New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(1) The objectives of each zone are as set out below:The objectives of this zone are:(a) to encourage and conserve all forms of agriculture and to conserve all forms of agricultural lands, and(b) to promote the use of agricultural land within its ecological capability, and(c) to provide opportunities for people to work and reside in agricultural areas, and(d) to establish a preference for non-agricultural development (particularly dwelling-houses) being located on land other than prime agricultural land, unless there are no alternative, practical and cost effective sites available, and(e) to enable the efficient recovery of known mineral and extractive resources by controlling the location of development, and(f) to provide for other types of development appropriate in agricultural areas, particularly tourist-oriented and employment-generating development within the capability of the land to support the development, and(g) to permit development of agricultural allotments of variable size, and(h) to minimise the cost of scattered development to the community.The objectives of this zone are:(a) to enable appropriate staged development for the purpose of rural-residential holdings to be carried out on land which is suitable for those purposes, and(b) to enable a range of land uses and other development to be carried out where such activities are in keeping with the rural character of the locality, compatible with the existing or likely future use of the land for rural-residential development, not adverse to adjacent or surrounding agricultural productivity, and within the capability of the land to support them.The objectives of this zone are:(a) to enable small agricultural holdings to accommodate particular lifestyle choices and needs in conjunction with agricultural activities, and(b) to ensure that development is carried out in a manner that maintains options for the continued agricultural development of the land within its ecologically sustainable capabilities, and(c) to conserve agricultural land by ensuring that it is not unnecessarily converted to non-agricultural purposes, and(d) to ensure that any allotments created have sufficient area and arrangements that:(i) enable the provision of an adequate water supply for domestic or agricultural purposes, or both, and(ii) enable effective disposal of all domestic waste, and(iii) do not impact adversely on the water quality of any water catchments, and(e) to ensure that development is carried on in a way which is ecologically sustainable and that is sensitive to the environmental characteristics of the land.The objectives of this zone are:(a) to enable small holdings to accommodate particular lifestyle choices and needs in conjunction with the existing natural environment of the locality, and(b) to enable development for the purpose of dwellings to be carried out on land which is suitable for that purpose, and(c) to enable a range of land uses or other development to be carried out where the development is in keeping with the rural character of the locality, compatible with the existing or likely future use of the land for dwelling development, not adverse to the adjacent or surrounding natural environment and within the capability of the land to support it, and(d) to ensure that the visual and natural features of the land are retained.The objectives of this zone are:(a) to identify land to be primarily used for urban development, including residential, commercial and industrial development, and(b) to enable other forms of development that are compatible with adjoining land uses within the zone, and(c) to enable other development which provides services to residents or has an association with, is compatible with, and is unlikely to adversely affect, residential amenity.The objective of this zone is to recognise existing villages and to enable future development appropriate to their function.The objectives of this zone are:(a) to identify land which is reserved or dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , and(b) to allow for the management and appropriate use of that land as provided for in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 .
(2) The development control table identifies, for land within Zones Nos 1 (a), 1 (ci), 1 (cii), 1 (ciii), 2 (t) and 2 (v):(a) development that may be carried out without consent, by the letters “NC”, and(b) development that may be carried out only with consent, by the letter “C”, and(c) development that is prohibited, by the letter “P”.
(3) In Zone No 8:(a) development carried out by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in accordance with a plan of management adopted under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 is allowed without consent, and(b) other uses of land reserved or dedicated under that Act are allowed without consent if authorised by or under that Act, and(c) any other development is prohibited unless it is allowed by Part 3.
(4) The consent authority may consent to development only if it is satisfied that carrying out the proposed development is consistent with:(a) implementing the objectives of the zone in which it will be carried out, as set out in subclause (1), and(b) achieving the aim of this plan, as set out in clause 2, and(c) implementing the relevant general objectives of this plan, as set out in clause 3 (1).
(5) Any development, other than the demolition of a building or work that is not described in the development control table, is prohibited within Zones Nos 1 (a), 1 (ci), 1 (cii), 1 (ciii), 2 (t) and 2 (v), except as provided by Part 3.
(6) Despite subclauses (2) and (3), nothing in this plan prohibits, restricts or requires development consent for or allows the consent authority to prohibit or restrict, the use of existing buildings of the Crown by the Crown or the carrying out of any development under clause 35 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Model Provisions 1980 .
(7) Despite any other provision of this plan (except subclause (6)), development specified as designated development in Schedule 3 to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 may be carried out within a zone only with development consent. This subclause is subject to the provisions of any State environmental planning policy or regional environmental plan.
Development control table
Zone No Development for the purpose of: 1 (a) 1 (ci) 1 (cii) 1111 (ciii) 2 (t) 2 (v) Abattoirs C P P P C C Advertisements C C C C C C Advertising structures C C C C C C Agriculture NC NC NC NC P P Airline terminals C P P P P P Animal establishments C P C P C C Bed and breakfast establishments C C C C C C Boarding-houses P P P P C C Brothels C P P P C C Bulk stores P P P P C C Bus depots C P P P C C Bus stations C P P P C C Caravan parks C C C C C C Car repair stations P P P P C C Child care centres C C C C C C Clubs C P P P C C Commercial premises P P P P C C Craft establishments C C C C C C Dual occupancies C C C C C C Dwellings C C C C C C Educational establishments C C C C C C Extractive industries C P P P P P Forestry C C C C C C General stores C C C C C C Generating works C P P P P P Helipads C C C C C C Heliports C C C C C C Home industries C C C C C C Home occupations NC NC NC NC NC NC Hospitals C P P P C C Hotels P P P P C C Industries P P P P C C Institutions C P P P C P Intensive animal establishments C P P P P P Intensive horticulture establishments C C C C P C Junk yards C P P P C C Light industries C P P P C C Liquid fuel depots C P P P C C Market gardens C C C C C C Mines C P P P C C Mineral sand mines C P P P C C Motels C P P P C C Motor showrooms P P P P C C Nurseries C C C C C C Offensive or hazardous industries C P P P P P Other buildings, works, places and land uses not included in this Table C C C C C C Places of assembly C P P P C C Places of public worship C C C C C C Professional rooms P C P P C C Public buildings C C C C C C Public utility undertakings NC NC NC NC NC NC Recreation areas C C C C C C Recreation establishments C C C C C C Residential flat buildings P P P P C C Road transport terminals C P P P C C Roadside stalls C P C P C C Rural industries C C C C C C Rural workers’ dwellings C C C C C C Sawmills C P P P C C Service stations C P P P C C Shops P P P P C C Stock and sale yards C P C P C C Tourist facilities C C C C C C Warehouses P P P P C C Waste management facilities C C C C C C Legend
Zones Nos 1 (a) (Agricultural Zone) "NC" allowed without consent
"C" allowed only with consent
"P" prohibited1 (ci) (Rural-Residential Zone) 1 (cii) (Small Farm Zone) 1 (ciii) (Rural Retreat Zone) 2 (t) (Township Zone) 2 (v) (Village Zone) 8 (National Parks and Nature Reserves Zone)
Note: Development that is permissible without consent of the consent authority (listed as NC in the above Table) may require approval by other authorities before it may be undertaken.