New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

SHOALHAVEN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1985 - 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) In determining a development application, the Council must take into account the aims and objectives of this plan and the objectives of the zone within which the development is proposed.

Table

Zone No 1 (a) (Rural “A” (Agricultural Production) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to conserve and maintain the productive potential of prime crop and pasture land,

(b) to ensure that existing or potential agricultural land use is not jeopardised by non-agricultural land uses, and

(c) to conserve cultural landscapes.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than on land to which clause 21, 23, 25 or 27 applies).

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Boarding houses; bulk stores; bulky goods premises; caravan parks; car repair stations; cluster housing; commercial premises; dual occupancy development (other than development resulting in attached dwellings); generating works involving wind-powered generators; hotels; industries (other than rural industries or extractive industries); junk yards; motels; motor showrooms; offensive or hazardous industries (other than those which are reliant on prime crop and pasture land); residential flat buildings; service stations; sexual services premises; shops; warehouses.

Zone No 1 (b) (Rural “B” (Arterial and Main Road Protection) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to minimise the direct and accumulative impact of development on the efficiency and safety of existing or proposed main and arterial roads,

(b) to promote a high level of scenic quality adjacent to existing or proposed main or arterial roads, and

(c) to encourage, where possible, the use of existing or proposed side roads as an alternative to direct vehicular access to an existing or proposed main or arterial road.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than on land to which clause 21, 23, 25 or 27 applies).

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Boarding-houses; bulk stores; bulky goods premises; caravan parks; car repair stations; clubs; cluster housing; commercial premises; dual occupancies (other than attached dwellings); industries (other than rural industries); junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; motor showrooms; places of assembly; residential flat buildings; retail plant nurseries (other than where a wholesale nursery is also operated on the same land and where access to the land is by a local side road and not a main road); sawmills; service stations; sexual services premises; shops; stock and sale yards; timber yards; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 1 (c) (Rural “C” (Rural Lifestyle) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide for a range of rural lifestyles suited to each area as an alternative to urban and village lifestyles development forms, and servicing levels,

(b) to meet the reasonable lifestyle needs of residents and provide adequate public safety in relation to bushfire, flooding, landslip and traffic while promoting and sustaining a high level of environmental quality in the zone,

(c) to integrate new and existing development and lifestyles so that conflicts between land uses and lifestyles are minimised and a high level of landscape quality is sustained, and

(d) to foster agricultural use of prime crop and pasture land and provide for other small scale uses compatible with sustaining a rural lifestyle and an adequate level of amenity in the zone.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; aquaculture; bed and breakfast accommodation; child care centres; community facilities; dual occupancies (other than resulting in detached dwellings); dwelling-houses; general stores; home activities; roads.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 1 (d) (Rural “D” (General Rural) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide opportunities for a range of rural land uses and other development, including those which by virtue of their character require siting away from urban areas,

(b) to recognise the potential for high intensity bush fire over wide areas of the zone and to ensure that development does not lead to significant risks to life or property from bush fire or to the implementation of bush fire mitigation measures which will have a significant environmental impact, and

(c) to ensure that wherever possible the location, design and management of development is consistent with:

(i) the protection of important natural and cultural environments,

(ii) the conservation of renewable natural resources such as forests and prime crop and pasture land,

(iii) the maintenance of opportunities for economic development of important extractive resources,

(iv) minimising conflict between land uses, and

(v) any plans for public infrastructure provision or management.

2 Without development consent Agriculture; forestry (other than on land to which clause 21, 23, 25 or 27 applies).

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Boarding houses; bulk stores; bulky goods premises; car repair stations; cluster housing; dual occupancies (other than attached dwellings); generating works involving wind-powered generators; industries (other than rural industries, extractive industries, offensive or hazardous industries); junk yards; motor showrooms; residential flat buildings; service stations; sexual services premises; shops; warehouses.

Zone No 1 (e) (Rural “E” (Extractive and Mineral Resources) Zone)

1 Objective of zone The objective is to maintain the potential for economic extraction of hard rock, mineral, sand or gravel resources.

2 Without development consent Agriculture.

3 Only with development consent Dwellings and buildings incidental to or subsidiary to agriculture; extractive industries; forestry; generating works (other than wind-powered generators); home activities; intensive animal husbandry; mines; roads; turf farming; utility installations (other than gas holders).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 1 (f) (Rural “F” (Forest) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to conserve forest resources of State-wide significance,

(b) to foster the harvesting of forest resources in a manner which is both economic and ecologically sustainable,

(c) to encourage recreational use of forest resources where such use is compatible with timber production, and

(d) to recognise the role of forest resources in providing habitat corridors and in maintaining water quality in the catchments of the City.

