Background Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) manage Knapsack and Lapstone Crown Reserves. The NSW Government has directed all Councils, including BMCC, to submit new Plans of Management (PoM) for Crown Reserves under council management. PoMs define the activities which are lawful in a Crown Reserve and what types of development will be permissible in the future to support the lawful use of the reserve. BMCC have just completed a public exhibition of the Knapsack and Lapstone