Hilltops Local Environmental Plan 2022 (NSW)
This Plan is Hilltops Local Environmental Plan 2022.
This Plan commences on 1 February 2023 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.
This Plan aims to make local environmental planning provisions for land in Hilltops in accordance with the relevant standard environmental planning instrument under section 3.20 of the Act.
The particular aims of this Plan are as follows—
(aa) to protect and promote the use and development of land for arts and cultural activity, including music and other performance arts,
(a) to advance the environmental, economic and social goals of Hilltops,
(b) to provide for the lifestyles sought by current and future residents of Hilltops, including by providing for the following—
(i) the rural lifestyle and liveability of Hilltops communities,
(ii) connected, safe and accessible communities,
(iii) diverse and affordable housing options,
(iv) timely and efficient provision of infrastructure,
(v) sustainable building design and energy efficiency,
(c) to build and sustain healthy, diverse and empowered communities that actively participate in planning and managing their future, including by providing for the following—
(i) social infrastructure that is appropriately planned and located in response to demand and demographic change,
(ii) the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage values,
(iii) land management practices that support sustainable outcomes, including water efficiency,
(iv) the siting and arrangement of land uses for development in response to climate change,
(v) the planning of development to manage emissions,
(vi) planning decisions that recognise the basic needs and expectations of diverse community members,
(d) to facilitate a strong and diverse economy by providing a range of services and opportunities for residents and investors, including by providing for the following—
(i) the protection of employment lands and rural lands from incompatible land uses to enhance productivity over time,
(ii) accessibility to expand markets for economic activity,
(iii) economic activity, value adding opportunities and job creation,
(iv) long-term sustainable productivity and intensive agriculture, subject to consideration of soil types, topography and environmental impact,
(v) major infrastructure projects,
(vi) innovative renewable energy projects,
(e) to recognise and sustain the diverse natural environment and natural resources that support the liveability and economic productivity of Hilltops, including by providing for the following—
(i) the avoidance of further development in areas with a high exposure to natural hazards,
(ii) the minimisation of alterations to natural systems, including natural flow regimes and floodplain connectivity, through effective management of riparian environments,
(iii) the retention and protection of remnant vegetation,
(iv) the revegetation of endemic vegetation to sustain natural resource values, reduce the impact of invasive weeds and increase biodiversity,
(v) buffers and setbacks to minimise the impact of conflicting land uses and environmental values, including potential impacts on noise, water, biosecurity and air quality,
(vi) the management of water on a sustainable and total water cycle basis to provide sufficient quantity and quality of water for consumption, while protecting biodiversity and the health of ecosystems.
This Plan applies to the land identified on the Land Application Map.
Despite subclause (1), this Plan does not apply to the land identified as “Deferred matter” on the Land Application Map.
The Dictionary at the end of this Plan defines words and expressions for the purposes of this Plan.
Notes in this Plan are provided for guidance and do not form part of this Plan.
The consent authority for the purposes of this Plan is (subject to the Act) the Council.
A reference in this Plan to a named map adopted by this Plan is a reference to a map by that name—
(a) approved by the local plan-making authority when the map is adopted, and
(b) as amended or replaced from time to time by maps declared by environmental planning instruments to amend or replace that map, and approved by the local plan-making authority when the instruments are made.
(Repealed)
Any 2 or more named maps may be combined into a single map. In that case, a reference in this Plan to any such named map is a reference to the relevant part or aspect of the single map.
Any such maps are to be kept and made available for public access in accordance with arrangements approved by the Minister.
For the purposes of this Plan, a map may be in, and may be kept and made available in, electronic or paper form, or both.
The maps adopted by this Plan are to be made available on the NSW Planning Portal. Requirements relating to the maps are set out in the documents entitled Standard technical requirements for LEP maps and Standard requirements for LEP GIS data which are available on the website of the Department of Planning and Environment.
All local environmental plans and deemed environmental planning instruments applying only to the land to which this Plan applies are repealed.
The following local environmental plans are repealed under this provision—
• Boorowa Local Environmental Plan 2012
• Harden Local Environmental Plan 2011
• Young Local Environmental Plan 2010
All local environmental plans and deemed environmental planning instruments applying to the land to which this Plan applies and to other land cease to apply to the land to which this Plan applies.
Despite the repeal of Young Local Environmental Plan 2010, clause 1.8(1A) of that Plan continues to have effect.
If a development application has been made before the commencement of this Plan in relation to land to which this Plan applies and the application has not been finally determined before that commencement, the application must be determined as if this Plan had not commenced.
This Plan is subject to the provisions of any State environmental planning policy that prevails over this Plan as provided by section 3.28 of the Act.
[Not applicable]
For the purpose of enabling development on land in a zone to be carried out in accordance with this Plan or with a consent granted under the Act, an agreement, covenant or other similar instrument that restricts the carrying out of the development does not apply to the extent necessary to serve the purpose.
This clause does not apply—
(a) to a covenant imposed by the Council or that the Council requires to be imposed, or
(b) to biodiversity certification conferred under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, Part 8, or
(c) to a private land conservation agreement within the meaning of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, or
(d) to a relevant instrument within the meaning of the Crown Land Management Act 2016, section 13.4, or
(e) to the relevant provisions of a land management (native vegetation) code, and the necessary mandatory code compliant certificate, in relation to a set aside area under the Local Land Services Act 2013, Part 5A, or
(f) to a conservation agreement within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or
(g) to a property vegetation plan within the meaning of the Native Vegetation Act 2003 that is continued in force by the Biodiversity Conservation (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2017, or
(h) to a Trust agreement within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Trust Act 2001 that is continued in force by the Biodiversity Conservation (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2017, or
(i) to a planning agreement within the meaning of the Act, Division 7.1.
This clause does not affect the rights or interests of a public authority under a registered instrument.
Under the Act, section 3.16, the Governor, before the making of this clause, approved of subclauses (1)–(3).
The land use zones under this Plan are as follows—
• Rural Zones RU1 Primary Production
RU4 Primary Production Small Lots
RU5 Village
• Residential Zones R1 General Residential
R2 Low Density Residential
R5 Large Lot Residential
• Employment Zones E3 Productivity Support
E4 General Industrial
• Mixed Use Zones MU1 Mixed Use
• Special Purpose Zones SP2 Infrastructure
SP3 Tourist
• Recreation Zones RE1 Public Recreation
RE2 Private Recreation
• Conservation Zones C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves
C3 Environmental Management
• Waterway Zones W1 Natural Waterways
W2 Recreational Waterways
For the purposes of this Plan, land is within the zones shown on the Land Zoning Map.
The Land Use Table at the end of this Part specifies for each zone—
(a) the objectives for development, and
(b) development that may be carried out without development consent, and
(c) development that may be carried out only with development consent, and
(d) development that is prohibited.
The consent authority must have regard to the objectives for development in a zone when determining a development application in respect of land within the zone.
In the Land Use Table at the end of this Part—
(a) a reference to a type of building or other thing is a reference to development for the purposes of that type of building or other thing, and
(b) a reference to a type of building or other thing does not include (despite any definition in this Plan) a reference to a type of building or other thing referred to separately in the Land Use Table in relation to the same zone.
This clause is subject to the other provisions of this Plan.
Schedule 1 sets out additional permitted uses for particular land.
Schedule 2 sets out exempt development (which is generally exempt from both Parts 4 and 5 of the Act). Development in the land use table that may be carried out without consent is nevertheless subject to the environmental assessment and approval requirements of Part 5 of the Act.
