Tennis Court Closure - Due to a system upgrade affecting access PINs and floodlights, all Council managed tennis courts will be closed from 5 June 2025 until further notice. For more information visit our Tennis Court Hire page.

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Strategic Planning

Strategic planning, NSW Planning Legislation, Local Strategic Planning Statement, Housing, and Employment and Innovation lands.

NSW Planning Legislation

Planning and development in NSW is carried out under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

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Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS)

Cumberland 2030: Our Local Strategic Planning Statement provides strategic direction and a coordinated approach to effectively manage growth and development in the Cumberland area.

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Housing

View our Local and Affordable Housing Strategy, along with the Affordable Housing Policy.

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Employment and Innovation Lands

Cumberland Employment and Innovation Lands Strategy and Land Use Planning.

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Community Wellbeing Report

The ‘Cumberland Community Wellbeing Report 2021’ outlines our key priorities to improve health and wellbeing outcomes to enable residents to live rewarding, healthy and socially connected lives.

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Local Shops Study

Local shops play a key role in our community. The Cumberland Local Shop Study is intended to demonstrate the key role local shops play in Cumberland, the challenges they face and their opportunities for improvement and/or enhancement.

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Walking and Cycling

The Cumberland Walking and Cycling Strategy provides a strategic framework to support walking and cycling as part of an integrated transport network. It also supports a place-based approach in making it easier to access public spaces, community facilities and local centres.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Cumberland Council acknowledges the Darug Nation and People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Cumberland Local Government Area (LGA) is situated and pays respect to Aboriginal Elders both past, present and future. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples of Australia. Cumberland Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in the Cumberland LGA and reaffirms that we will work closely with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to advance reconciliation within the area.

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