2 Without development consent Forestry; any use authorised under the Forestry Act 1916 which is ancillary to forestry activities.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; camping and caravan parks; community facilities; dwellings used in association with forest management; extractive industries; research establishments; roads; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 1 (g) (Rural “G” (Flood Liable) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to limit the erection of structures on land subject to periodic inundation,

(b) to ensure that dwelling-houses are erected on land subject to periodic inundation only in conjunction with agricultural use,

(c) to ensure that the effect of inundation is not increased through development,

(d) to restrict development and how it is carried out so that its potential to have an adverse impact on site and off site on acid sulfate soils is reduced or eliminated, and

(e) to conserve and maintain the productive potential of prime crop and pasture land.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than on land to which clause 21, 23, 25 or 27 applies).

3 Only with development consent Advertising structures; animal boarding establishments; aquaculture; boat building industries; bed and breakfast accommodation (but only where this is an ancillary use or where a dwelling-house would otherwise be permissible on the land); buildings used in conjunction with agriculture; community facilities; drainage; dwelling-houses; extractive industries; forestry; generating works (other than wind-powered generators); home activities; intensive animal husbandry; racecourses; roads; rural industries; showgrounds; turf farming; uses or buildings associated with other lawful land uses, buildings or places which are under the care, control and management of the Council; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works); waste treatment and disposal, in each case involving the use of water.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 2 (a1) (Residential “A1” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide an environment primarily for detached housing and to ensure that the range of other development permitted in a residential area is compatible with the residential environment.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Bed and breakfast accommodation; child care centres; child welfare centres; community facilities; drainage; dual occupancy development; dwelling-houses; educational establishments; general stores; home activities; hospitals; open space; places of public worship; professional consulting rooms; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 2 (a2) (Residential “A2” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide for a low density residential environment with a minimum allotment size of 2 000 square metres primarily for detached housing.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Advertising structures; amusement parks; animal boarding establishments; bulk stores; bulky goods premises; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; cluster housing; commercial premises; dual occupancy development (other than development resulting in attached dwellings); hotels; industries; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; motels; motor showrooms; places of assembly; public utility undertaking; residential flat buildings; retail plant nurseries; road transport depots; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; sexual services premises; timber yards; tourist facilities; transport terminals; turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (a3) (Residential “A3” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide for a low density residential environment with a minimum allotment size of 4 000 square metres primarily for detached housing.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Advertising structures; amusement parks; animal boarding establishments; bulk stores; bulky goods premises; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; cluster housing; commercial premises; dual occupancy development (other than development resulting in attached dwellings); hotels; industries; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; motels; motor showrooms; places of assembly; public utility undertakings; residential flat buildings; retail plant nurseries; road transport depots; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; sexual services premises; timber yards; tourist facilities; transport terminals; turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (a4) (Residential “A4” (Restricted Development) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify locations in existing urban areas with development problems where special consideration will be required before development can be approved.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Bed and breakfast accommodation; drainage; dwelling-houses; home activities; open space; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 2 (b1) (Residential “B1” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide for a variety of life styles by the provision of areas for residential flat buildings and to minimise the conflict with detached housing.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Advertising structures; amusement parks; animal boarding establishments; bulk stores; bulky goods premises; car repair stations; commercial premises (other than clubs); dwelling-houses; hotels; industries; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motels; motor showrooms; refreshment rooms; retail plant nurseries; roadside stalls; sawmills; shops; service stations; sexual services premises; transport terminals; turf farming; tourist facilities; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (b2) (Residential “B2” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide for a variety of life styles by the provisions of areas for residential flat buildings to minimise the conflict with detached housing and to identify opportunities for motel development.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Advertising structures; amusement parks; animal boarding establishments; bulk stores; bulky goods premises; car repair stations; commercial premises (other than clubs); dwelling-houses; hotels; industries; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motor showrooms; retail plant nurseries; roadside stalls; sawmills; shops; service stations; sexual services premises; transport terminals; turf farming; tourist facilities; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (c) (Residential “C” (Living Area) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide for new residential areas with a range of housing types with provision for urban facilities to serve the local community.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Advertising structures; amusement parks; animal boarding establishments; bulk stores; bulky goods premises; car repair stations; caravan parks; drive-in theatres; industries (other than those specified in Schedule 6); intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motor showrooms; retail plant nurseries; road transport depots; roadside stalls; sawmills; sexual services premises; timber yards; transport terminals; turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (d) (Residential “D” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land for tourist infrastructure and to encourage tourist accommodation facilities and other compatible residential uses and recreation.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Amusement parks; bed and breakfast accommodation; boarding-houses; caravan parks; drainage; dwelling-houses; home activities; motels; recreation facilities; roads; tourist facilities; units for aged or disabled persons; unlicensed clubs not exceeding 150 square metres gross floor area; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 2 (e) (Residential “E” (Village) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide a village lifestyle with a range of residential accommodation and support urban facilities.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; aerodromes; agriculture; airline terminals; animal boarding establishments; bulky goods premises; extractive industries; institutions; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; mines; offensive or hazardous industries; sawmills; sexual services premises; turf farming.

