Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (NSW)
This Plan is Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013.
This Plan commences on 22 February 2014 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.
This Plan aims to make local environmental planning provisions for land in Port Stephens 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(aa) (Repealed)
(a) to cultivate a sense of place that promotes community well-being and quality of life,
(b) to provide for a diverse and compatible mix of land uses,
(c) to protect and conserve environmental values,
(d) to facilitate economic growth that contributes to long-term employment,
(e) to provide opportunities for housing choice and support services tailored to the needs of the community,
(f) to conserve and respect the heritage and cultural values of the natural and built environments,
(g) to promote an integrated approach to the provision of infrastructure and transport services,
(h) to protect and promote the use and development of land for arts and cultural activity, including music and other performance arts.
This Plan applies to the land identified 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(Repealed)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—
• Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2000
• Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan (Kings Hill, North Raymond Terrace) 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.
Williams River Catchment Regional Environmental Plan 1997 is repealed.
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.
However, under Division 3.5 of the Act, a development application may be made for consent to carry out development that may only be carried out if the environmental planning instrument applying to the relevant development is appropriately amended or if a new instrument, including an appropriate principal environmental planning instrument, is made, and the consent authority may consider the application. The Division requires public notice of the development application and the draft environmental planning instrument allowing the development at the same time, or as closely together as is practicable.
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.
The following State environmental planning policies (or provisions) do not apply to the land to which this Plan applies—
For the purpose of enabling development on land in any zone to be carried out in accordance with this Plan or with a consent granted under the Act, any agreement, covenant or other similar instrument that restricts the carrying out of that development does not apply to the extent necessary to serve that 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 any relevant instrument within the meaning of section 13.4 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016, or
(c) to any conservation agreement within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or
(d) to any Trust agreement within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Trust Act 2001, or
(e) to any property vegetation plan within the meaning of the Native Vegetation Act 2003, or
(f) to any biobanking agreement within the meaning of Part 7A of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995, or
(g) to any planning agreement within the meaning of Subdivision 2 of Division 7.1 of the Act.
This clause does not affect the rights or interests of any public authority under any registered instrument.
Under section 3.16 of the Act, 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
RU2 Rural Landscape
RU3 Forestry
RU5 Village
• Residential Zones R1 General Residential
R2 Low Density Residential
R3 Medium Density Residential
R5 Large Lot Residential
• Employment Zones E1 Local Centre
E2 Commercial Centre
E3 Productivity Support
E4 General Industrial
• Mixed Use Zones MU1 Mixed Use
• Special Purpose Zones SP1 Special Activities
SP2 Infrastructure
SP4 Enterprise
• Recreation Zones RE1 Public Recreation
RE2 Private Recreation
• Conservation Zones C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves
C2 Environmental Conservation
C3 Environmental Management
C4 Environmental Living
• Waterway Zones W1 Natural Waterways
W2 Recreational Waterways
W4 Working Waterfront
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
Under the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order
2006, Schedule 1, clause 6(2), this Plan is, until 26 April 2025, taken to apply to land identified as “Land subject to Williamtown Special Activation Precinct Process” on the Land Zoning
Map (the
• 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 facilitate a variety of tourist and visitor-orientated land uses that complement and promote a stronger rural sector appropriate for the area.
Extensive agriculture; Home occupations; Intensive plant agriculture
Agriculture; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Aquaculture; Artisan food and drink industries; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Cellar door premises; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works; Forestry; Group homes; Helipads; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Intensive livestock agriculture; Jetties; Landscaping material supplies; Open cut mining; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations; Roads; Roadside stalls; Rural industries; Rural supplies; Secondary dwellings; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Turf farming; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems
Backpackers’ accommodation; Hotel or motel accommodation; Serviced apartments; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To encourage sustainable primary industry production by maintaining and enhancing the natural resource base.
• To maintain the rural landscape character of the land.
• To provide for a range of compatible land uses, including extensive agriculture.
• To facilitate a variety of tourist and visitor-orientated land uses that complement and promote a stronger rural sector appropriate for the area.
