Known not only for its world-class beach, vibrant restaurant and café scene, rich history, a must visit tourist destination and gateway to the Northern Beaches, Manly is set to be even better with Council endorsing a new place plan to guide and enhance planning and development of the CBD as a leading strategic centre over the next 15 years.

The place-based planning approach focuses on activating The Corso, the CBD laneways, Pittwater Road and Sydney Road, and aims to create a vibrant, safe and inclusive commercial centre. Key actions include encouraging outdoor dining, trialling late night trading, developing a program of events, lighting installations, increasing tree and vegetation plantings, encouraging walking and cycling, reviewing parking requirements and developing a public art installation program.

My Place: Manly was developed over an 18-month period in collaboration with Council, it’s consultants and the Manly Project Working Group, which included representatives from the Manly Business Chamber, Youth Advisory Group, local resident associations, businesses and other special interest groups.

The draft plan was publicly exhibited from 9 October to 3 December 2023, with 125 written submissions and 505 survey responses received.

Community feedback showed strong support for outdoor dining, broadening evening activities with better event and cultural offerings in Manly, along with improvements to streetscapes, green spaces and tree canopy. The bike hub was also supported.

The plan has been updated to take into account recent legislative reforms by the NSW Government, including the NSW Vibrancy reform package, and the review of short-term rental accommodation.

The plan also takes into account feedback from residents regarding night-time economy impacts, car accessibility and parking.

The numerous actions listed in My Place: Manly Place Plan, including future public domain improvements, are costed to be approximately $25.9m over a 15-year period. Council will consider the requirements of the My Place Manly Plan in future financial and asset planning and actively seek funding, including through grant applications and other means, in order to fully realise the actions listed in the plan into the future.  

My Place: Manly replaces the Manly2015 Masterplan.

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