New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

HOLROYD LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1991 - 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 proposed is to be carried out.

Table

Zone No 2 (a) (Residential “A” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to provide and maintain the amenity of a predominantly low density living area and to enable sensitive infill of medium density housing styles,

(b) to allow people to carry out a reasonable range of activities from their homes while maintaining neighbourhood amenity,

(c) to enable development for purposes other than residential only if it is compatible with the character of the living area and has a domestic scale and character, and

(d) to restrict development which is of a traffic generating, offensive, hazardous, noisy, intrusive or environmentally inappropriate nature.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; apartment buildings; boarding houses; brothels; bulk stores; car repair stations; clubs; commercial premises; doctors’ surgeries; gas holders; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; heliports; hotels; industries (other than home industries); institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; mixed use development; motels; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; places of assembly; recreation facilities; refreshment rooms; residential flat buildings (other than medium density housing); roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; taverns; telecommunications facilities; tourist facilities; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (c) (Higher Density Residential Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to facilitate the development of residential flat buildings,

(b) to ensure and protect, in terms of adequate residential amenity, solar access, visual character, open space, privacy and street and road serviceability, and

(c) to permit non-residential development within the zone where such development is compatible with the residential character of the locality.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; apartment buildings; brothels; bulk stores; car repair stations; clubs; commercial premises; doctors’ surgeries; gas holders; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; heliports; hotels; industries (other than home industries); institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; mixed use development; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; places of assembly; recreation facilities; refreshment rooms; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; taverns; telecommunications facilities; timber yards; tourist facilities; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (d) (Residential “D” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to facilitate the development of residential flat buildings,

(b) to ensure and protect, in terms of adequate residential amenity, solar access, visual character, open space, privacy and street and road serviceability, and

(c) to permit non-residential development within the zone where such development is compatible with the residential character of the locality.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; apartment buildings; brothels; bulk stores; car repair stations; clubs; commercial premises; doctors’ surgeries; gas holders; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; heliports; hotels; industries (other than home industries); institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; mixed use development; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; places of assembly; recreation facilities; refreshment rooms; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops (other than those referred to in Schedule 3); stock and sale yards; taverns; telecommunications facilities; timber yards; tourist facilities; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 3 (a) (Business General Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to provide and foster the economic well-being of existing and proposed business,

(b) to permit non-commercial development within the zone where such development is compatible with the commercial character of the locality,

(c) to encourage the development and expansion of business activities which will contribute to the economic growth of and employment opportunities within, the City of Holroyd,

(d) to ensure that there is adequate provision for car parking facilities in the vicinity of commercial centres, and

(e) to minimise conflicts between pedestrian and vehicular movement systems within commercial areas.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Apartment buildings; brothels; dual occupancies; dwellings (other than a single dwelling attached to or used in conjunction with shops or commercial premises); hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; industries (other than light industries); institutions; integrated housing; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; medium density housing; mines; mixed use development; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; residential flat buildings (other than a residential flat building attached to or used in conjunction with shops or commercial premises or otherwise permitted under clause 32); road transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 3 (b) (Neighbourhood Business Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to provide for the establishment of retail, commercial and professional services for local residents in convenient locations within residential neighbourhoods so that the scale and type of development is compatible with the character and amenity of the surrounding residential areas.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; animal establishments; apartment buildings; boarding houses; brothels; bulk stores; bus depots; car repair stations; clubs; dual occupancies; dwellings (other than a single dwelling attached to or used in conjunction with shops or commercial premises); extractive industries; gas holders or generating works; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; heliports; hospitals; industries; institutions; integrated housing; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; medium density housing; mines; mixed use development; motels; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; recreation establishments; recreation facilities; residential flat buildings (other than a residential flat building attached to or used in conjunction with shops or commercial premises); restricted premises; roadside stalls; road transport terminals; sawmills; stock and sale yards; taverns; warehouses.

Zone No 4 (a) (Industrial General Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to encourage the development and expansion of a wide range of industrial activities which will contribute to the economic growth of, and create employment opportunities within, the City of Holroyd,

(b) to ensure that industrial development creates areas which are pleasant to work in, and safe and efficient in terms of transportation, land utilisation and services distribution, and

(c) to allow commercial or retail uses only where they are associated with, ancillary to or supportive of, industrial development.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; apartment buildings; boarding houses; brothels; commercial premises (other than those ordinarily incidental or subsidiary to and situated on the same land as the industry); dual occupancies; dwellings (other than a single dwelling used in conjunction with an industry and situated on the same land as the industry); educational establishments; extractive industries; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; hospitals; institutions; integrated housing; medium density housing; mines; mixed use development; motels; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; places of public worship; residential flat buildings (other than a residential flat building used in conjunction with an industry and situated on the same land as the industry); roadside stalls; self storage units; shops (other than those referred to in Schedule 3); stock and sale yards; timber yards; tourist facilities.

