New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WOLLONDILLY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1991 - REG 10

10 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, and

(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) (Agriculture Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to promote and maintain sustainable agricultural uses, and

(b) to recognise the importance of the preservation of high-class agricultural land for agricultural purposes, and

(c) to minimise the incidence of existing and potential rural land use conflict, and

(c1) to maintain existing significant stands of indigenous vegetation, and

(c2) to allow for the development of non-agricultural land uses which are compatible with the character of the zone, and

(c3) to minimise the impact of noxious weeds on agricultural production, and

(d) to protect the water quality of receiving streams and to reduce land degradation, and

(e) to minimise the impact of development on the existing agricultural landscape character.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than cattle feedlots, intensive horticulture, intensive livestock keeping establishments, opportunity feedlots or turf farming).

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

4 Prohibited Amusement centres; boarding-houses; bus depots; bus stations; car repair stations; caravan parks; child care centres; clubs; commercial premises (other than veterinary establishments); general stores; granny flats; highway service centres; hospitals; hotels; industries (other than rural, extractive, offensive or hazardous or potentially offensive or hazardous industries); junkyards; light industries; light service industries; liquid fuel depots; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; service stations; shops (other than produce stores); taverns.

Zone No 1 (a1) (Rural “A1” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to protect the agricultural potential of rural land and to prevent fragmentation of viable rural holdings, and

(b) to prevent inappropriate, premature and sporadic subdivisions and to ensure consolidation of urban areas so as to enhance the prospect of economic provision of services, and

(c) to prevent, on the fringe of urban areas, subdivision of land into small lots which would prejudice the proper layout of additional urban areas as a result of natural growth, and

(d) to retain the scenic quality and overall character of the land, and

(e) to encourage agricultural activities that are within the rural capability of the land.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than intensive livestock keeping establishments).

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

4 Prohibited Amusement centres; boarding-houses; car repair stations; commercial premises; granny flats; industries (other than extractive, offensive, hazardous or rural industries); motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; service stations; shops (other than general stores and produce stores).

Zone No 1 (a2) (Rural “A2” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to protect the agricultural potential of rural land and to prevent fragmentation of viable rural holdings, and

(b) to prevent inappropriate, premature and sporadic subdivisions and to ensure consolidation of urban areas so as to enhance the prospect of economic provision of services, and

(c) to prevent, on the fringe of urban areas, the subdivision of land into small lots which would prejudice the proper layout of additional urban areas as a result of natural growth, and

(d) to retain the scenic quality and overall character of the land,

(e) to encourage agricultural activities that are within the rural capability of the land.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than intensive livestock keeping establishments).

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; amusement centres; boarding-houses; car repair stations; commercial premises; granny flats; industries (other than extractive, offensive, hazardous or rural industries); motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; service stations; shops (other than general stores and produce stores).

Zone No 1 (a3) (Rural “A3” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to protect the agricultural potential of rural land and to prevent fragmentation of viable rural holdings, and

(b) to prevent inappropriate, premature and sporadic subdivisions and to ensure consolidation of urban areas so as to enhance the prospect of economic provision of services, and

(c) to prevent, on the fringe of urban areas, the subdivision of land into small lots which would prejudice the proper layout of additional urban areas as a result of natural growth, and

(d) to retain the scenic quality and overall character of the land,

(e) to encourage agricultural activities that are within the rural capability of the land.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than intensive livestock keeping establishments).

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

4 Prohibited Amusement centres; boarding-houses; car repair stations; commercial premises; granny flats; industries (other than extractive, offensive, hazardous or rural industries); motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; service stations; shops (other than general stores and produce stores).

Zone No 1 (b) (Agricultural Landscape Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to encourage the preservation of the rural landscape character by ensuring that development is compatible with that character, and

(b) to allow for the continuation of existing agricultural practices, and

(c) to provide for community titles subdivision subject to appropriate controls, and

(d) to maintain existing significant stands of indigenous vegetation, and

(e) to protect the water quality of receiving streams and to reduce the incidence of land degradation, and

(f) to minimise the visual impact of development on the rural landscape.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than cattle feedlots, intensive horticulture, intensive livestock keeping establishments, opportunity feedlots or turf farming).