Zone No 3 (a) (Business “A” (Retail) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to allow for retail, commercial and business activities.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Amusement parks; bed and breakfast accommodation; bulk stores; bulky goods premises; car repair stations; cluster housing; dual occupancy development; dwellings (other than those attached to shops and commercial premises); industries referred to in Schedule 5; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motels (except where all accommodation is provided above ground floor retail or commercial development); motor showrooms; roadside stalls; sawmills; sexual services premises; timber yards; transport terminals (other than bus stations); turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 3 (b) (Business “B” (Transitional) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide for forms of business activities normally located on the fringe of the central business district which require large sites, including retailing of bulky goods.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Bed and breakfast accommodation; boarding-houses; bulk stores; cluster housing; dual occupancy development; dwelling-houses or dwellings (other than those attached to shops or commercial premises); gas holders; generating works; industries referred to in Schedule 5; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; roadside stalls; sexual services premises; timber yards; transport terminals (other than bus depots and bus stations); turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 3 (c) (Business “C1” (Neighbourhood) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide for neighbourhood retail and business development which is limited in scale to serve the needs of the local community and which is compatible with a residential environment.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Commercial premises; dwelling-houses and dwellings attached to commercial premises or attached to premises used for the purposes referred to in Schedule 1 or 2; home activities; motels; purposes referred to in Schedule 2; shops (other than bulky goods premises); roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 3 (d) (Business “D” (Commercial) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide for professional office and consulting rooms and commercial office development.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Bed and breakfast accommodation; commercial premises; drainage; dwelling-houses and dwellings attached to and used in conjunction with any purpose specified in this Item; home activities; professional consulting rooms; public buildings; roads; shops and purposes referred to in Schedule 4; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 3 (f) (Business “F” (Village) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide for village retail and business development to serve the needs of the village community and which is compatible with the village environment.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Bed and breakfast accommodation; bulky goods premises; caravan parks; cluster housing; dual occupancy development; dwelling-houses and dwellings (other than those attached to shops or commercial premises); industries referred to in Schedule 5; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; sexual services premises; turf farming.

Zone No 3 (g) (Business “G” (Development Area) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to provide a strategic development area providing both for a variety of uses and for varying combinations of such uses including higher density residential, commercial and tourist combinations but not including ordinary retail uses that would compete with the local retail centre. The development is subject to a development control plan which will give guidelines for the type and scale of development.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; bed and breakfast accommodation; bulky goods premises; cluster housing; dual occupancy development; dwelling-houses (except in accordance with, or as ancillary to uses referred to in, the objectives of the zone); intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; sexual services premises; turf farming.

Zone No 3 (h) (Business “H” (Restricted Development) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify locations in existing business areas with development problems and where special consideration will be required before development can be approved.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Bed and breakfast accommodation; boarding-houses; bulky goods premises; caravan parks; caravan showrooms; child care centres; cluster housing; dual occupancy development; dwelling-houses and dwellings (other than those attached to and used in conjunction with shops or commercial premises); general stores; hotels; industries referred to in Schedule 4 or 5; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motels; public buildings; residential flat buildings; roadside stalls; sexual services premises; timber yards; transport terminals; turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 4 (a) (Industrial “A” (General) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide for a wide range of general industrial development, including warehousing, processing and general service industries,

(b) to allow non-industrial uses which are ancillary to industry,

(c) to allow for retailing of bulky goods, and

(d) to allow other non-industrial uses that do not significantly compromise the existing or potential industrial development of the area.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Bed and breakfast accommodation; boarding-houses; caravan parks; cluster housing; commercial premises (other than clubs); dual occupancy development; dwellings and dwelling-houses (other than those used in conjunction with industry and situated on land on which such industry is conducted); educational establishments; extractive industries; hospitals; hotels; institutions; intensive animal husbandry; mines; motels; places of assembly; places of public worship; roadside stalls; sexual services premises (other than on land described in Schedule 12); shops (other than those referred to in Schedule 3); stock and sale yards; turf farming.