Extensive agriculture; Home occupations; Intensive plant agriculture
Agriculture; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Aquaculture; Artisan food and drink industries; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Camping grounds; Cellar door premises; Cemeteries; Centre-based child care facilities; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Community facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works; Forestry; Function centres; Garden centres; Group homes; Helipads; High technology industries; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Landscaping material supplies; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations; Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Roadside stalls; Rural industries; Rural supplies; Secondary dwellings; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Turf farming; Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems
Backpackers’ accommodation; Hotel or motel accommodation; Serviced apartments; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To enable development for forestry purposes.
• To enable other development that is compatible with forestry land uses.
Roads; Uses authorised under the Forestry Act 2012 or under Part 5B (Private native forestry) of the Local Land Services Act 2013
Aquaculture Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide for a range of land uses, services and facilities that are associated with a rural village.
Home occupations
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Camping grounds; Cemeteries; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Home businesses; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works; Food and drink premises; Group homes; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Horticulture; Information and education facilities; Local distribution premises; Markets; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres; Roads; Roadside stalls; Schools; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Water supply systems
Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• 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.
Home occupations
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Electricity generating works; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Hostels; 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; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Water reticulation systems
Any 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 protect and enhance the existing residential amenity and character of the area.
• To ensure that development is carried out in a way that is compatible with the flood risk of the area.
Home occupations
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Health consulting rooms; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Water reticulation systems
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide for the housing needs of the community within a medium density residential environment.
• To provide a variety of housing types within a medium density residential environment.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
Home occupations
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Emergency services facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Hostels; Hotel or motel accommodation; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Semi-detached dwellings; Serviced apartments; Seniors housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Water reticulation systems
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
Animal boarding or training establishments; Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Dwelling houses; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Tank-based aquaculture; Water reticulation systems
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide a range of retail, business and community uses that serve the needs of people who live in, work in or visit the area.
• To encourage investment in local commercial development that generates employment opportunities and economic growth.
• To enable residential development that contributes to a vibrant and active local centre and is consistent with the Council’s strategic planning for residential development in the area.
• To encourage business, retail, community and other non-residential land uses on the ground floor of buildings.
Environmental protection works; Home occupations
Amusement centres; Attached dwellings; Boarding houses; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Electricity generating works; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Function centres; Highway service centres; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Hostels; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industrial retail outlets; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Medical centres; Multi dwelling housing; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Research stations; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Service stations; Shop top housing; Signage; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures; Water reticulation systems
Farm stay accommodation; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To strengthen the role of the commercial centre as the centre of business, retail, community and cultural activity.
• To encourage investment in commercial development that generates employment opportunities and economic growth.
• To encourage development that has a high level of accessibility and amenity, particularly for pedestrians.
• To enable residential development only if it is consistent with the Council’s strategic planning for residential development in the area.
• 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 facilitate the growth of Raymond Terrace as a regional centre.
Home occupations
Amusement centres; Artisan food and drink industries; Backpackers’ accommodation; Boarding houses; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Dwelling houses; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Function centres; Highway service centres; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Hostels; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industrial retail outlets; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Medical centres; Mortuaries; Multi dwelling housing; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Research stations; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Service stations; Shop top housing; Signage; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures; Water reticulation systems
Farm stay accommodation; 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.
Nil
Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Business premises; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Correctional centres; Depots; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Food and drink premises; Freight transport facilities; Function centres; Garden centres; General industries; Hardware and building supplies; Helipads; Highway service centres; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Markets; Mortuaries; Neighbourhood shops; Office premises; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Plant nurseries; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Rural supplies; Service stations; Signage; Specialised retail premises; Storage premises; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Timber yards; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Veterinary hospitals; Warehouse or distribution centres; Water recreation structures; Water reticulation systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
Pubs; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• 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.
