TWEED Shire Council has sent its submission to the State Government on the Kings Forest development.

Stage one of the development is with the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure.

Submissions to the latest plans closed on Wednesday.

Councillors approved their submission at this week's council meeting but not without some changes to planning officers' recommendations.

Despite widespread praise from environmentalists about the submission, councillors debated for almost four hours before accepting an altered submission.

The dog banning was removed with council deciding to restrict dogs and increase the number of rangers through a sinking fund from the developer, Leda Developments.

Council had asked the Department of Planning to source a list of dogs that are "known to be aggressive" and develop a "pack mentality" and for those dogs to be banned from the development site.

Cr Dot Holdom said restrictions on dog size, weight and territory were necessary to protect coastal koala populations.

"Being chairman of the Koala Advisory Committee I have thought long and hard on this matter," Cr Holdom said. "My job today is to represent the interests of koalas, not dogs."

Cr Katie Milne raised concerns over the development's impact on the water quality of Cudgen Creek.

Director of Engineering and Operations Patrick Knight said stage one of the Kings Forest development would not impact water quality in Cudgen Creek.

"The biggest concern is the amount of land that is disturbed at any one time," Mr Knight said.

Leda Developments regional manager Reg Van Rij said the developer has consulted closely with the council on its submission.

Mr Van Rij said the company was waiting for the Department of Planning to detail the submissions from government agencies, community groups and individuals so the developer can respond.