Zone No 4 (b) (Industrial “B” (Light) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide for a wide range of light industrial development, including warehousing, processing and general light industries but excluding offensive or hazardous industries,

(b) to allow non-industrial uses which are ancillary to industry,

(c) to allow for retailing of bulky goods, and

(d) to allow other non-industrial uses that do not significantly compromise the existing or potential industrial development of the area.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Bed and breakfast accommodation; boarding-houses; caravan parks; child care centres; clubs; cluster housing; commercial premises; dual occupancy development; dwelling-houses and dwellings (other than those used in conjunction with industry and situated on land on which that industry is conducted); educational establishments; hospitals; hotels; industries referred to in Schedule 5; institutions; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; motels; offensive or hazardous industries; places of assembly; roadside stalls; sexual services premises; shops (other than those referred to in Schedule 3); stock and sale yards; turf farming.

Zone No 4 (c) (Industrial “C” (Special) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide special industrial areas to allow a wide range of industrial, warehousing, commercial and retailing of bulky goods activities which by the nature of their operation may require ancillary activities including those for display, commercial, office, servicing or shop purposes,

(b) to allow other purposes which in the opinion of Council will not prejudice or significantly detract from the operation of existing uses or the amenity of nearby residents,

(c) to encourage innovative and imaginative design with particular emphasis on integration of buildings and landscaping.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Bed and breakfast accommodation; boarding-houses; caravan parks; child care centres; clubs; cluster housing; dual occupancy development; dwelling-houses or dwellings (other than those used in conjunction with industry and situated on land on which that industry is conducted); educational establishments; general stores; hospitals; hotels; industries referred to in Schedule 5; institutions; intensive animal husbandry; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; places of assembly; roadside stalls; sexual services premises; stock and sale yards; turf farming.

Zone No 4 (d) (Industrial “D” (Waterfront) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify those areas specifically provided for ship and boat building purposes.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Roads; ship and boat building.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 4 (e) (Industrial “E” (Restricted Development) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify locations in existing industrial areas with development problems where special consideration will be required before development can be approved.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose for which development is prohibited.

4 Prohibited Bed and breakfast accommodation; boarding-houses; bulky goods premises; caravan parks; child care centres; clubs; cluster housing; commercial premises; dual occupancy development; dwellings; dwelling-houses; educational establishments; hospitals; hotels; institutions; intensive animal husbandry; mines; motels; places of assembly; places of public worship; roadside stalls; sexual services premises; shops; turf farming.

Zone No 5 (a) (Special Uses “A” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land for certain community facilities and services including areas for off-street parking in private ownership.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent The particular purpose indicated by scarlet lettering on the map; drainage; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 5 (b) (Special Uses “B” (Railways) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land for railway purposes and to allow development authorised under the Government Railways Act 1912 , and for certain other compatible land uses to be carried out with the consent of the council.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Drainage; open space; parking; railways; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 5 (c) (Special Uses “C” (Reservation) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land which is required for certain public purposes, the particular purposes being identified on the map.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent The particular purpose indicated by scarlet lettering on the map; drainage; parking; purposes ancillary to the use of the land as open space; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 5 (d) (Special Uses “D” (Proposed Arterial Roads Reservation and Widening of Existing Arterial Roads Reservation) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify lands required for proposed arterial roads or the widening of existing arterial roads.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Drainage; parking; purposes ancillary to the use of land as open space; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 5 (e) (Special Uses “E” (Proposed Local Roads Reservation and Widening of Local Roads Reservation) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land required for proposed local roads or the widening of existing local roads.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Drainage; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 6 (a) (Open Space-Recreation “A” (Existing) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land where existing recreation facilities for the general use of the community are provided.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; buildings for the purposes of landscaping, gardening or bush fire hazard reduction; caravan parks; community facilities; drainage; drill grounds; forestry; racecourses; roads; showgrounds; uses or buildings associated with those purposes which are under the care, control and management of the council; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 6 (b) (Open Space-Recreation “B” (Private) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land where private recreation facilities are and may be developed.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Buildings for the purposes of landscaping, gardening or bush fire hazard reduction; caravan parks; clubs; community facilities; public utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works); roads; tourist facilities.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 6 (c) (Open Space-Recreation “C” (Proposed) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land which will be required to be dedicated as public open space when the land is subdivided to provide for recreation for the general use of the community. The exact boundaries will be fixed at the time of subdivision.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; buildings for the purposes of landscaping, gardening or bush fire hazard reduction; caravan parks; community facilities; drainage; drill grounds; forestry; racecourses; roads; showgrounds; uses or buildings associated with those purposes which are under the care, control and management of the Council; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 6 (d) (Open Space-Recreation “D” (Reserve) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land reserved for future acquisition as public open space for the general recreative use of the community.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; buildings for the purposes of landscaping, gardening or bush fire hazard reduction; caravan parks; community facilities; drainage; drill grounds; forestry; racecourses; roads; showgrounds; uses or buildings associated with those purposes which are under the care, control and management of the Council, utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 7 (a) (Environment Protection “A” (Ecology) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to protect and conserve important elements of the natural environment, including wetland and rainforest environments,

