New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

GUYRA LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1988 - 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 grant 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 Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to encourage agriculture and agriculture-related land uses. No restrictions are placed on agricultural enterprise except in relation to some intensive keeping of animals, which requires the Council’s consent.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than intensive pig and poultry keeping and lot feeding of livestock where over 50 cattle or 250 sheep are housed); forestry.

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; taverns.

Zone No 1 (b) (Rural (Arterial Road Frontage) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to maintain a corridor along major National and State Highways so as to protect those roads from unnecessary traffic-generating developments which affect the efficient and save movement of the travelling public.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than intensive pig and poultry keeping and lot feeding of livestock where over 200 cattle or 1 000 sheep are housed); forestry.

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

4 Prohibited Boarding-houses; bulk stores; car repair stations; commercial premises; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motor showrooms; offensive or hazardous industries; residential flat buildings; retail plant nurseries; roadside stalls; shops; taverns; timber yards; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 1 (c) (Rural (Small Holdings) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to make provision for small rural holdings in appropriate locations having regard to accessibility, availability of services and expansion of the Town of Guyra.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than pig keeping, poultry keeping and lot feeding of livestock); dwelling-houses; forestry.

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

4 Prohibited Advertising structures; boarding houses; bulk stores; bus depots; car repair stations; caravan parks; commercial premises; drive-in theatres; feed lots; hotels; industries other than home industries; institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motels; motor showrooms; piggeries; places of assembly; poultry farms; refreshment rooms; residential flat buildings; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops and general stores; stock and saleyards; taverns; timber yards; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (a) (General Residential Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to provide areas for housing and associated facilities.

2 Without development consent Dwelling-houses.

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

4 Prohibited Advertising structures; bulk stores; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; commercial premises; gas holders; generating works; hotels; industries (other than home industries); institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; motor showrooms; places of assembly; refreshment rooms; retail plant nurseries; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops other than neighbourhood shops; stock and saleyards; timber yards; tourist facilities; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (v) (Village Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to continue to control the growth of a wide range of uses and to service the rural areas and major transport routes, and provide an alternative location to commercial, industrial and residential uses which can be properly integrated with each other.

2 Without development consent Dwelling-houses.

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

4 Prohibited Institutions; mines; offensive or hazardous industries.

Zone No 3 (a) (General Business Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to provide for retail, commercial, high density residential, restricted light industry and warehousing uses. This zone incorporates the main Guyra business district. The allocation of adequate areas for general business is aimed at providing centralised convenience for shoppers and to reduce the encroachment of business development into housing areas.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in Item 4.

4 Prohibited Amusement parks; boarding houses; caravan parks; dwelling-houses (other than those used in conjunction with shops or commercial premises); gas holders or generating works; hospitals; industries other than light industries; institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; roadside stalls; sawmills; stock and saleyards; timber yards; transport terminals (other than airline terminals and bus stations).

Zone No 4 (General Industrial Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to provide adequate areas for all industrial activities, except offensive or hazardous industries. The provision of adequate areas for industry discourages such activities from being established in the business sector or in residential areas. Retail activities are not permitted in the industrial zone except for the purpose of wholesale distribution of goods and the sale of products manufactured on industrial sites.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in Item 4.

4 Prohibited Boarding houses; caravan parks; commercial premises; dwelling-houses or residential flat buildings (other than dwelling-houses used in conjunction with an industry and situated on the land on which the industry is conducted or residential flat buildings so used and so situated); educational establishments; extractive industries; hospitals; institutions; mines; motels; offensive or hazardous industries; places of assembly; roadside stalls; shops (other than those situated on land on which industry is conducted and used for the purpose of the sale of goods manufactured on the land).

Zone No 5 (a) (Special Uses “A” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to define areas used for the purpose of education, public buildings, public utility undertakings, depots, church activities, cemeteries and private and public institutions. The activities defined in each zone are specific and consent to those activities will not be refused, but the Council may apply conditions to any such consent.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent The particular purpose indicated by black lettering on the map and any purpose ordinarily incidental or subsidiary to that purpose; drainage; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in Item 3.

Zone No 5 (b) (Special Uses “B” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone This zone includes all land which is owned by the State Rail Authority and on which railway purposes may be carried out without development consent. Activities may be carried out on railway land which are not railway purposes but, in that case, the consent of the Council is required. These activities may include facilities for uses which require rail transport such as industry, warehousing and the like or uses permitted in an immediately adjacent zone.

2 Without development consent Railway purposes.

3 Only with development consent Bulk stores; drainage; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works); warehouses; uses permitted in an immediately adjacent zone.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in Item 2 or 3.

Zone No 6 (a) (Public Recreation (Existing) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone This zone is intended to identify public land which is set aside principally for the purposes of public recreation. It is the traditional concept of a public reserve.

2 Without development consent Works for the purposes of landscaping, gardening or bushfire hazard reduction

3 Only with development consent Recreation areas; buildings for the purposes of landscaping, gardening or bushfire hazard reduction.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in Item 2 or 3.

Zone No 6 (b) (Open Space (Proposed) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to provide for the acquisition of lands required for active or passive recreational activities in the future.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; bowling greens; caravan parks; community centres; drainage; forestry; parking; racecourses; recreation establishments; recreation facilities; roads; showgrounds; sports grounds; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in Item 3.

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

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to set aside certain lands for any purpose under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and purposes incidental thereto, and

(b) to identify, preserve and manage national parks, nature reserves, state recreation areas and Aboriginal areas for conservation and recreation purposes and permit development of lands as deemed appropriate by the Director of National Parks and Wildlife.

2 Without development consent Development carried out by or on behalf of the National Parks and Wildlife Service under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , or any purpose ordinarily incidental or subsidiary to that development.

3 Only with development consent Nil.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose specified in item 2.

Zone No 9 (a) (Reservations (Roads, carparking etc) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to identify those areas required for future local and main roads, carparking and other special uses.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent The particular purpose indicated by black lettering on the map and any purpose ordinarily incidental or subsidiary to that purpose; drainage; roads.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in Item 3.