Schedule 3 sets out complying development (for which a complying development certificate may be issued as an alternative to obtaining development consent).
Clause 2.6 requires consent for subdivision of land.
Part 5 contains other provisions which require consent for particular development.
Development may be carried out on unzoned land only with development consent.
In deciding whether to grant development consent, the consent authority—
(a) must consider whether the development will impact on adjoining zoned land and, if so, consider the objectives for development in the zones of the adjoining land, and
(b) must be satisfied that the development is appropriate and is compatible with permissible land uses in any such adjoining land.
Development on particular land that is described or referred to in Schedule 1 may be carried out—
(a) with development consent, or
(b) if the Schedule so provides—without development consent,
in accordance with the conditions (if any) specified in that Schedule in relation to that development.
This clause has effect despite anything to the contrary in the Land Use Table or other provision of this Plan.
Land to which this Plan applies may be subdivided, but only with development consent.
If a subdivision is specified as
Part 6 of State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying
Development Codes) 2008 provides that the strata subdivision of a building in certain circumstances is
Development consent must not be granted for the subdivision of land on which a secondary dwelling is situated if the subdivision would result in the principal dwelling and the secondary dwelling being situated on separate lots, unless the resulting lots are not less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
The definition of
The demolition of a building or work may be carried out only with development consent.
If the demolition of a building or work is identified in an applicable environmental planning instrument, such as this Plan or State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, as exempt development, the Act enables it to be carried out without development consent.
The objective of this clause is to provide for the temporary use of land if the use does not compromise future development of the land, or have detrimental economic, social, amenity or environmental effects on the land.
Despite any other provision of this Plan, development consent may be granted for development on land in any zone for a temporary use for a maximum period of 52 days (whether or not consecutive days) in any period of 12 months.
Development consent must not be granted unless the consent authority is satisfied that—
(a) the temporary use will not prejudice the subsequent carrying out of development on the land in accordance with this Plan and any other applicable environmental planning instrument, and
(b) the temporary use will not adversely impact on any adjoining land or the amenity of the neighbourhood, and
(c) the temporary use and location of any structures related to the use will not adversely impact on environmental attributes or features of the land, or increase the risk of natural hazards that may affect the land, and
(d) at the end of the temporary use period the land will, as far as is practicable, be restored to the condition in which it was before the commencement of the use.
Despite subclause (2), the temporary use of a dwelling as a sales office for a new release area or a new housing estate may exceed the maximum number of days specified in that subclause.
Subclause (3)(d) does not apply to the temporary use of a dwelling as a sales office mentioned in subclause (4).
Canal estate development is prohibited on land to which this Plan applies.
In this Plan,
(a) a constructed canal, or other waterway or waterbody, that—
(i) is inundated by surface water or groundwater movement, or
(ii) drains to a waterway or waterbody by surface water or groundwater movement, and
(b) the erection of a dwelling, and
(c) one or both of the following—
(i) the use of fill material to raise the level of all or part of the land on which the dwelling will be erected to comply with requirements for residential development in the flood planning area,
(ii) excavation to create a waterway.
Canal estate development does not include development for the purposes of drainage or the supply or treatment of water if the development is—
(a) carried out by or with the authority of a person or body responsible for the drainage, supply or treatment, and
(b) limited to the minimum reasonable size and capacity.
In this clause—
State environmental planning policies, including the following, may be relevant to development on land to which this Plan applies—
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, Chapter 2—relating to infrastructure facilities, including air transport, correction, education, electricity generating works and solar energy systems, health services, ports, railways, roads, waste management and water supply systems
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Resources and Energy) 2021, Chapter 2
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, Chapter 3
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Industry and Employment) 2021, Chapter 3
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production) 2021, Chapter 2
• To encourage sustainable primary industry production by maintaining and enhancing the natural resource base.
• To encourage diversity in primary industry enterprises and systems appropriate for the area.
• To minimise the fragmentation and alienation of resource lands.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
• To encourage competitive rural production and associated economic development by maintaining and enhancing—
(a) local and regional transport and communications connectivity, and
(b) accessibility to national and global supply chains.
• To maintain areas of high conservation value vegetation.
• To encourage development that is in accordance with sound management and land capability practices, and that takes into account the natural resources of the locality.
• To protect and enhance the water quality of receiving watercourses and groundwater systems and to reduce land degradation.
• To encourage the development of non-agricultural land uses that are compatible with the character of the zone and sustain high quality rural amenity.
Environmental protection works; Extensive agriculture; Forestry; Home occupations
Aquaculture; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Cellar door premises; Dwelling houses; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Farm stay accommodation; Intensive livestock agriculture; Intensive plant agriculture; Light industries; Open cut mining; Roads; Roadside stalls; Rural workers’ dwellings; Secondary dwellings; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Amusement centres; Boat building and repair facilities; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Creative industries; Depots; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Freight transport facilities; Health services facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; High technology industries; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Mortuaries; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Port facilities; Registered clubs; Residential accommodation; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; School-based child care; Service stations; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Wholesale supplies
• To enable sustainable primary industry and other compatible land uses.
• To encourage and promote diversity and employment opportunities in relation to primary industry enterprises, particularly those that require smaller lots or that are more intensive in nature.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
• To maintain areas of high conservation value vegetation.
• To encourage development that is in accordance with sound management and land capability practices, and that takes into account the natural resources of the locality.
• To protect and enhance the water quality of receiving watercourses and groundwater systems and to reduce land degradation.
• To encourage the development of non-agricultural land uses that are compatible with the character of the zone and sustain high quality rural amenity.
Extensive agriculture; Home occupations
Agricultural produce industries; Aquaculture; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Cellar door premises; Dual occupancies (attached); Dwelling houses; Farm buildings; Farm stay accommodation; Heliports; Intensive plant agriculture; Light industries; Plant nurseries; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Roadside stalls; Secondary dwellings; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Airports; Airstrips; Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Car parks; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Centre-based child care facilities; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Creative industries; Crematoria; Depots; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; High technology industries; Highway service centres; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Intensive livestock agriculture; Jetties; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Open cut mining; Passenger transport facilities; Port facilities; Public administration buildings; Recreation facilities (major); Registered clubs; Residential accommodation; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Service stations; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste or resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Wholesale supplies
• To provide for a range of land uses, services and facilities that are associated with a rural village.
• To ensure that development is sustainable and does not unreasonably increase the demand for public services or public facilities.
• To promote and encourage development that will strengthen the character and economies of Hilltops villages.
• To enable a range of development, including diverse housing forms and complementary business uses taking into account the distinct character of each village.
Environmental protection works; Home occupations
Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dwelling houses; Light industries; Liquid fuel depots; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres; Roads; Schools; Sewage reticulation systems; Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Co-living housing; Correctional centres; Creative industries; Crematoria; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; High technology industries; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Jetties; Landscaping material supplies; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Multi dwelling housing; Open cut mining; Residential flat buildings; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Rural workers’ dwellings; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Specialised retail premises; Timber yards; Warehouse or distribution centres; Water recreation structures
• To provide for the housing needs of the community.
• To provide for a variety of housing types and densities.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
• To provide and protect a high quality residential amenity that adds value to the existing character and amenity of the town, neighbourhood and street.
• To provide fully serviced residential lots linked to town water and sewer networks.