(b) to maintain the intrinsic scientific, scenic, habitat and educational values of natural environments,

(c) to protect threatened species and habitats of endangered species,

(d) to protect areas of high biodiversity value, and

(e) to protect and enhance water quality in the catchment.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; aquaculture (other than development above high water mark); bed and breakfast accommodation; dwelling-houses; roads; structures for educational and recreational purposes which assist in promoting and interpreting the area’s ecological values; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 7 (c) (Environment Protection “C” (Water Catchment Areas) Zone)

1 Objective of zone The objective is to protect water quality and ecological integrity within water supply catchment areas.

2 Without development consent Water catchment.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose ordinarily incidental or subsidiary to water catchment; agriculture; drainage; dwelling-houses; extractive industries; forestry; generating works (other than wind-powered generators); home activities; mines; parks; playing fields; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 7 (d1) (Environment Protection “D1” (Scenic) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to conserve and enhance scenic quality,

(b) to protect natural and cultural features of the landscape which contribute to scenic value, and

(c) to ensure that development is integrated with the landscape values of the area.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; bed and breakfast accommodation; camping and caravan parks; clearing of trees; dams; drainage; dwelling-houses; generating works (other than wind-powered generators); home activities; refreshment rooms; roads; tourist facilities; turf farming; utility installations (other than gas holders).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 7 (d2) (Environment Protection “D2” (Special Scenic) Zone)

1 Objective of zone The objective is to preserve and enhance scenic quality.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; dams; land clearing and cultivation; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 7 (e) (Environment Protection “E” (Escarpment) Zone

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to protect scenic, ecological, educational and recreational values of escarpment areas,

(b) to conserve and, where appropriate, reinstate the natural vegetation so as to protect steep slopes from erosion and slippage, and

(c) to maintain the role of escarpments as habitat links between conservation areas.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; bed and breakfast accommodation; dwelling-houses; home activities; passive recreation facilities such as walking trails; roads; tourist facilities.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 7 (f1) (Environment Protection “F1” (Coastal) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to protect the scenic value of coastal environments,

(b) to conserve important coastal habitats and natural environments, and

(c) to maintain the stability of coastal land forms.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; bed and breakfast accommodation; camping grounds; caravan parks; dams; drainage; dwelling-houses; forestry; golf courses; home activities; public reserves; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 7 (f2) (Environment Protection “F2” (Coastal Reservation) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify foreshore areas regarded as being of such importance to the foreshore environment that they warrant public acquisition.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; dams; drainage; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out without development consent or a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 7 (f3) (Environment Protection “F3” (Foreshores Protection) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to protect the foreshore environment and the visual amenity, and

(b) to protect water quality and the ecological values of estuaries and coastal streams.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; caravan parks; dams; drainage; dwelling-houses; forestry; golf courses; home activities; public reserves; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works).

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 8 (a) (National Parks and Nature Reserves “A” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify, preserve and manage national parks and nature reserves for conservation and recreation purposes and any other purpose authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 .

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Aboriginal areas; historic sites; national parks; nature reserves; state recreation areas; purposes for which easements or rights of way may be granted under section 153 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 .

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.

Zone No 9 (a) (Natural Hazards “A” (Urban Flooding) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are to identify land within a floodway in urban areas and because of the potential hazard to restrict the use thereof.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; drainage; forestry; golf courses; public reserves; roads; sporting complexes.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose for which development may be carried out only with development consent.