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

4 Prohibited Amusement centres; boarding-houses; car repair stations; commercial premises (other than veterinary establishments); general stores; granny flats; highway service centres; industries (other than rural, extractive, offensive or hazardous or potentially offensive or hazardous industries); junkyards; light industries; light service industries; liquid fuel depots; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; service stations; shops (other than produce stores).

Zone No 1 (c1) (i) (Rural “C1 (i)” (Small Holdings) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to accommodate demands for rural residential use, and confine this form of development generally to land not being of prime crop and pasture potential or to places where services are available or to which services may be reasonably extended, and

(b) to ensure development is carried out in a manner that minimises risks from natural hazards, particularly bushfires, flooding and soil erosion, and does not detract from the scenic quality of the rural area, and

(c) to provide for such community uses as are necessary to meet community needs in this zone, and

(d) to ensure that small holding zones are not sited in localities that have been identified for future residential expansion.

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; amusement centres; amusement parks; animal boarding or training establishments; boarding-houses; bulk stores; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; commercial premises; earth moving establishments; general stores; granny flats; hospitals; hotels; industries (other than extractive industries); intensive horticulture; intensive livestock keeping establishments; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motels; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; produce stores; refreshment rooms; road transport terminals; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; taverns; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 1 (c1) (ii) (Rural “C1 (ii) (Small Holdings) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to accommodate demands for rural residential use and confine this form of development generally to land not being of prime crop and pasture potential or to places where services are available or to which services may be reasonably extended, and

(b) to ensure development is carried out in a manner that minimises risks from natural hazards, particularly bushfires, flooding and soil erosion, and does not detract from the scenic quality of the rural area, and

(c) to provide for such community uses as are necessary to meet community needs in this zone, and

(d) to ensure that small holding zones are not sited in localities that have been identified for future residential expansion.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; amusement centres; amusement parks; animal boarding or training establishments; boarding-houses; bulk stores; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; commercial premises; earth moving establishments; general stores; granny flats; hospitals; hotels; industries (other than extractive industries); intensive horticulture; intensive livestock keeping establishments; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motels; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; produce stores; refreshment rooms; road transport terminals; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; taverns; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 1 (c1) (iii) (Rural “C1 (iii)” (Small Holdings) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to accommodate demands for rural residential use and confine this form of development generally to land not being of prime crop and pasture potential or to places where services are available or to which services may be reasonably extended, and

(b) to ensure development is carried out in a manner that minimises risks from natural hazards, particularly bushfires, flooding and soil erosion, and does not detract from the scenic quality of the rural area, and

(c) to provide for such community uses as are necessary to meet community needs in this zone, and

(d) to ensure that small holding zones are not sited in localities that have been identified for future residential expansion.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; amusement centres; amusement parks; animal boarding or training establishments; boarding-houses; bulk stores; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; commercial premises; earth moving establishments; general stores; granny flats; hospitals; hotels; industries (other than extractive industries); intensive horticulture; intensive livestock keeping establishments; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motels; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; produce stores; refreshment rooms; road transport terminals; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; taverns; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 1 (c2) (Rural “C2” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to protect the agricultural potential of rural land and to prevent fragmentation of viable rural holdings, and

(b) to prevent inappropriate, premature and sporadic subdivisions and to ensure consolidation of urban areas so as to enhance the prospect of economic provision of services.

2 Without development consent Agriculture (other than intensive livestock keeping establishments).

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; amusement centres; amusement parks; animal boarding or training establishments; boarding-houses; bulk stores; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; commercial premises; earth moving establishments; general stores; granny flats; hospitals; hotels; industries (other than extractive, offensive, hazardous or rural industries); intensive livestock keeping establishments; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motels; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; produce stores; refreshment rooms; road transport terminals; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; taverns; transport terminals; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (a) (Residential “A” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone 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 Any purpose other than a purpose included in Item 2 or 4.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; agriculture; amusement centres; bulk stores; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; commercial premises; earth moving establishments; extractive industries; generating works; hotels; industries; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; motels; motor showrooms; plant and equipment hire; refreshment rooms; retail plant nurseries; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops; stables; stock and sale yards; taverns; timber yards; tourist facilities; transport terminals; turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (d) (Residential “D” Village Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to establish village boundaries which provide adequate vacant land for future residential development, and

