legal action where possible.

Adopted by Northern Beaches Council - 21 March 2021

This policy provides an understanding of the different communication channels Northern Beaches Council use, their intended purpose and the roles and responsibilities of staff in accessing and using them to ensure all communications are well coordinated, effectively managed and responsive to the diverse information needs of the community.

 Discretionary Fund Application Form