Home occupations
Aquaculture; Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Centre-based child care facilities; Co-living housing; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Early education and care facilities; Educational establishments; Emergency services facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Health services facilities; Home businesses; Home industries; Hostels; Hotel or motel accommodation; Jetties; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Serviced apartments; Sewage reticulation systems; Shop top housing; Signage; Tank-based aquaculture; Water reticulation systems; Wharf or boating facilities
Advertising structures; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide for the housing needs of the community within a low density residential environment.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
• To provide residential lots within a semi-rural environment with effective service provision.
Home occupations
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Early education and care facilities; Educational establishments; Emergency services facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Home businesses; Home industries; Oyster aquaculture; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Sewage reticulation systems; Signage; Tank-based aquaculture; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities
Advertising structures; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide residential housing in a rural setting while preserving, and minimising impacts on, environmentally sensitive locations and scenic quality.
• To ensure that large residential lots do not hinder the proper and orderly development of urban areas in the future.
• To ensure that development in the area does not unreasonably increase the demand for public services or public facilities.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
Home occupations
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Educational establishments; Emergency services facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Health services facilities; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Jetties; Oyster aquaculture; Pond-based aquaculture; Research stations; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Sewage reticulation systems; Signage; Tank-based aquaculture; Water reticulation systems; Wharf or boating facilities
Advertising structures; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide a range of facilities and services, light industries, warehouses and offices.
• To provide for land uses that are compatible with, but do not compete with, land uses in surrounding local and commercial centres.
• To maintain the economic viability of local and commercial centres by limiting certain retail and commercial activity.
• To provide for land uses that meet the needs of the community, businesses and industries but that are not suited to locations in other employment zones.
• To provide opportunities for new and emerging light industries.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities and services to meet the day to day needs of workers, to sell goods of a large size, weight or quantity or to sell goods manufactured on-site.
• To provide fully serviced light industrial lots linked to town water and sewer networks.
Nil
Agricultural produce industries; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat building and repair facilities; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Business premises; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Depots; Function centres; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Home industries; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Information and education facilities; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Liquid fuel depots; Local distribution premises; Markets; Mortuaries; Neighbourhood shops; Office premises; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations; Respite day care centres; Roads; Rural supplies; Service stations; Specialised retail premises; Storage premises; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Timber yards; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Veterinary hospitals; Warehouse or distribution centres; Wholesale supplies; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Airports; Airstrips; Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Car parks; Caravan parks; Cellar door premises; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Eco-tourist facilities; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Food and drink premises; Forestry; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries; Helipads; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Office premises; Open cut mining; Port facilities; Public administration buildings; Registered clubs; Residential accommodation; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Shops; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Water recreation structures; Water storage facilities; Water treatment facilities
• To provide a range of industrial, warehouse, logistics and related land uses.
• To ensure the efficient and viable use of land for industrial uses.
• To minimise any adverse effect of industry on other land uses.
• To encourage employment opportunities.
• To enable limited non-industrial land uses that provide facilities and services to meet the needs of businesses and workers.
• To provide fully serviced industrial lots linked to town water and sewer networks.
Nil
Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Depots; Freight transport facilities; Garden centres; General industries; Goods repair and reuse premises; Hardware and building supplies; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Plant nurseries; Roads; Rural supplies; Specialised retail premises; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Timber yards; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Airports; Airstrips; Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Commercial premises; Early education and care facilities; Eco-tourist facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Function centres; Health services facilities; Home businesses; Home occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Registered clubs; Residential accommodation; Shops; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Water recreation structures
• To encourage a diversity of business, retail, office and light industrial land uses that generate employment opportunities.
• To ensure that new development provides diverse and active street frontages to attract pedestrian traffic and to contribute to vibrant, diverse and functional streets and public spaces.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
• To encourage business, retail, community and other non-residential land uses on the ground floor of buildings.
• To reinforce the established town centres and main streets of Boorowa, Harden, Murrumburrah and Young as the commercial centres for each town and Hilltops, including the main street role and historic character of the following streets—
(a) Marsden Street and Pudman Street, Boorowa,
(b) Neill Street, Harden,
(c) Albury Street, Murrumburrah,
(d) Boorowa Street, Young.
• To sustain robust and vibrant town centres and main streets capable of accommodating changing demands and expectations for retail, professional services, entertainment, hospitality, accommodation and permanent residential activities and services.
• To enhance the capacity of town centres and main streets to accommodate housing options while sustaining a vibrant and active precinct and streetscape.
• To create walkable, coherent and high amenity streetscapes and public spaces.
Nil
Amusement centres; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Home industries; Information and education facilities; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Medical centres; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle repair stations; Water reticulation systems; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open cut mining; Recreation facilities (major); Research stations; Rural industries; Rural workers’ dwellings; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Waste or resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wholesale supplies
• To provide for infrastructure and related uses.
• To prevent development that is not compatible with or that may detract from the provision of infrastructure.
Nil
Aquaculture; Roads; The purpose shown on the Land Zoning Map, including any development that is ordinarily incidental or ancillary to development for that purpose
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide for a variety of tourist-oriented development and related uses.
• To ensure that development is sympathetic with the rural setting and landscape features of the site and minimises impact on nearby development and land use activity.
• To encourage development that is in accordance with sound management and land capability practices and takes into account the natural resources of the locality.
• To maintain areas of high conservation value vegetation.
Nil
Agricultural produce industries; Aquaculture; Dwelling houses; Food and drink premises; Home industries; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities; Business premises; Centre-based child care facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Dairies (pasture-based); Depots; Educational establishments; Electricity generating works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Freight transport facilities; Hardware and building supplies; Health services facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Home occupations (sex services); Industries; Intensive livestock agriculture; Landscaping material supplies; Mortuaries; Office premises; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Residential accommodation; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Rural supplies; Sex services premises; Specialised retail premises; Storage premises; Timber yards; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Veterinary hospitals; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste or resource management facilities
• To enable land to be used for public open space or recreational purposes.
• To provide a range of recreational settings and activities and compatible land uses.
• To protect and enhance the natural environment for recreational purposes.
• To maintain areas of high conservation value vegetation.
• To sustain public access and connectivity.
Nil
Aquaculture; Camping grounds; Car parks; Caravan parks; Community facilities; Emergency services facilities; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Function centres; Helipads; Kiosks; Markets; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Roads; Sewage reticulation systems; Signage; Water reticulation systems; Water storage facilities; Wharf or boating facilities
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To enable land to be used for private open space or recreational purposes.
• To provide a range of recreational settings and activities and compatible land uses.
• To protect and enhance the natural environment for recreational purposes.
Nil
Aquaculture; Community facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Kiosks; Markets; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Roads; Sewage reticulation systems; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Early education and care facilities; Eco-tourist facilities; Educational establishments; Electricity generating works; Emergency services facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Health services facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Highway service centres; Home businesses; Home occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Port facilities; Public administration buildings; Research stations; Residential accommodation; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Service stations; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Veterinary hospitals; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste or resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Water treatment facilities; Wholesale supplies
• To enable the management and appropriate use of land that is reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or that is acquired under Part 11 of that Act.
• To enable uses authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.
• To identify land that is to be reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and to protect the environmental significance of that land.
Uses authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
Nil
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To protect, manage and restore areas with special ecological, scientific, cultural or aesthetic values.
• To provide for a limited range of development that does not have an adverse effect on those values.