Nil
Airstrips; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Freight transport facilities; Garden centres; General industries; Goods repair and reuse premises; Hardware and building supplies; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries; Helipads; Heliports; Highway service centres; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Mortuaries; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Plant nurseries; Port facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Research stations; Restricted premises; Roads; Rural supplies; Sawmill or log processing works; Service stations; Sex services premises; Signage; Stock and sale yards; Storage premises; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Timber yards; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• 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 encourage a mix of residential and non-residential uses to align with strategic plans.
Home occupations
Amusement centres; Attached dwellings; Boarding houses; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Dwelling houses; Electricity generating works; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Function centres; Highway service centres; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Hostels; Industrial retail outlets; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Medical centres; Mortuaries; Multi dwelling housing; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Research stations; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Semi-detached dwellings; Service stations; Shop top housing; Signage; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures; Water reticulation systems
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide for special land uses that are not provided for in other zones.
• To provide for sites with special natural characteristics that are not provided for in other zones.
• To facilitate development that is in keeping with the special characteristics of the site or its existing or intended special use, and that minimises any adverse impacts on surrounding land.
• To ensure the protection of water catchment areas to safeguard the quality and quantity of groundwater and surface water.
• To facilitate the provision of infrastructure provided by Hunter Water Corporation.
Nil
Aquaculture; 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 infrastructure and related uses.
• To prevent development that is not compatible with or that may detract from the provision of infrastructure.
Environmental protection works; Roads
Aquaculture; 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 development and land uses that support enterprise and productivity.
• To provide for a range of office and light industrial uses.
• To encourage employment opportunities.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of workers in the area.
• To facilitate the development of land in the area as an employment area relating to defence and airport operations to support the continued operation of the RAAF Base Williamtown Airport and Newcastle Airport.
Nil
Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Business premises; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Freight transport facilities; Garden centres; General industries; Hardware and building supplies; Helipads; Highway service centres; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industrial training facilities; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Light industries; Neighbourhood shops; Office premises; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres; Research stations; Restaurants or cafes; Restricted premises; Roads; Service Stations; Signage; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Vehicle repair stations; Veterinary hospitals; Warehouse or distribution centres; Water reticulation systems; Wholesale supplies
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• 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.
Bee keeping; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Home occupations; Roads
Airstrips; Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Camping grounds; Car parks; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Depots; Educational establishments; Eco-tourist facilities; Emergency services facilities; Function centres; Helipads; Heliports; Home-based child care; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Markets; Mooring pens; Moorings; Neighbourhood shops; Plant nurseries; Port facilities; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Research stations; Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities
Water treatment facilities; Any other 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.
Bee keeping; Home occupations
Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Emergency services facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Function centres; Health services facilities; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and education facilities; Kiosks; Marinas; Markets; Mooring pens; Moorings; Neighbourhood shops; Places of public worship; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Research stations; Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Roadside stalls; Serviced apartments; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities
Health consulting rooms; Medical centres; Water treatment facilities; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• 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 of high ecological, scientific, cultural or aesthetic values.
• To prevent development that could destroy, damage or otherwise have an adverse effect on those values.
Bee keeping; Environmental protection works; Home occupations
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Environmental facilities; Flood mitigation works; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Information and education facilities; Oyster aquaculture Recreation areas; Research stations; Roads; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems
Business premises; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industries; Local distribution premises; Multi dwelling housing; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation facilities (major); Residential flat buildings; Restricted premises; Retail premises; Seniors housing; Service stations; Tank-based aquaculture; Warehouse or distribution centres; Water treatment facilities; Any other 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.
Bee keeping; Environmental protection works; Home occupations
Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Community facilities; Crematoria; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Emergency services facilities; Environmental facilities; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works; Funeral homes; Group homes; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Information and education facilities; Oyster aquaculture; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas; Research stations; Roads; Roadside stalls; Secondary dwellings; Tank-based aquaculture; Water supply systems
Industries; Local distribution premises; Multi dwelling housing; Residential flat buildings; Retail premises; Seniors housing; Service stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Water treatment facilities; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide for low-impact residential development in areas with special ecological, scientific or aesthetic values.