(b) to recognise the natural and physical features of each village and to prevent development in unsuitable areas, and

(c) to control village development for more efficient use of the existing utility services (such as water supply) and use of developed roads and streets, and

(d) to allocate areas which provide a range of residential accommodation and urban facilities for the rural community.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; agriculture; amusement centres; bulk stores; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; earth moving establishments; extractive industries; generating works; hotels; industries referred to in Schedule 2 (other than panel beating or welding); institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; motor showrooms; plant and equipment hire; retail plant nurseries; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; stables; stock and sale yards; taverns; tourist facilities; transport terminals; turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (e) (Residential “E” Comprehensive Development Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to provide for the comprehensive development of land for primarily residential and recreational purposes in a way that is environmentally sensitive and complements the natural environment, and

(b) to permit a range of retail, commercial, recreational, community, employment and education uses to meet the needs of residents of the locality, and

(c) to enable the appropriate location within the zone of gas drainage infrastructure required for underground coal mining, having regard to the impact on the amenity of residential areas, and to ensure that such infrastructure is designed in accordance with industry best practice guidelines, where existing, and

(d) to ensure that development has regard to any applicable mine subsidence requirements of the Mine Subsidence Board, and

(e) to encourage development that meets sustainable development principles, including integrated water cycle management and high quality, water sensitive, urban design practices, and

(f) to encourage development that demonstrates a high quality of urban design and building design, including optimisation of passive solar design and energy efficiency, and

(g) to provide for pedestrian and bicycle access to and within development, and

(h) to encourage local employment by facilitating home-based business and employment opportunities.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; agriculture; amusement centres; bulk stores; caravan parks; earth moving establishments; extractive industries; generating works; industries referred to in Schedule 2; institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; motels; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; roadside stalls; sawmills; stock and sale yards; turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 3 (a) (Business Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to focus and consolidate retail and business development in accessible locations, and

(b) to promote the amenity and efficiency of business commercial centres, and

(c) to ensure that there is adequate provision for car parking facilities in the vicinity of commercial centres.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; agriculture; amusement centres; caravan parks; dwellings or multiple dwellings (other than dwellings or multiple dwellings erected in conjunction with shops or commercial premises); extractive industries; generating works; hospitals; industries referred to in Schedule 2; institutions; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; roadside stalls; sawmills; stables; stock and sale yards; timber yards; transport terminals; turf farming.

Zone No 4 (a) (Industrial Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to identify land to be set aside in strategic locations for business establishments and employment opportunities in industry other than industries of an offensive or hazardous nature.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; agriculture; boarding-houses; commercial premises and multiple dwellings; (other than those used in conjunction with industry and situated on the land on which the industry is conducted); dwellings (other than those used in conjunction with an industry); educational establishments; extractive industries; granny flats; hospitals; institutions; mines; motels; offensive or hazardous industries; places of assembly; professional consulting rooms; roadside stalls; shops (other than shops that are ancillary to, and used in conjunction with, manufacturing purposes permissible within the zone which serve the daily convenience needs of the workforce of the industrial area or which are used for the sale of bulky goods); stock and sale yards; turf farming.

Zone No 4 (c) (Light Industrial Service Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to provide for light industrial services uses, and

(b) to ensure that the development carried out in the zone does not create adverse economic impacts on existing commercially zoned areas, and

(c) to ensure that there is no adverse environmental impact on surrounding areas.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Agriculture; boarding-houses; commercial premises (other than those used in conjunction with a light service industry); dwelling-houses (other than those used in conjunction with a light service industry); forestry; general stores; granny flats; industries (other than a light service industry); multiple dwellings; plant and equipment hire; sale of bulky goods; shops; turf farming; units for aged persons.

