New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BROKEN HILL LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1996 - REG 9

9 What does the development control table mean?

The following development control table gives the objectives of each zone and, for land within each zone, the development that may be carried out without development consent or only with development consent and the development that is prohibited.
The Council must not grant development consent if the proposed development does not satisfy the objectives of the zone in which it is intended to be carried out.

Development control table

Zone 1 (a) (General Rural Zone)

1 Objectives of the zone The objective of this zone is to promote the proper management and utilisation of resources by:

(a) protecting, enhancing and conserving:

(i) agricultural land in a manner which sustains its efficient and effective agricultural production potential, and

(ii) soil stability by controlling and locating development in accordance with soil capability, and

(iii) valuable deposits of minerals, coal, petroleum and extractive materials by controlling the location of development for other purposes in order to ensure the efficient extraction of those deposits, and

(iv) trees and other vegetation in environmentally sensitive areas where the conservation of the vegetation is significant to scenic amenity, recreation or natural wildlife habitat or is likely to control land degradation, and

(v) water resources for use in the public interest, and

(vi) areas of significance for nature and geological conservation, including areas with rare plants, wetlands and significant habitat, and

(vii) places and buildings of archaeological or heritage significance, including Aboriginal relics and places, and

(b) preventing the unjustified development of agricultural land for purposes other than agriculture, and

(c) facilitating farm adjustments, and

(d) minimising the cost to the community of:

(i) fragmented and isolated development of rural land, and

(ii) providing, extending and maintaining public amenities and services, and

(e) providing land for future urban development, for rural residential development and for development for other non-agricultural purposes, in accordance with the need for that development.

2 Development allowed without development consent Development for the purpose of:

agriculture.

3 Development allowed only with development consent Development not included in item 2 or 4.

4 Development which is prohibited Development for the purpose of:

motor showrooms; residential flat buildings; shops (other than general stores not exceeding 200 square metres in gross floor area).

Zone 1 (c) Rural Small Holdings Zone

1 Objectives of the zone The objective of this zone is to promote the development of land identified as suitable for:

(a) rural residential or hobby farm development, or

(b) a range of industrial, storage or intensive livestock keeping purposes which are compatible with the environmental capabilities of the land and which are unlikely to affect land or development in the vicinity adversely, or

(c) the creation of small holdings to allow an attractive rural lifestyle.

2 Development allowed without development consent Any exempt development.
Development for the purpose of:

Agriculture.

3 Development allowed only with development consent Development not included in item 2 or 4.

4 Development which is prohibited Development for the purpose of:

boarding houses; commercial premises; hotels motels; motor showrooms; residential flat buildings; road transport terminals; shops (other than general stores not exceeding 200 square metres in gross floor area).

Zone 1 (m) (Mining Zone)

1 Objectives of the zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to promote the efficient extraction of metals and minerals from proven and potential ore bearing ground through predominantly traditional underground mining methods, and

(b) to facilitate the efficient extraction of metals and minerals by open cut mining where:

(i) the land has been declared unsafe for underground mining, and

(ii) the reclamation of the land would enhance the potential reuse of the land, and

(c) to ensure that works associated with mining do not interfere with the natural environment, particularly surface water run-off systems and windblown dust, and

(d) to facilitate conservation, education, heritage or tourist development related to mining activities in a manner compatible with:

(i) the continued extraction of metals and minerals, and

(ii) the environmental capabilities of the land, and

(iii) the cost of providing public services or amenities.

2 Development allowed without development consent Development for the purpose of:

agriculture.

3 Development allowed only with development consent Development for the purpose of:

advertisements; educational establishments; extractive industries; industries; junk yards; mines; road transport terminals; tourist facilities; warehouses.

4 Development which is prohibited Development not included in item 2 or 3.

Zone 2 (c) City Zone

1 Objectives of the zone The objective of this zone is to promote development in the City of Broken Hill in a manner which is compatible with its urban function.

2 Development allowed without development consent Any exempt development.

3 Development allowed only with development consent Development not included in item 2 or 4.

4 Development which is prohibited Development for the purpose of:

abattoirs; extractive industries; intensive livestock keeping establishments; mines; offensive or hazardous industries.

Zone 7 (a) (Environment Protection (Regeneration Reserve) Zone)

1 Objectives of the zone The objectives of this zone are to identify and protect land which is environmentally sensitive and, in particular:

(a) to protect significant wildlife habitats, and

(b) to preserve hillscapes and ridgelines, and

(c) to promote the preservation, conservation and enhancement of major landscape features and indigenous fauna and flora in the City of Broken Hill, and

(d) to reduce dust nuisances and erosion.

2 Development allowed without development consent Nil.

3 Development allowed only with development consent Development for the purpose of:

rehabilitation and conservation works.

4 Development which is prohibited Development not included in item 3.