Home occupations
Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Extensive agriculture; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works; Oyster aquaculture; Pond-based aquaculture; Research stations; Roads; Sewage reticulation systems; Tank-based aquaculture; Water reticulation systems; Wharf or boating facilities
Industries; Local distribution premises; Multi dwelling housing; Residential flat buildings; Retail premises; Seniors housing; Service stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To protect the ecological and scenic values of natural waterways.
• To prevent development that would have an adverse effect on the natural values of waterways in this zone.
• To provide for sustainable fishing industries and recreational fishing.
Nil
Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Jetties; Mooring pens; Moorings; Roads; Sewage reticulation systems; Water recreation structures; Water reticulation systems; Wharf or boating facilities
Business premises; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industries; Local distribution premises; Multi dwelling housing; Recreation facilities (major); Residential flat buildings; Restricted premises; Retail premises; Seniors housing; Service stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To protect the ecological, scenic and recreation values of recreational waterways.
• To allow for water-based recreation and related uses.
• To provide for sustainable fishing industries and recreational fishing.
Environmental protection works
Air transport facilities; Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Business identification signs; Car parks; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Environmental facilities; Flood mitigation works; Jetties; Kiosks; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Port facilities; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations; Roads; Sewage reticulation systems; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities
Industries; Local distribution premises; Multi dwelling housing; Residential flat buildings; Seniors housing; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
The objective of this clause is to identify development of minimal environmental impact as exempt development.
Development specified in Schedule 2 that meets the standards for the development contained in that Schedule and that complies with the requirements of this Part is exempt development.
To be exempt development, the development—
(a) must meet the relevant deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia or, if there are no such relevant provisions, must be structurally adequate, and
(b) must not, if it relates to an existing building, cause the building to contravene the Building Code of Australia, and
(c) must not be designated development, and
(d) must not be carried out on land that comprises, or on which there is, an item that is listed on the State Heritage Register under the Heritage Act 1977 or that is subject to an interim heritage order under the Heritage Act 1977.
(e) (Repealed)
Development that relates to an existing building that is classified under the Building Code of Australia as class 1b or class 2–9 is exempt development only if—
(a) the building has a current fire safety certificate or fire safety statement, or
(b) no fire safety measures are currently implemented, required or proposed for the building.
To be exempt development, the development must—
(a) be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, if applicable, and
(b) not involve the removal, pruning or other clearing of vegetation that requires a permit, development consent or other approval unless it is undertaken in accordance with a permit, development consent or other approval.
See State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Chapter 2 and the Local Land Services Act 2013, Part 5A.
A heading to an item in Schedule 2 is part of that Schedule.
The objective of this clause is to identify development as complying development.
Development specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3 that is carried out in compliance with—
(a) the development standards specified in relation to that development, and
(b) the requirements of this Part,
is complying development.
See also clause 5.8(3) which provides that the conversion of fire alarms is complying development in certain circumstances.
To be complying development, the development must—
(a) be permissible, with development consent, in the zone in which it is carried out, and
(b) meet the relevant deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia, and
(c) have an approval, if required by the Local Government Act 1993, from the Council for an on-site effluent disposal system if the development is undertaken on unsewered land.
A complying development certificate for development specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3 is subject to the conditions (if any) set out or referred to in Part 2 of that Schedule.
A heading to an item in Schedule 3 is part of that Schedule.
Exempt or complying development must not be carried out on any environmentally sensitive area for exempt or complying development.
For the purposes of this clause—
(a) the coastal waters of the State,
(b) a coastal lake,
(c) land within the coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area (within the meaning of the Coastal Management Act 2016),
(d) land reserved as an aquatic reserve under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 or as a marine park under the Marine Parks Act 1997,
(e) land within a wetland of international significance declared under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands or within a World heritage area declared under the World Heritage Convention,
(f) land within 100 metres of land to which paragraph (c), (d) or (e) applies,
(g) land identified in this or any other environmental planning instrument as being of high Aboriginal cultural significance or high biodiversity significance,
(h) land reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or land acquired under Part 11 of that Act,
(i) land reserved or dedicated under the Crown Land Management Act 2016 for the preservation of flora, fauna, geological formations or for other environmental protection purposes,
(j) land that is a declared area of outstanding biodiversity value under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 or declared critical habitat under Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994,
(ja) land identified as “Riparian land and watercourse” on the Riparian Land and Watercourses Map,
(jb) land identified as “Environmentally Sensitive Area” on the Environmentally Sensitive Land Map.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) for residential land—
(i) to ensure land use and development are undertaken on appropriately sized parcels of land, and
(ii) to ensure sufficient land area to promote high levels of residential amenity, and
(iii) to ensure new lots are adequately serviced with town water supply and a reticulated sewer network, with an effective way of disposing of domestic waste, and
(iv) to create lot sizes and arrangements that—
(A) support the efficient provision and management of roads and services, and
(B) align with existing and proposed development layouts in the neighbourhood, and
(C) minimise adverse impacts on the amenity and productivity of adjoining development,
(b) for semi-rural land and rural villages—
(i) to ensure land use and development are undertaken on appropriately sized parcels of land, and
(ii) to ensure sufficient land area to promote high levels of amenity, and
(iii) to ensure new lots have adequate land area for on-site sewer management or are able to connect to a reticulated sewer network, and
(iv) to create lots that—
(A) are compatible with the existing predominant lot pattern or desired future layout of the locality, and
(B) minimise adverse impacts on the amenity and productivity of adjoining primary production lands,
(c) for rural land—
(i) to ensure land use and development are undertaken on appropriately sized parcels of land, and
(ii) to facilitate the orderly and economic use and development of rural lands for rural and related purposes, and
(iii) to prevent fragmentation of primary production agricultural land, and
(iv) to sustain primary production and natural resource values, and
(v) to minimise potential for land use conflict between primary production land uses and other land uses, and
(vi) to protect supply chains for primary production land uses including natural resources and access to markets.
This clause applies to a subdivision of any land shown on the Lot Size Map that requires development consent and that is carried out after the commencement of this Plan.
The size of any lot resulting from a subdivision of land to which this clause applies is not to be less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
This clause does not apply in relation to the subdivision of any land—
(a) by the registration of a strata plan or strata plan of subdivision under the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015, or
(b) by any kind of subdivision under the Community Land Development Act 2021.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to ensure that land to which this clause applies is not fragmented by subdivisions that would create additional dwelling entitlements.
This clause applies to a subdivision (being a subdivision that requires development consent) under the Community Land Development Act 2021 of land in any of the following zones—
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots,
(c) Zone C3 Environmental Management,
but does not apply to a subdivision by the registration of a strata plan.
The size of any lot resulting from a subdivision of land to which this clause applies (other than any lot comprising association property within the meaning of the Community Land Development Act 2021) is not to be less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
This clause applies despite clause 4.1.
The objective of this clause is to achieve planned residential density in certain zones.
Development consent must not be granted to development on land in a zone specified in the table to this subclause for a purpose specified opposite unless the lot is at least—
(a) for land not serviced by reticulated water and sewerage systems—2ha, or
(b) otherwise—the size specified opposite.
Purpose | Zone | Minimum lot size |
Dual occupancies | Zone R1 General Residential | 750m |
Multi dwelling housing | Zone R1 General Residential | 1,000m |
Residential flat buildings | Zone R1 General Residential | 2,000m |
Dual occupancies | Zone R2 Low Density Residential | 750m |
Dual occupancies | Zone R5 Large Lot Residential | 1.5ha |
Development consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of dual occupancies on land in Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots or Zone RU5 Village unless the lot size is—
(a) for Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots—at least 2ha but no more than 24ha, or
(b) for Zone RU5 Village—at least 4,000m
2 .