• To ensure that residential development does not have an adverse effect on those values.
Home occupations
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Horticulture; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (outdoor); Roads; Tank-based aquaculture; Water reticulation systems
Industries; Local distribution premises; 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; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Community facilities; Emergency services facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations; Roads; Water recreation structures; Water supply 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.
Nil
Aquaculture; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Business premises; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Community facilities; Emergency services facilities; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Function centres; Helipads; Heliports; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Marinas; Markets; Mooring pens; Moorings; Plant nurseries; Port facilities; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities
Funeral homes; 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
• To retain and encourage industrial and maritime activities on foreshores.
• To identify sites for maritime purposes and for activities requiring direct foreshore access.
• To ensure that development does not have an adverse impact on the environment and visual qualities of the foreshore.
• To encourage employment opportunities.
• To minimise any adverse effect of development on land uses in other zones.
Nil
Aquaculture; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Crematoria; Depots; Electricity generating works; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Freight transport facilities; Garden centres; General industries; Heliports; Home businesses; Industrial retail outlets; Jetties; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Port facilities; Roads; Rural supplies; Service stations; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Signage; Timber yards; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
Any 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.
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.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to ensure that lot sizes are able to accommodate development that is suitable for its purpose and that is consistent with relevant development controls,
(b) to prevent the fragmentation of rural areas.
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 RU2 Rural Landscape,
(c) Zone RU5 Village,
(d) Zone R5 Large Lot Residential,
(e) Zone C2 Environmental Conservation,
(f) Zone C3 Environmental Management,
(g) Zone C4 Environmental Living,
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 ensure that land to which this clause applies is not fragmented by subdivisions that would create additional dwelling entitlements.
This clause applies to land in the following zones that is used, or is proposed to be used, for residential accommodation or tourist and visitor accommodation—
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
(c) Zone R5 Large Lot Residential,
(d) Zone C2 Environmental Conservation,
(e) Zone C3 Environmental Management,
(f) Zone C4 Environmental Living.
The size of any lot resulting from a subdivision of land to which this clause applies for a strata plan scheme (other than any lot comprising common property within the meaning of the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 or Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986) is not to be less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
Part 6 of State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 provides that strata subdivision of a building in certain circumstances is specified complying development.
The objective of this clause is to achieve planned residential density in certain zones.
Despite clause 4.1, development consent may be granted to development on a lot in a zone shown in Column 2 of the table to this clause for a purpose shown in Column 1 of the table opposite that zone, if the area of the lot is equal to or greater than the area specified for that purpose and shown in Column 3 of the table.
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Dual occupancy (attached) | Zone R1 General Residential | 500 square metres |
Zone R2 Low Density Residential | 500 square metres | |
Zone R3 Medium Density Residential | 450 square metres | |
Dual occupancy (detached) | Zone R1 General Residential | 600 square metres |
Zone R2 Low Density Residential | 600 square metres | |
Zone R3 Medium Density Residential | 500 square metres | |
Multi dwelling housing | Zone R1 General Residential | 500 square metres |
Zone R2 Low Density Residential | 750 square metres | |
Zone R3 Medium Density Residential | 750 square metres | |
Zone MU1 Mixed Use | 675 square metres | |
Residential flat building | Zone R3 Medium Density Residential | 450 square metres |
Zone MU1 Mixed Use | 450 square metres |
The objective of this clause is to encourage housing diversity without adversely impacting on residential amenity.
This clause has effect despite clause 4.1.
This clause applies to development on land in the following zones—
(a) Zone R1 General Residential,
(b) Zone R2 Low Density Residential,
(c) Zone R3 Medium Density Residential,
(d) Zone MU1 Mixed Use.
Development consent may be granted to a single development application for development to which this clause applies that is both of the following—
(a) the subdivision of land into 2 or more lots for the purpose of an attached dwelling, a dwelling house or a semi-detached dwelling,
(b) the erection of a dwelling on each lot resulting from the subdivision, if the size of each lot is equal to or greater than—
(i) for the erection of an attached dwelling—200 square metres, or
(ii) for the erection of a dwelling house—250 square metres, or
(iii) for the erection of a semi-detached dwelling—250 square metres.
