Planning for the future

The Mid-Western Regional Draft Comprehensive Land Use Strategy provides clear direction and guidance for future change in the area for the next 15 to 20 years. 

Strategy documents  

To date the majority of housing growth has occurred in Mudgee however other towns in the region have also been impacted in recent years by shifts in the housing market.

Council in conjunction with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DP&E) identified the need to prepare an Urban Release Strategy for the towns of Mudgee and Gulgong to guide decision making around the timing, location and type of future residential development.

Download the strategy(PDF, 7MB)

Mid-Western Regional Council is committed to building a strong, resilient and sustainable industrial sector in the region, which has led to Council undertaking the Employment (Industrial) Lands Strategy Project(the Strategy).

Employment Lands Strategy (Industrial) 2024(PDF, 5MB)

The study is a comprehensive review of retail and commercial requirements for Council, building on the outcomes of the Mudgee Retail Study undertaken in 2000. 

Download the study 

Download the study review

Council is developing a Housing Strategy to guide the ongoing growth and prosperity of our region.

The Draft Housing Strategy will be on public exhibition from 21 of February 2025 until 21 of March 2025. Council invites all interested persons to review the Draft Housing Strategy and provide their feedback, preferably via email. The exhibition documents can be viewed at Council’s Customer Service desk at Mudgee during normal business hours or downloaded and viewed from the public exhibition section on Council’s website. 

To view the draft Mid-Western Region Housing Strategy, click here.