Zone No 5 (a) (Special Uses “A” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to identify and set aside land required to provide those uses, usually of a public nature, necessary to provide essential services to a community.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent The particular purpose indicated by black lettering on the map; drainage; land filling operations; roads; telecommunications facilities; utility installations (other than generating works).

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

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

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to set aside certain land for railway purposes including any purpose authorised under the Transport Administration Act 1988 .

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Land filling operations; railway purposes; roads; drainage; 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 (c1) (Special Uses “C1” (Water Catchment) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to protect land which is designated as being part of a water catchment area from land uses which adversely affect, or are likely to adversely affect, the environmental quality of these areas.

2 Without development consent Water catchment.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; any development ordinarily incidental to or subsidiary to water catchment; dams; drainage; dwelling-houses; extractive industries; forestry; home activities; land filling operations; mines; recreation areas; roads; roadside stalls; telecommunications facilities; turf farming; 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 (c2) (Special Uses “C2” (Water Catchment) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to protect land which is designated as being part of a water catchment area from land uses which adversely affect, or are likely to adversely affect, the environmental quality of these areas.

2 Without development consent Water catchment.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; any development ordinarily incidental to or subsidiary to water catchment; dams; drainage; dwelling-houses; extractive industries; forestry; home activities; land filling operations; mines; recreation areas; roads; roadside stalls; telecommunications facilities; turf farming; 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 6 (a) (Open Space “A” (Recreation) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to recognise and ensure that publicly owned land is developed for open space recreation, to encourage the development of open space which best satisfies community needs and to permit development associated with or complementary to open space.

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

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; community centres; drainage; forestry; land filling operations; parking; racecourses; recreation areas; recreation facilities; roads; showgrounds; sportsgrounds; telecommunications facilities; utility installations (other than generating works).

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

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

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to set aside certain private land for a variety of recreational purposes.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Clubs; land filling operations; racecourses; recreation areas; showgrounds; sportsgrounds; telecommunications facilities; training tracks; utility installations (other than generating works).

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

Zone No 7 (a) (Environmental Protection “A” Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to protect various areas which are environmentally sensitive and which enhance visual amenity and to protect water quality in areas which have been designated water catchment.

2 Without development consent Water catchment.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; any development ordinarily incidental to or subsidiary to water catchment; drainage; dwelling-houses; land filling operations; recreation areas; roads; utility installations (other than generating works).

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

Zone No 7 (b) (Environmental Protection “B” (Soil Conservation) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to identify and protect various areas which are environmentally sensitive and which enhance visual amenity and to ensure the protection of soil which has been identified as being highly erodible.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; dams; drainage; land filling operations; recreation areas; roads; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works); vegetation clearing.

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

Zone No 7 (c) (Environmental Protection “C” (Rural Living) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to provide for rural living opportunities, and

(b) to encourage the preservation of the rural landscape character by ensuring that development is compatible with that character, and

(c) to ensure that land degradation does not occur and that the water quality of receiving streams is protected, and

(d) to maintain existing significant stands of indigenous vegetation.

2 Without development consent Nil.

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

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; advertising structures; amusement centres; amusement parks; animal boarding or training establishments; boarding-houses; bulk stores; bus depots; bus stations; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; commercial premises; earth moving establishments; extractive industries; general stores; granny flats; highway service centres; hospitals; hotels; industries; intensive horticulture; intensive livestock keeping establishments; junkyards; light industries; light service industries; liquid fuel depots; motels; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; offensive and hazardous industries; plant and equipment hire; poultry processing plants; produce stores; refreshment rooms; retail plant nurseries; road transport terminals; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; taverns; timber yards; transport terminals, turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 7 (d) (Environmental Protection “D” (Rural-Urban Fringe) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to provide for rural-urban fringe living opportunities, and

(b) to allow for subdivision and a density of housing that is determined according to the constraints of the land and a minimum lot size, and

(c) to minimise the impact of development on the physical attributes and scenic quality of the landscape, and

(d) to ensure that land degradation is minimised, and

(e) to protect and, where necessary, improve the water quality of receiving streams, and

(f) to minimise the impact of development on existing indigenous vegetation, and

(g) to minimise conflict between rural and residential land uses.

