New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WALCHA LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2000 - 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, consent must not be granted to the carrying out of development on land to which this plan applies unless the consent authority is of the opinion that carrying out 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) (General Rural Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objective of this zone is 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 soil 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 to enable the efficient extraction of those deposits, and

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

(vi) water resources for use in the public interest, 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 future urban development and for development for other non-agricultural purposes, in accordance with the need for that development.

2 Without Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

advertising structures erected in accordance with clause 22 (a); agriculture (other than ancillary dwellings and intensive livestock keeping establishments, forestry or timber harvesting).

3 Only With Development Consent Any development not included in item 2 or 4.

4 Prohibited Development for the purpose of:

motor showrooms; residential flat buildings; shops (other than general stores not exceeding 100 square metres in gross floor area); taverns; warehouses.

Zone No 2 (v) (Village or Urban Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objectives of this zone are:

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

(b) to provide for the establishment of a full range of services and facilities associated with a town or village.

2 Without Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

advertising structures erected in accordance with clause 22 (a).

3 Only With Development Consent Any development not included in item 2 or 4.

4 Prohibited Development for the purpose of:

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

Zone No 6 (a) (Open Space Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to recognise existing publicly-owned land adjacent to the Walcha Township that is used or capable of being used for recreational purposes, and

(b) to enable development associated with, ancillary to, or supportive of, public recreational use, and

(c) to encourage the development of existing publicly-owned land adjacent to the Walcha Township as a major urban landscape element.

2 Without Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

gardening; maintenance landscaping; minor landscaping works.

3 Only With Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

recreation.

4 Prohibited Any development not included in item 2 or 3.

Zone No 7 (d) (Environmental Protection-Scenic Zone)

1 Objectives of Zone The objectives of this zone are to protect and preserve the unique landscape and environmental setting of Walcha, particularly the forested hill land above the town. A variety of uses is permissible in the zone, but these will be subject to more particular control, for example, in the choice of building materials, the positioning of a building on its site and the provision of access roads and landscaping.

2 Without Development Consent Development for the purpose of:

advertising structures erected in accordance with clause 22 (a); agriculture (other than the clearing of land, forestry or timber harvesting).

3 Only With Development Consent Any development not included in item 2 or 4.

4 Prohibited Development for the purpose of:

abattoirs; bus depots; car repair stations; extractive industries; institutions; intensive livestock keeping establishments; junk yards; liquid fuel depots; mines; motels; offensive or hazardous industries; road transport terminals.

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

1 Objectives of Zone The objective of this zone is to enable development of land that is authorised by or under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 .

2 Without Development Consent Any development authorised by or under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or any other development ordinarily incidental or ancillary to that development.

3 Only With Development Consent Nil.

4 Prohibited Any development not included in item 2.