The objective of this clause is to provide flexibility in the application of standards for subdivision in rural zones to allow land owners a greater chance to achieve the objectives for development in the relevant zone.
This clause applies to the following rural zones—
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
(baa) Zone RU3 Forestry,
(c) Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots,
(d) Zone RU6 Transition.
Land in a zone to which this clause applies may, with development consent, be subdivided for the purpose of primary production to create a lot of a size that is less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
However, such a lot cannot be created if an existing dwelling would, as the result of the subdivision, be situated on the lot.
A dwelling cannot be erected on such a lot.
A dwelling includes a rural worker’s dwelling (see definition of that term in the Dictionary).
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to minimise unplanned rural residential development,
(b) to enable the replacement of lawfully erected dwelling houses and dual occupancies in certain rural and conservation zones.
This clause applies to land in the following zones—
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots,
(c) Zone C3 Environmental Management.
Development consent must not be granted for the erection of a dwelling house or dual occupancy on land in a zone to which this clause applies, and on which no dwelling house has been erected, unless the land—
(a) is a lot that is at least the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map, or
(b) is a lot—
(i) created before the day on which this Plan commenced, and
(ii) on which the erection of a dwelling house or dual occupancy was permissible immediately before that day, or
(c) is a lot—
(i) resulting from a subdivision for which development consent was granted before the day on which this Plan commenced, and
(ii) on which the erection of a dwelling house or dual occupancy would have been permissible if the plan of subdivision had been registered before that day, or
(d) would have been a lot referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) had it not been affected by—
(i) a minor realignment of boundaries that did not create an additional lot, or
(ii) a subdivision creating or widening a public road or public reserve, or
(iii) a consolidation with an adjoining public road or public reserve.
Development consent may be granted for the erection of a dwelling house on land to which this clause applies if—
(a) there is a lawfully erected dwelling house on the land, and
(b) the dwelling house to be erected is intended only to replace the existing dwelling house.
[Not adopted]
[Not adopted]
[Not adopted]
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to provide an appropriate degree of flexibility in applying certain development standards to particular development,
(b) to achieve better outcomes for and from development by allowing flexibility in particular circumstances.
Development consent may, subject to this clause, be granted for development even though the development would contravene a development standard imposed by this or any other environmental planning instrument. However, this clause does not apply to a development standard that is expressly excluded from the operation of this clause.
Development consent must not be granted to development that contravenes a development standard unless the consent authority is satisfied the applicant has demonstrated that—
(a) compliance with the development standard is unreasonable or unnecessary in the circumstances, and
(b) there are sufficient environmental planning grounds to justify the contravention of the development standard.
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 requires a development application for development that proposes to contravene a development standard to be accompanied by a document setting out the grounds on which the applicant seeks to demonstrate the matters in paragraphs (a) and (b).
The consent authority must keep a record of its assessment carried out under subclause (3).
(Repealed)
Development consent must not be granted under this clause for a subdivision of land in Zone RU1 Primary Production, Zone RU2 Rural Landscape, Zone RU3 Forestry, Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots, Zone RU6 Transition, Zone R5 Large Lot Residential, Zone C2 Environmental Conservation, Zone C3 Environmental Management or Zone C4 Environmental Living if—
(a) the subdivision will result in 2 or more lots of less than the minimum area specified for such lots by a development standard, or
(b) the subdivision will result in at least one lot that is less than 90% of the minimum area specified for such a lot by a development standard.
(Repealed)
This clause does not allow development consent to be granted for development that would contravene any of the following—
(a) a development standard for complying development,
(b) a development standard that arises, under the regulations under the Act, in connection with a commitment set out in a BASIX certificate for a building to which State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 applies or for the land on which such a building is situated,
(c) clause 5.4,
(caa) clause 5.5.
The objective of this clause is to identify, for the purposes of section 3.15 of the Act, the authority of the State that will be the relevant authority to acquire land reserved for certain public purposes if the land is required to be acquired under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act
1991 (
If the landholder will suffer hardship if there is any delay in the land being acquired by the relevant authority, section 23 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 requires the authority to acquire the land.
The authority of the State that will be the relevant authority to acquire land, if the land is required to be acquired under the owner-initiated acquisition provisions, is the authority of the State specified below in relation to the land shown on the Land Reservation Acquisition Map (or, if an authority of the State is not specified in relation to land required to be so acquired, the authority designated or determined under those provisions).
Type of land shown on Map | Authority of the State |
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Local open space” | Council |
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Regional open space” | The corporation constituted under section 2.5 of the Act |
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Classified road” | Transport for NSW |
Zone C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves and marked “National Park” | Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 |
Development on land acquired by an authority of the State under the owner-initiated acquisition provisions may, before it is used for the purpose for which it is reserved, be carried out, with development consent, for any purpose.
The objective of this clause is to enable the Council to classify or reclassify public land as “operational land” or “community land” in accordance with Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the Local Government Act 1993.
Under the Local Government Act 1993, “public land” is generally land vested in or under the control of a council (other than roads and certain Crown land). The classification or reclassification of public land may also be made by a resolution of the Council under section 31, 32 or 33 of the Local Government Act 1993. Section 30 of that Act enables this Plan to discharge trusts on which public reserves are held if the land is reclassified under this Plan as operational land.
The public land described in Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 4 is classified, or reclassified, as operational land for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1993.
The public land described in Part 3 of Schedule 4 is classified, or reclassified, as community land for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1993.
The public land described in Part 1 of Schedule 4—
(a) does not cease to be a public reserve to the extent (if any) that it is a public reserve, and
(b) continues to be affected by any trusts, estates, interests, dedications, conditions, restrictions or covenants that affected the land before its classification, or reclassification, as operational land.
The public land described in Part 2 of Schedule 4, to the extent (if any) that it is a public reserve, ceases to be a public reserve when the description of the land is inserted into that Part and is discharged from all trusts, estates, interests, dedications, conditions, restrictions and covenants affecting the land or any part of the land, except—
(a) those (if any) specified for the land in Column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 4, and
(b) any reservations that except land out of the Crown grant relating to the land, and
(c) reservations of minerals (within the meaning of the Crown Land Management Act 2016).
In accordance with section 30(2) of the Local Government Act 1993, the approval of the Governor to subclause (5) applying to the public land concerned is required before the description of the land is inserted in Part 2 of Schedule 4.
The objective of this clause is to provide flexibility where the investigation of a site and its surroundings reveals that a use allowed on the other side of a zone boundary would enable a more logical and appropriate development of the site and be compatible with the planning objectives and land uses for the adjoining zone.
This clause applies to so much of any land that is within the relevant distance of a boundary between any 2 zones. The relevant distance is 50m between Zone RU1 Primary Production and Zone RU5 Village, and 20m in all other cases.
This clause does not apply to—
(a) land in Zone RE1 Public Recreation, Zone C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves, Zone C2 Environmental Conservation, Zone C3 Environmental Management or Zone W1 Natural Waterways, or
(b) land within the coastal zone, or
(c) land proposed to be developed for the purpose of sex services or restricted premises.
Despite the provisions of this Plan relating to the purposes for which development may be carried out, development consent may be granted to development of land to which this clause applies for any purpose that may be carried out in the adjoining zone, but only if the consent authority is satisfied that—
(a) the development is not inconsistent with the objectives for development in both zones, and
(b) the carrying out of the development is desirable due to compatible land use planning, infrastructure capacity and other planning principles relating to the efficient and timely development of land.