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; amusement centres; amusement parks; animal boarding or training establishments; boarding-houses; bulk stores; bus depots; bus stations; car repair stations; caravan parks; clubs; commercial premises; earth moving establishments; extractive industries; general stores; granny flats; highway service centres; hospitals; hotels; industries; intensive horticulture; intensive livestock keeping establishments; junk yards; light industries; light service industries; liquid fuel depots; motels; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; offensive or hazardous industries; plant and equipment hire; poultry processing plants; produce stores; refreshment rooms; retail plant nurseries; road transport terminals; roadside stalls; sawmills; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; taverns; timber yards; tourist facilities; transport terminals; turf farming; warehouses.

Zone No 7 (e) (Environmental Protection “E” (Ecological Significance) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to protect identified ecological communities from disturbance, and

(b) to preserve the physical attributes and scenic quality of the landscape, and

(c) to ensure that land degradation is minimised, and

(d) to protect and, where necessary, improve the water quality of receiving streams, and

(e) to maintain existing indigenous vegetation, and

(f) to ensure that the ecological significance of the land is taken into consideration when determining the location of dwelling-houses and associated development (including effluent irrigation areas).

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Dwelling-houses; environmental protection works; mining.

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

Zone No 7 (f) (Environmental Protection “F” (Biodiversity Conservation) Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to identify and manage land for the principal purpose of biodiversity protection, and

(b) to conserve, restore and enhance native flora and fauna habitat and the ecological viability of land, and

(c) to enable the development of land within the zone only where it can be shown that the development will not destroy, damage or compromise the extent, quality or integrity of the ecological attributes of the land.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Bushfire hazard reduction; environmental protection works; mining; public utility undertakings; removal or destruction of noxious weeds.

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

Zone No 8 (a) (Existing National Parks and Nature Reserves Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to conserve the scenic and environmental qualities of certain lands, and

(b) to enable the effective and efficient management of land reserved or dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , and

(c) to protect water quality in lands that are situated within physical water supply catchments.

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 .

3 Only with development consent Nil.

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

Zone No 9 (a) (Special Uses Reservation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to ensure that land required for future essential services, open space, roads and community purposes is clearly designated, and

(b) to provide for the acquisition of reserved land, and

(c) to permit the development of reserved land where it is not immediately required, and

(d) to allow the continued use of reserved land until it is required.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose indicated by heavy black lettering on the map; drainage; land filling operations; open space; 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 9 (b) (Arterial Road Reservation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to identify and protect land intended to be acquired for new arterial roads or the widening of existing arterial roads.

2 Without development consent Arterial roads; arterial road widening.

3 Only with development consent Land filling operations; telecommunications facilities; utility installations (other than generating works).

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

Zone No 9 (c) (Local Roads Reservation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to ensure that land required for future roads is clearly designated, and

(b) to provide for the acquisition of reserved land, and

(c) to permit the development of reserved land where it is not immediately required, and

(d) to allow the continued use of reserved land until it is required.

2 Without development consent Drainage; local roads; widening of existing local roads.

3 Only with development consent Land filling operations; telecommunications facilities; utility installations (other than generating works).

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

Zone No 9 (d) (Open Space Reservation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to ensure that land required for future open space is clearly designated, and

(b) to provide for the acquisition of reserved land, and

(c) to permit the development of reserved land where it is not immediately required, and

(d) to allow the continued use of reserved land until it is required.

2 Without development consent Public parks; public recreation.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; drainage; forestry; land filling operations; recreation areas; roads; telecommunications facilities; utility installations (other than generating works).

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

Zone No 9 (e) (Regional Open Space Reservation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to ensure that land required for future regional open space is clearly identified and reserved,

(b) to provide for the acquisition of reserved land,

(c) to permit limited development of reserved land where acquisition is not immediately required, and

(d) to ensure that any development of reserved land does not reduce its significance as regional open space.

2 Without development consent Bushfire hazard reduction works; gardening and landscaping (not involving the erection of a building); public parks; weed eradication.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; gardening and landscaping (involving the erection of a building); land filling operations; picnic facilities; recreation areas; roads; 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.