New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BARRABA LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1990 - REG 9

9 Zone objectives and development control table

(1) The objectives of a zone are set out in the Table to this clause under the heading “Objectives of zone” appearing in the matter relating to the zone.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by this plan, in relation to land within a zone specified in the Table to this clause, the purposes (if any) for which:

(a) development may be carried out without development consent,

(b) development may be carried out only with development consent, and

(c) development is prohibited,

are specified under the headings “Without development consent”, “Only with development consent” and “Prohibited”, respectively, appearing in the matter relating to the zone.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by this plan, the Council shall not consent to the carrying out of development on land to which this plan applies unless the Council is of the opinion that the carrying out of the development is consistent with the objectives of the zone within which the development is proposed to be carried out.

Table

Zone No 1 (a) (General Rural)

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

(a) protecting, enhancing and conserving:

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

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

(iii) forests of existing and potential commercial value for timber production,

(iv) 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,

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

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

(vii) localities of significance for nature conservation, including localities with rare plants, wetlands and significant natural wildlife habitat,

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

(c) facilitating farm adjustments,

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

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than ancillary dwellings, intensive livestock keeping establishments and animal boarding, breeding or training establishments); bushfire hazard reduction; forestry (other than ancillary dwellings and pine plantations).

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 4.

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

Zone No 2 (v) (Village or Urban)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to promote development in existing towns and villages in a manner which is compatible with their urban function.

2 Without development consent Dwelling-houses (other than those on flood liable land).

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 4.

4 Prohibited Animal boarding, breeding or training establishments; extractive industries; intensive livestock keeping establishments; mines; offensive and hazardous industries.

Zone No 8 (a) (National Parks and Nature Reserve Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to identify land included in national parks, nature reserves, aboriginal areas and state recreational areas and to permit such development of the land as is considered appropriate by the Director of the National Parks and Wildlife Service or the Council.

2 Without development consent Any purpose authorised by or under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or any purpose ancillary or incidental to such purpose.

3 Only with development consent Nil.

4 Prohibited development Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2.