This clause does not prescribe a development standard that may be varied under this Plan.
If development for the purposes of bed and breakfast accommodation is permitted under this Plan, the accommodation that is provided to guests must consist of no more than 5 bedrooms.
Any such development that provides for a certain number of guests or rooms may involve a change in the class of building under the Building Code of Australia.
If development for the purposes of a home business is permitted under this Plan, the carrying on of the business must not involve the use of more than 45 square metres of floor area.
If development for the purposes of a home industry is permitted under this Plan, the carrying on of the home industry must not involve the use of more than 120 square metres of floor area.
If development for the purposes of an industrial retail outlet is permitted under this Plan, the retail floor area must not exceed—
(a) 67% of the gross floor area of the industry or rural industry located on the same land as the retail outlet, or
(b) 400 square metres,
whichever is the lesser.
If development for the purposes of farm stay accommodation is permitted under this Plan, the accommodation that is provided to guests must consist of no more than 8 bedrooms in buildings.
If development for the purposes of a kiosk is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 25 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a neighbourhood shop is permitted under this Plan, the retail floor area must not exceed 100 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a neighbourhood supermarket is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 1,000 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a roadside stall is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 40 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a roadside stall is permitted under this Plan in Zone RU5 Village, the gross floor area must not exceed 25m
If development for the purposes of a secondary dwelling is permitted under this Plan on land other than land in a rural zone, the total floor area of the dwelling, excluding any area used for parking, must not exceed whichever of the following is the greater—
(a) 60 square metres,
(b) 33% of the total floor area of the principal dwelling.
If development for the purposes of an artisan food and drink industry is permitted under this Plan in Zone E3 Productivity Support, Zone E4 General Industrial, Zone E5 Heavy Industrial, Zone W4 Working Waterfront or a rural zone, the floor area used for retail sales (not including any cafe or restaurant area) must not exceed—
(a) 67% of the gross floor area of the industry, or
(b) 400 square metres,
whichever is the lesser.
If development for the purposes of a secondary dwelling is permitted under this Plan on land in a rural zone—
(a) the total floor area of the dwelling, excluding any area used for parking, must not exceed whichever of the following is the greater—
(i) 60 square metres,
(ii) 33% of the total floor area of the principal dwelling, and
(b) the distance between the secondary dwelling and the principal dwelling must not exceed 100 metres.
[Not adopted]
[Not applicable]
This clause applies to a fire alarm system that can be monitored by Fire and Rescue NSW or by a private service provider.
The following development may be carried out, but only with development consent—
(a) converting a fire alarm system from connection with the alarm monitoring system of Fire and Rescue NSW to connection with the alarm monitoring system of a private service provider,
(b) converting a fire alarm system from connection with the alarm monitoring system of a private service provider to connection with the alarm monitoring system of another private service provider,
(c) converting a fire alarm system from connection with the alarm monitoring system of a private service provider to connection with a different alarm monitoring system of the same private service provider.
Development to which subclause (2) applies is complying development if it consists only of—
(a) internal alterations to a building, or
(b) internal alterations to a building together with the mounting of an antenna, and any support structure, on an external wall or roof of a building so as to occupy a space of not more than 450mm × 100mm × 100mm.
A complying development certificate for any such complying development is subject to a condition that any building work may only be carried out between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm on Monday to Friday and between 7.00 am and 5.00 pm on Saturday, and must not be carried out on a Sunday or a public holiday.
In this clause—
[Not adopted]
(Repealed)
Heritage items (if any) are listed and described in Schedule 5. Heritage conservation areas (if any) are shown on the Heritage Map as well as being described in Schedule 5.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to conserve the environmental heritage of Hilltops,
(b) to conserve the heritage significance of heritage items and heritage conservation areas, including associated fabric, settings and views,
(c) to conserve archaeological sites,
(d) to conserve Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places of heritage significance.
Development consent is required for any of the following—
(a) demolishing or moving any of the following or altering the exterior of any of the following (including, in the case of a building, making changes to its detail, fabric, finish or appearance)—
(i) a heritage item,
(ii) an Aboriginal object,
(iii) a building, work, relic or tree within a heritage conservation area,
(b) altering a heritage item that is a building by making structural changes to its interior or by making changes to anything inside the item that is specified in Schedule 5 in relation to the item,
(c) disturbing or excavating an archaeological site while knowing, or having reasonable cause to suspect, that the disturbance or excavation will or is likely to result in a relic being discovered, exposed, moved, damaged or destroyed,
(d) disturbing or excavating an Aboriginal place of heritage significance,
(e) erecting a building on land—
(i) on which a heritage item is located or that is within a heritage conservation area, or
(ii) on which an Aboriginal object is located or that is within an Aboriginal place of heritage significance,
(f) subdividing land—
(i) on which a heritage item is located or that is within a heritage conservation area, or
(ii) on which an Aboriginal object is located or that is within an Aboriginal place of heritage significance.
However, development consent under this clause is not required if—
(a) the applicant has notified the consent authority of the proposed development and the consent authority has advised the applicant in writing before any work is carried out that it is satisfied that the proposed development—
(i) is of a minor nature or is for the maintenance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place of heritage significance or archaeological site or a building, work, relic, tree or place within the heritage conservation area, and
(ii) would not adversely affect the heritage significance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place, archaeological site or heritage conservation area, or
(b) the development is in a cemetery or burial ground and the proposed development—
(i) is the creation of a new grave or monument, or excavation or disturbance of land for the purpose of conserving or repairing monuments or grave markers, and
(ii) would not cause disturbance to human remains, relics, Aboriginal objects in the form of grave goods, or to an Aboriginal place of heritage significance, or
(c) the development is limited to the removal of a tree or other vegetation that the Council is satisfied is a risk to human life or property, or
(d) the development is exempt development.
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause in respect of a heritage item or heritage conservation area, consider the effect of the proposed development on the heritage significance of the item or area concerned. This subclause applies regardless of whether a heritage management document is prepared under subclause (5) or a heritage conservation management plan is submitted under subclause (6).
The consent authority may, before granting consent to any development—
(a) on land on which a heritage item is located, or
(b) on land that is within a heritage conservation area, or
(c) on land that is within the vicinity of land referred to in paragraph (a) or (b),
require a heritage management document to be prepared that assesses the extent to which the carrying out of the proposed development would affect the heritage significance of the heritage item or heritage conservation area concerned.
The consent authority may require, after considering the heritage significance of a heritage item and the extent of change proposed to it, the submission of a heritage conservation management plan before granting consent under this clause.
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause to the carrying out of development on an archaeological site (other than land listed on the State Heritage Register or to which an interim heritage order under the Heritage Act 1977 applies)—
(a) notify the Heritage Council of its intention to grant consent, and
(b) take into consideration any response received from the Heritage Council within 28 days after the notice is sent.
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause to the carrying out of development in an Aboriginal place of heritage significance—
(a) consider the effect of the proposed development on the heritage significance of the place and any Aboriginal object known or reasonably likely to be located at the place by means of an adequate investigation and assessment (which may involve consideration of a heritage impact statement), and
(b) notify the local Aboriginal communities, in writing or in such other manner as may be appropriate, about the application and take into consideration any response received within 28 days after the notice is sent.
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause for the demolition of a nominated State heritage item—
(a) notify the Heritage Council about the application, and
(b) take into consideration any response received from the Heritage Council within 28 days after the notice is sent.