Development consent may be granted for the subdivision of a lot if there is a dual occupancy located on the lot and each lot to be created from the subdivision—
(a) will have an area of at least 250 square metres, and
(b) will contain a single dwelling.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to provide for the subdivision of lots that are within more than one zone but cannot be subdivided under clause 4.1,
(b) to ensure that the subdivision occurs in a manner that promotes suitable land use and development.
This clause applies to each lot (an
(a) land in a residential, employment or mixed use zone or land in Zone W4 Working Waterfront, or Zone RU5 village, and
(b) land in Zone RU1 Primary Production, Zone RU2 Rural Landscape, Zone C2 Environmental Conservation, Zone C3 Environmental Management or Zone C4 Environmental Living.
Despite clause 4.1, development consent may be granted to subdivide an original lot to create other lots (the
(a) one of the resulting lots will contain—
(i) land in a residential, employment or mixed use zone or land in Zone W4 Working Waterfront zone or Zone RU5 Village that has an area that is not less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land, and
(ii) all of the land in Zone RU1 Primary Production, Zone RU2 Rural Landscape, Zone C2 Environmental Conservation, Zone C3 Environmental Management or Zone C4 Environmental Living that was in the original lot, and
(b) all other resulting lots will contain land that has an area that is not less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
The objective of this clause is to facilitate boundary adjustments between lots where one or more resulting lots do not meet the minimum lot size but the objectives of the relevant zone can be achieved.
This clause applies to land in the following zones—
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
(c) Zone RU3 Forestry,
(d) Zone R5 Large Lot Residential,
(e) Zone C2 Environmental Conservation,
(f) Zone C3 Environmental Management,
(g) Zone C4 Environmental Living.
Despite clause 4.1, development consent may be granted to subdivide land by way of a boundary adjustment between adjoining lots where one or more resulting lots do not meet the minimum lot size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land, if the consent authority is satisfied that—
(a) the subdivision will not create additional lots or the opportunity for additional dwellings, and
(b) the number of dwellings or opportunities for dwellings on each lot after the subdivision will remain the same as before the subdivision, and
(c) the potential for land use conflict will not be increased as a result of the subdivision, and
(d) in relation to land in Zone RU1 Primary Production, Zone RU2 Rural Landscape or Zone RU3 Forestry—the subdivision will not have a significant adverse effect on the agricultural viability of the land, and
(e) in relation to land in Zone C2 Environmental Conservation, Zone C3 Environmental Management or Zone C4 Environmental Living—the subdivision will result in the continued protection and long-term maintenance of the land.
In determining a development application for the subdivision of land under this clause, the consent authority must consider the following—
(a) the existing uses and approved uses of other land in the vicinity of the subdivision,
(b) whether the subdivision is likely to have a significant impact on land uses that are likely to be preferred and the predominant land uses in the vicinity of the development,
(c) whether the subdivision is likely to be incompatible with a land use on any adjoining land,
(d) whether the subdivision is appropriate having regard to the natural and physical constraints affecting the land,
(e) whether the subdivision will alienate water resources or access to water for agriculture,
(f) whether the subdivision is likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environmental values of the land.
This clause does not apply to the subdivision of land under the Community Land Development Act 1989 or under the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973.
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.
When this Plan was made it did not include all of these zones.
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 objective of this clause is to permit subdivision of land in certain zones for additional permitted uses.
This clause applies to land in the following zones—
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
(c) Zone RU5 Village,
(d) Zone C2 Environmental Conservation,
(e) Zone C3 Environmental Management,
(f) Zone C4 Environmental Living.
Land in a zone to which this clause applies may, with development consent, be subdivided to create a lot size that is less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land, if the consent authority is satisfied that the use of the land after the subdivision will be the same as that permitted under an existing development consent applying to the land (other than for the purpose of residential accommodation or tourist and visitor accommodation).
