New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

OBERON LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1998 - 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 development (if any) that:

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

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

(c) is prohibited,

is 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 must 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) (Rural ‘A’ Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objectives of this zone are 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 land capability, and

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

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

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

(vi) water resources, including groundwater, for use in the public interest, preventing the pollution of water supply catchments and water storage, and

(vii) areas of significance for nature conservation, including areas with rare plants, wetlands and significant habitats, and

(viii) items of archaeological or heritage significance, including Aboriginal relics and places, and

(b) preventing the unjustified development of prime crop and pasture 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 rural small holdings development and for other non-agricultural uses in accordance with demand for that development and in a manner which has the least adverse impact on prime crop and pasture land, and

(f) controlling and locating dwelling-house development to provide buffers from adjoining agricultural land in order to provide adequate environmental safeguards to the inhabitants and not prejudice future agricultural activity in the near vicinity.

2 Without Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

agriculture (other than building work and intensive livestock keeping establishments); forestry.

3 Only with Development Consent Development not included in item 2 or 4.

4 Prohibited Development for the purpose of:

bulk stores; commercial premises; motor showrooms; residential flat buildings; sales rooms or showrooms; shops (other than general stores).

Zone No 1 (c) (Rural ‘C’ Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to promote the sustainable development of land identified as suitable for rural small holding purposes, and

(b) to ensure that allotments created for use for rural small holdings are of an area, and subject to arrangements, that:

(i) enable the provision of an adequate water supply, and

(ii) enable effective disposal of domestic waste, and

(iii) minimise the creation of traffic hazards, and

(iv) do not contribute to pollution of water supply catchments, and

(v) are in accordance with the need for that development, and

(vi) do not unduly interfere with the efficient and effective agricultural use of adjacent land, and

(vii) ensure that the density of development carried out is compatible with land capability (including soil resources and soil stability), natural constraints and hazards of the land, and

(c) to conserve trees and other natural vegetation where the conservation of the vegetation is of significant benefit to scenic amenity or natural wildlife habitats or is likely to control land degradation or is necessary for the maintenance of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and

(d) to ensure that development is carried out in a way that is sensitive to the environmental characteristics of the land, and

(e) to minimise the cost to the community of providing, extending and maintaining public amenities and services, and

(f) to control and locate dwelling-house development to provide buffers from adjoining agricultural land in order to provide adequate environmental safeguards to the inhabitants and not prejudice future agricultural activity in the near vicinity, and

(g) to allow development for the purpose of a range of land uses which are compatible with the environmental capabilities of the land and which are unlikely to adversely affect land or other development in the vicinity or create demands for service infrastructure that will not be available, and

(h) to protect water quality.

2 Without Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

agriculture (other than building work and intensive livestock keeping establishments).

3 Only with Development Consent Development not included in item 2 or 4.

4 Prohibited Development for the purpose of:

animal boarding or training establishments; boarding-houses; bulk stores; caravan parks; commercial premises; extractive industries; hotels; industries (other than home industries); intensive livestock keeping establishments; institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; motels; motor showrooms; offensive or hazardous industries; refreshment rooms; residential flat buildings; sawmills; service stations; shops (other than general stores not exceeding 100 square metres in gross floor area); stock and sale yards; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 1 (d) (Non Urban ‘D’ Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to zone the land within the Jenolan Caves Reserve within which development for the purpose of the accommodation and related needs of the visitors to the Reserve and facilities for the management of the Reserve may be carried out, and

(b) to ensure that such development occurs in a manner that maintains and enhances the scenic quality, the ecological and geological systems and the heritage significance of the land within the zone and its environs.

2 Without Development Consent No development.

3 Only with Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

facilities for the management of the Jenolan Caves Reserve; facilities for tourist accommodation and related needs of visitors to the Jenolan Caves Reserve with associated car and coach parking; roads; tourist transportation; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any development not included in item 3.

Zone No 1 (e) (Rural ‘E’ Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objectives of this zone are 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 land capability, and

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

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

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

(vi) water resources, including groundwater, for use in the public interest, preventing the pollution of water supply catchments and water storage, and

(vii) areas of significance for nature conservation, including areas with rare plants, wetlands and significant habitats, and

(viii) items of archaeological or heritage significance, including Aboriginal relics and places, and

(b) preventing the unjustified development of prime crop and pasture 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) controlling and locating dwelling-house development to provide buffers from adjoining agricultural land in order to provide adequate environmental safeguards to the inhabitants and not prejudice future agricultural activity in the near vicinity.

2 Without Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

agriculture (other than building work and intensive livestock keeping establishments); forestry.

3 Only with Development Consent Development not included in item 2 or 4.

4 Prohibited Development for the purpose of:

bulk stores; commercial premises; motor showrooms; residential flat buildings; sales rooms or showrooms; shops (other than general stores).

Zone No 2 (v) (Village Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to promote sustainable development of existing villages in a manner which is compatible with their urban function, and

(b) to maintain the rural atmosphere of the villages, and

(c) to prevent pollution of water supply catchments, water quality in water storage and all streams.

2 Without development consent No development.

3 Only with Development Consent Development not included in item 4.

4 Prohibited Development for the purpose of:

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

Zone No 8 (National Parks Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to identify national parks, nature reserves, State recreation areas and other land dedicated or reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , and

(b) to conserve the scenic and environmental amenity of the land within the zone, and

(c) to preserve existing natural areas, Aboriginal sites and historic sites, while allowing compatible development, and

(d) to protect and conserve water resources, including groundwater, for use in the public interest, and to prevent the pollution of water supply catchments and water storage.

2 Without Development Consent Development authorised by or under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 .

3 Only with Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

utility installations.

4 Prohibited Development not included in item 2 or 3.