The consent authority may grant consent to development for any purpose of a building that is a heritage item or of the land on which such a building is erected, or for any purpose on an Aboriginal place of heritage significance, even though development for that purpose would otherwise not be allowed by this Plan, if the consent authority is satisfied that—
(a) the conservation of the heritage item or Aboriginal place of heritage significance is facilitated by the granting of consent, and
(b) the proposed development is in accordance with a heritage management document that has been approved by the consent authority, and
(c) the consent to the proposed development would require that all necessary conservation work identified in the heritage management document is carried out, and
(d) the proposed development would not adversely affect the heritage significance of the heritage item, including its setting, or the heritage significance of the Aboriginal place of heritage significance, and
(e) the proposed development would not have any significant adverse effect on the amenity of the surrounding area.
Bush fire hazard reduction work authorised by the Rural Fires Act 1997 may be carried out on any land without development consent.
The Rural Fires Act 1997 also makes provision relating to the carrying out of development on bush fire prone land.
This Plan does not restrict or prohibit, or enable the restriction or prohibition of, the carrying out of any development, by or on behalf of a public authority, that is permitted to be carried out with or without development consent, or that is exempt development, under State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, Chapter 2.
This Plan does not restrict or prohibit, or enable the restriction or prohibition of, the use of existing buildings of the Crown by the Crown.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to maintain the environmental and cultural values of land on which development for the purposes of eco-tourist facilities is carried out,
(b) to provide for sensitively designed and managed eco-tourist facilities that have minimal impact on the environment both on and off-site.
This clause applies if development for the purposes of an eco-tourist facility is permitted with development consent under this Plan.
The consent authority must not grant consent under this Plan to carry out development for the purposes of an eco-tourist facility unless the consent authority is satisfied that—
(a) there is a demonstrated connection between the development and the ecological, environmental and cultural values of the site or area, and
(b) the development will be located, constructed, managed and maintained so as to minimise any impact on, and to conserve, the natural environment, and
(c) the development will enhance an appreciation of the environmental and cultural values of the site or area, and
(d) the development will promote positive environmental outcomes and any impact on watercourses, soil quality, heritage and native flora and fauna will be minimal, and
(e) the site will be maintained (or regenerated where necessary) to ensure the continued protection of natural resources and enhancement of the natural environment, and
(f) waste generation during construction and operation will be avoided and that any waste will be appropriately removed, and
(g) the development will be located to avoid visibility above ridgelines and against escarpments and from watercourses and that any visual intrusion will be minimised through the choice of design, colours, materials and landscaping with local native flora, and
(h) any infrastructure services to the site will be provided without significant modification to the environment, and
(i) any power and water to the site will, where possible, be provided through the use of passive heating and cooling, renewable energy sources and water efficient design, and
(j) the development will not adversely affect the agricultural productivity of adjoining land, and
(k) the following matters are addressed or provided for in a management strategy for minimising any impact on the natural environment—
(i) measures to remove any threat of serious or irreversible environmental damage,
(ii) the maintenance (or regeneration where necessary) of habitats,
(iii) efficient and minimal energy and water use and waste output,
(iv) mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing the effect of the development on the natural environment,
(v) maintaining improvements on an on-going basis in accordance with relevant ISO 14000 standards relating to management and quality control.
[Not adopted]
[Not adopted]
The objective of this clause is to minimise potential land use conflict between existing and proposed development on land in the rural, residential or conservation zones concerned (particularly between residential land uses and other rural land uses).
This clause applies to land in the following zones—
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
Pig farms are a type of
Plant nurseries are a type of
Pond-based aquaculture is a type of
(a) facilities for the embarkation or disembarkation of passengers onto or from any vessels, including public ferry wharves,
(b) facilities for the loading or unloading of freight onto or from vessels and associated receival, land transport and storage facilities,
(c) wharves for commercial fishing operations,
(d) refuelling, launching, berthing, mooring, storage or maintenance facilities for any vessel,
(e) sea walls or training walls,
(f) administration buildings, communication, security and power supply facilities, roads, rail lines, pipelines, fencing, lighting or car parks.
Poultry farms are a type of
Primitive camping ground is a type of
Pubs are a type of
(a) railway, road transport, water transport, air transport, wharf or river undertakings,
(b) undertakings for the supply of water, hydraulic power, electricity or gas or the provision of sewerage or drainage services,
and a reference to a person carrying on a public utility undertaking includes a reference to a council, electricity supply authority, Public Service agency, corporation, firm or authority carrying on the undertaking.
(a) a children’s playground, or
(b) an area used for community sporting activities, or
(c) a public park, reserve or garden or the like,
and any ancillary buildings, but does not include a recreation facility (indoor), recreation facility (major) or recreation facility (outdoor).
The term is defined as follows—
(a) relates to the settlement of the area that comprises New South Wales, not being Aboriginal settlement, and
(b) is of State or local heritage significance.
(a) attached dwellings,
(b) boarding houses,
(baa) co-living housing,
(c) dual occupancies,
(d) dwelling houses,
(e) group homes,
(f) hostels,
(faa) (Repealed)
(g) multi dwelling housing,
(h) residential flat buildings,
(i) rural workers’ dwellings,
(j) secondary dwellings,
(k) semi-detached dwellings,
(l) seniors housing,
(m) shop top housing,
but does not include tourist and visitor accommodation or caravan parks.
(a) meals and cleaning services, and
(b) personal care or nursing care, or both, and
(c) appropriate staffing, furniture, furnishings and equipment for the provision of that accommodation and care,
but does not include a dwelling, hostel, hospital or psychiatric facility.
Residential care facilities are a type of
Residential flat buildings are a type of
Resource recovery facilities are a type of
(a) an artisan food and drink industry, or
(b) farm gate premises.
Restaurants or cafes are a type of
(a), (b) (Repealed)
(c) food and drink premises,
(d) garden centres,
(e) hardware and building supplies,
(f) kiosks,
(g) landscaping material supplies,
(h) markets,
(i) plant nurseries,
(j) roadside stalls,
(k) rural supplies,
(l) shops,
(la) specialised retail premises,
(m) timber yards,
(n) vehicle sales or hire premises,
but does not include farm gate premises, highway service centres, service stations, industrial retail outlets or restricted premises.
Retail premises are a type of
See clause 5.4 for controls relating to the gross floor area of roadside stalls.
Roadside stalls are a type of
(a) agricultural produce industries,
(b) livestock processing industries,
(c) composting facilities and works (including the production of mushroom substrate),
(d) sawmill or log processing works,
(e) stock and sale yards,
(f) the regular servicing or repairing of plant or equipment used for the purposes of a rural enterprise.
Rural industries are not a type of
Rural supplies are a type of
Rural workers’ dwellings are a type of
Sawmill or log processing works are a type of
Schools are a type of
Accordingly, a building or place within a school that is used to provide out-of-school-hours care for both school children and pre-school children is not school-based child care.
Home-based child care is a type of
(a) is established in conjunction with another dwelling (the
principal dwelling ), and(b) is on the same lot of land as the principal dwelling, and
(c) is located within, or is attached to, or is separate from, the principal dwelling.
See clauses 5.4 and 5.5 for controls relating to the total floor area of secondary dwellings.
