New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

NORTH COAST REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN - REG 56

56 Plan preparation-land in the vicinity of aerodromes

(1) In the preparation of a draft local environmental plan involving land in the vicinity of an aerodrome licensed under the Civil Aviation Regulations of the Commonwealth, the council should:

(a) include provisions to control the height of buildings to avoid obstructions and potential hazards to air navigation,

(b) include provisions to prohibit residential development on land affected by aircraft noise levels greater than 25 ANEF (measured in accordance with the Australian Noise Exposure Forecast), and

(c) include provisions to minimise the risk of obstacles to aircraft, such as bird strike, by requiring consent for development in the vicinity of any such aerodromes which may increase such risk.

(2) Before preparing a draft local environmental plan referred to in subclause (1), the council should consider the most recent contour plan indicating the Australian noise exposure forecast in the vicinity of the aerodrome.

(3) In this clause:
"Australian noise exposure forecast" has the meaning given to that expression in the Australian Standard entitled AS 2021-1994 (Acoustics-Aircraft noise intrusion-Building siting and construction) published by Standards Australia in February 1994.
"contour plan" means the noise exposure plan (of the particular locality concerned) within the meaning of Australian Standard AS 2021-1985 prepared by the Commonwealth Civil Aviation Authority or other appropriate Commonwealth authority.