Indigo Shire Council have approved a planning permit to occupy 7.25 acres of vacant Crown Land at the back of Carlyle Cemetery for the extended use of the cemetery.
Unanimously approved by the council at its July 30 monthly meeting, the proposal is to extend the cemetery use to the two lots of land south of Distillery Road, which is located on Anderson Road.
Both Allotments 2B and 2C are Crown Land as well as Carlyle Cemetery being Crown Allotment 2A.
The total site area of the two allotments is 7.25 acres (Crown allotment 2B is 1.84 acres and 2C is 5.41 acres). The cemetery will operate as an extension of the currently functioning Carlyle Cemetery and the site will be accessible 24/7 as with the current cemetery. Funeral times are standardised and generally occur Monday-Friday, 11am-3pm. There are generally between 20-30 funerals per year.
The use of this land for a cemetery will not remove agriculturally productive land, as it was intentionally set aside for this purpose. Further, the cemetery use is an extension of the existing Carlyle Cemetery, which will allow for expansion and continued use of the appropriately allocated land.
The permit use does not propose any buildings and works and is not located nearby sensitive uses, limiting the potential for any land use conflicts.
The proposal is consistent with the relevant provisions of the Planning Policy Framework, as well as the objectives of the Farming Zone.
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