Zone No 4 (b) (Industrial Light Zone)

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

(a) to encourage the development and expansion of a wide range of light industrial activities which will contribute to the economic growth of, and create employment opportunities within the City of Holroyd,

(b) to ensure that industrial development creates areas which are pleasant to work in, and safe and efficient in terms of transportation, land utilisation and services distribution, and

(c) to allow commercial or retail uses only where they are associated with, ancillary to or supportive of, industrial development.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; amusement parks; apartment buildings; boarding houses; brothels; commercial premises (other than those ordinarily incidental or subsidiary to and situated on the same land as the industry); dual occupancies; dwellings (other than a single dwelling used in conjunction with an industry and situated on the same land as the industry); educational establishments; extractive industries; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; hospitals; hotels; institutions; industries referred to in Schedule 2; integrated housing; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; medium density housing; mines; mixed use development; motels; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; residential flat buildings (other than a residential flat building used in conjunction with an industry and situated on the same land as the industry); roadside stalls; self-storage units; shops (other than those referred to in Schedule 3); stock and sale yards; timber yards; tourist facilities.

Zone No 4 (c) (Industrial Special Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to encourage light industrial development, including a range of commercial and retail uses, and

(b) to allow commercial and retail development only for:

(i) a use ancillary to the main use of land within the zone,

(ii) the display and sale of bulky goods, or

(iii) motor orientated activities.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Amusement parks; apartment buildings; boarding houses; brothels; commercial premises (other than those ordinarily incidental or subsidiary to and situated on the same land as an industry); doctors’ surgeries; dual occupancies; dwellings (other than a single dwelling used in conjunction with an industry and situated on the same land as the industry); educational establishments; extractive industries; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; hospitals; hotels; institutions; industries referred to in Schedule 2; integrated housing; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; medium density housing; mines; mixed use development; motels; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; recreation facilities; residential flat buildings (other than a residential flat building used in conjunction with an industry and situated on the same land as the industry); roadside stalls; stock and sale yards; tourist facilities.

Zone No 4 (d) (Industrial Extractive Zone)

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

(a) to preserve land for extractive industrial purposes,

(b) to permit a range of ancillary and associated industrial activities, and

(c) to ensure the protection of the amenity of adjoining landusers.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Advertising structures; building works; change of building use; any industry directly associated with or dependent on extractive industries; extractive industries; roads; telecommunications facilities; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

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

Zone No 5 (a) (Special Uses Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to designate lands which are now developed or are intended to be developed for uses which provide a service or facility, usually of a public nature, the protection of which is considered to be in the public interest.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Advertising structures; building works; change of building use; drainage; recreation areas; roads; telecommunications facilities; the particular purpose indicated by scarlet lettering on the map or any purpose ordinarily incidental to the designated purpose; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

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

Zone No 5 (b) (Special Uses Railways Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to recognise existing railway land and to enable future development for railway and associated purposes, and

(b) to permit development for purposes permissible in adjoining zones where the land is suitable for use for those purposes in addition to or instead of railway and associated purposes.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Advertising structures; building works; change of building use; railway purposes; purposes permissible in adjoining zone; telecommunications facilities; utility installations.

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

Zone No 6 (a) (Public Open Space Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to identify land which is currently used or is intended to be used for the purposes of open space or public recreation, and

(b) to allocate sufficient open space to serve the present and future recreational needs of residents and visitors, and

(c) to enable development associated with, ancillary to or supportive of public recreational use.

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

3 Only with development consent Advertising structures; agriculture; building works; buildings for the purposes of landscaping; caravan parks; change of building use; child care centres; children’s playgrounds; community uses; drill grounds; forestry; public baths; public reserves; racecourses; recreation areas and facilities; showgrounds; sportsgrounds; telecommunications facilities; tourist facilities; utility installations; uses or buildings associated with those purposes which are under the care, control and management of the council.

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

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

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to reserve land which will be dedicated to the council or acquired by the council for open space or public recreational purposes, and

(b) to prevent the development of the land within this zone for purposes that may jeopardise its future use as open space, and

(c) to enable development associated with, ancillary to or supportive of public recreational use.

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

3 Only with development consent Advertising structures; agriculture; building works; buildings for the purposes of landscaping; caravan parks; change of building use; child care centres; children’s playgrounds; drill grounds; forestry; public baths; public reserves; racecourses; recreation areas and facilities; showgrounds; telecommunications facilities; tourist facilities; utility installations; uses or buildings associated with those purposes which are under the care, control and management of the council.

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

Zone No 6 (c) (Special Purposes Open Space Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to designate land, whether in public or private ownership, which is or may be used for active or passive recreation or tourist purposes.

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

3 Only with development consent Advertising structures; building works; buildings for the purposes of landscaping; cemeteries; change of building use; child care centres; children’s playgrounds; clubs; drainage; educational establishments; golf courses; public reserves; public baths; public buildings; recreation areas; recreation facilities; refreshment rooms; retail plant nurseries; roads; telecommunications facilities; tourist facilities; use of buildings for the provision of community services (whether or not by a public authority); utility installations (other than generating works); uses or buildings associated with these purposes which are under the care, control and management of the council.

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

Zone No 7 (a) (Proposed Arterial Road Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to reserve those lands which are required for the purposes of main roads or main road widening.

2 Without development consent Roads; road widening.

3 Only with development consent Advertising Structures; agriculture; building works; change of building use; drainage; open space; telecommunications facilities; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

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

Zone No 7 (b) (Proposed Public Transport Corridor Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to set aside land being land that a Government instrumentality intends to acquire for various transport purposes.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Building works; change of building use; drainage; open space; railway purposes; roads; telecommunications facilities; utility installations.

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