Secondary dwellings are a type of
Self-storage units are a type of
Semi-detached dwellings are a type of
(a) a residential care facility, or
(b) a hostel within the meaning of State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, Chapter 3, Part 5, or
(c) a group of independent living units, or
(d) a combination of any of the buildings or places referred to in paragraphs (a)–(c),
and that is, or is intended to be, used permanently for—
(e) seniors or people who have a disability, or
(f) people who live in the same household with seniors or people who have a disability, or
(g) staff employed to assist in the administration of the building or place or in the provision of services to persons living in the building or place,
but does not include a hospital.
Seniors housing is a type of
(a) the ancillary sale by retail of spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles,
(b) the cleaning of motor vehicles,
(c) installation of accessories,
(d) inspecting, repairing and servicing of motor vehicles (other than body building, panel beating, spray painting, or chassis restoration),
(e) the ancillary retail selling or hiring of general merchandise or services or both.
Serviced apartments are a type of
(a) pipelines and tunnels, and
(b) pumping stations, and
(c) dosing facilities, and
(d) odour control works, and
(e) sewage overflow structures, and
(f) vent stacks.
Sewage reticulation systems are a type of
Sewage treatment plants are a type of
(a) biosolids treatment facility,
(b) sewage reticulation system,
(c) sewage treatment plant,
(d) water recycling facility,
(e) a building or place that is a combination of any of the things referred to in paragraphs (a)–(d).
Shops are a type of
Shop top housing is a type of
(a) an advertising structure,
(b) a building identification sign,
(c) a business identification sign,
but does not include a traffic sign or traffic control facilities.
The effect of this definition is varied by clause 4.5 for the purpose of the determination of permitted floor space area for proposed development.
(a) any basement,
(b) any part of an awning that is outside the outer walls of a building and that adjoins the street frontage or other site boundary,
(c) any eaves,
(d) unenclosed balconies, decks, pergolas and the like.
Small bars are a type of
The term is defined to include any excavation, structure or vessel in the nature of a spa pool, flotation tank, tub or the like.
(a) a large area for handling, display or storage, or
(b) direct vehicular access to the site of the building or place by members of the public for the purpose of loading or unloading such goods into or from their vehicles after purchase or hire,
but does not include a building or place used for the sale of foodstuffs or clothing unless their sale is ancillary to the sale, hire or display of other goods referred to in this definition.
Examples of goods that may be sold at specialised retail premises include automotive parts and accessories, household appliances and fittings, furniture, homewares, office equipment, outdoor and recreation equipment, pet supplies and party supplies.
Specialised retail premises are a type of
Stock and sale yards are a type of
(a) a space that contains only a lift shaft, stairway or meter room, or
(b) a mezzanine, or
(c) an attic.
The term is defined as follows—
(a) that is capable of being filled with water to a depth of 300 millimetres or more, and
(b) that is solely or principally used, or that is designed, manufactured or adapted to be solely or principally used, for the purpose of swimming, wading, paddling or any other human aquatic activity,
and includes a spa pool, but does not include a spa bath, anything that is situated within a bathroom or anything declared by the regulations made under the Swimming Pools Act 1992 not to be a swimming pool for the purposes of that Act.
Take away food and drink premises are a type of
Tank-based aquaculture is a type of
(a) any part of the infrastructure of a telecommunications network, or
(b) any line, cable, optical fibre, fibre access node, interconnect point equipment, apparatus, tower, mast, antenna, dish, tunnel, duct, hole, pit, pole or other structure in connection with a telecommunications network, or
(c) any other thing used in or in connection with a telecommunications network.
The term is defined as follows—
Timber yards are a type of
(a) backpackers’ accommodation,
(b) bed and breakfast accommodation,
(c) farm stay accommodation,
(d) hotel or motel accommodation,
(e) serviced apartments,
but does not include—
(f) camping grounds, or
(g) caravan parks, or
(h) eco-tourist facilities.
Turf farming is a type of
(a) mining carried out beneath the earth’s surface, including bord and pillar mining, longwall mining, top-level caving, sub-level caving and auger mining, and
(b) shafts, drill holes, gas and water drainage works, surface rehabilitation works and access pits associated with that mining (whether carried out on or beneath the earth’s surface),
but does not include open cut mining.
Vehicle sales or hire premises are a type of
Viticulture is a type of
Waste disposal facilities are a type of
(a) a resource recovery facility,
(b) a waste disposal facility,
(c) a waste or resource transfer station,
(d) a building or place that is a combination of any of the things referred to in paragraphs (a)–(c).
Waste or resource transfer stations are a type of
(a) retention structures, and
(b) treatment works, and
(c) irrigation schemes.
Water recycling facilities are a type of
Water reticulation systems are a type of
Water storage facilities are a type of
(a) a water reticulation system,
(b) a water storage facility,
(c) a water treatment facility,
(d) a building or place that is a combination of any of the things referred to in paragraphs (a)–(c).
Water treatment facilities are a type of
(a) natural wetland, including marshes, mangroves, backwaters, billabongs, swamps, sedgelands, wet meadows or wet heathlands that form a shallow waterbody (up to 2 metres in depth) when inundated cyclically, intermittently or permanently with fresh, brackish or salt water, and where the inundation determines the type and productivity of the soils and the plant and animal communities, or
(b) artificial wetland, including marshes, swamps, wet meadows, sedgelands or wet heathlands that form a shallow waterbody (up to 2 metres in depth) when inundated cyclically, intermittently or permanently with water, and are constructed and vegetated with wetland plant communities.
(a) facilities for the embarkation or disembarkation of passengers onto or from any vessels, including public ferry wharves,
(b) facilities for the loading or unloading of freight onto or from vessels and associated receival, land transport and storage facilities,
(c) wharves for commercial fishing operations,
(d) refuelling, launching, berthing, mooring, storage or maintenance facilities for any vessel,
(e) sea walls or training walls,
(f) administration buildings, communication, security and power supply facilities, roads, rail lines, pipelines, fencing, lighting or car parks.
Hilltops Local Environmental Plan 2022 (847). LW 23.12.2022. Date of commencement, 1.2.2023, cl 1.1AA. This Plan has been amended as follows—
(650) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Land Use Zones) Order 2021. LW 5.11.2021. Date of commencement of Sch 1[1]–[15] [17] [19] [23]–[48] and [50]–[53] and Sch 2, 1.12.2021, cl 2(1); date of commencement of Sch 1[16] [18] [20]–[22] [49] [54] and [55], 30.6.2022, cl 2(1A); date of commencement of Sch 3, 26.4.2023, cl 2(2). Amended by Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Further Amendment (Land Use Zones) Order 2021 (712). LW 26.11.2021. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. Amended by Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Land Use Zones) Order 2022 (726). LW 30.11.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(82) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Land Use Zones) 2023. LW 24.2.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(458) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Agritourism) 2023. LW 18.8.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(522) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Exceptions to Development Standards) Order 2023. LW 15.9.2023. Date of commencement, 1.11.2023, cl 2. | |
(608) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Flood Planning) Order 2023. LW 10.11.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(382) | Hilltops Local Environmental Plan 2022 (Amendment No 1). LW 1.8.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(511) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Group Homes) Order 2025. LW 19.9.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. |
No reference is made to certain amendments made consequential on the amendment of the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006.
Land Use Table | Am 2023 (82), Sch 2; 2025 (382), Sch 1[1]–[5]. |
Cl 5.22 | Subst 2025 (382), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 5.24 | Subst 2023 (458), Sch 1[4]. |
Cl 5.25 | Subst 2023 (458), Sch 1[4]. |
Sch 5 | Am 2025 (382), Sch 1[7]–[11]. |
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