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to minimise unplanned rural residential development,
(b) to enable the replacement of lawfully erected dual occupancies and dwelling houses in rural and conservation zones.
This clause applies to land in the following zones—
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
(c) Zone C2 Environmental Conservation,
(d) Zone C3 Environmental Management.
Development consent must not be granted for the erection of a dual occupancy or a dwelling house on land to which this clause applies unless the land—
(a) is a lot with at least the minimum lot size shown on the Lot Size Map for the land, or
(b) is a lot created before this Plan commenced—
(i) on which the erection of a dual occupancy or a dwelling house was permitted immediately before the commencement, and
(ii) with an area of at least 4,000m, or
(c) is a lot—
(i) created by a boundary adjustment in accordance with clause 4.1E, and
(ii) on which the erection of a dual occupancy or a dwelling house was permitted immediately before the boundary adjustment, 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 its boundaries that did not create an additional lot, or
(ii) a subdivision creating or widening a public road or public reserve or for another public purpose, or
(iii) a consolidation with an adjoining public road or public reserve or for another public purpose.
A dwelling must not be erected on a lot created under clause 4.2.
A dual occupancy or a dwelling house may be erected on land to which this clause applies if—
(a) there is a lawfully erected dual occupancy or dwelling house on the land, and
(b) the dual occupancy or dwelling house to be erected is intended only to replace the existing dual occupancy or dwelling house.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to ensure the height of buildings is appropriate for the context and character of the area,
(b) to ensure building heights reflect the hierarchy of centres and land use structure.
The height of a building on any land is not to exceed the maximum height shown for the land on the Height of Buildings Map.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to ensure that buildings are compatible with the bulk and scale of the desired future character of the locality,
(b) to provide a suitable balance between landscaping and built form,
(c) to minimise the effects of bulk and scale of buildings.
The maximum floor space ratio for a building on any land is not to exceed the floor space ratio shown for the land on the Floor Space Ratio Map.
[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.
When this Plan was made it did not include all of these zones.
(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,
(ca) clause 6.2.
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 SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Local road” | Council |
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 20 metres.
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 4 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 50 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 50 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) 30% 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 12 bedrooms in buildings.
If development for the purposes of a kiosk is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 20 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 10 square metres.
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) 40% 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) 30% 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) 100 square metres,
(ii) 40% of the total floor area of the principal dwelling, and
(b) [Not adopted]
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.
Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (755). LW 23.12.2013. Date of commencement, 22.2.2014, cl 1.1AA. This Plan has been amended as follows—
No 111 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2013. Assented to 3.12.2013. Date of commencement of Sch 3.27, 10.1.2014, Sch 3.27. | |
(279) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 2). LW 23.5.2014. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(305) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 1). LW 30.5.2014. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(364) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 4). LW 13.6.2014. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
No 33 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. Assented to 24.6.2014. Date of commencement of Sch 2.36, 14.7.2014, Sch 2.36. | |
(364) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 5). LW 27.6.2014. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(513) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment Order 2014. LW 15.8.2014. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(827) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 6). LW 19.12.2014. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(272) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 9). LW 29.5.2015. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(316) | State Environmental Planning Policy No 65—Design Quality of Residential Flat Development (Amendment No 3). LW 19.6.2015. Date of commencement, 4 weeks after publication on LW, cl 2. | |
No 15 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015. Assented to 29.6.2015. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.7.2015, sec 2 (3). | |
(726) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 11). LW 27.11.2015. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(10) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 12). LW 8.1.2016. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(43) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Maps) Order 2016. LW 27.1.2016. Date of commencement, 27.1.2016, cl 2. | |
(126) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment Order 2016. LW 11.3.2016. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(138) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 13). LW 18.3.2016. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
No 27 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016. Assented to 7.6.2016. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.7.2016, sec 2 (1). | |
(309) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Observatory and Defence Facility) Order 2016. LW 10.6.2016. Date of commencement, 56 days after publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(329) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 10). LW 17.6.2016. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(505) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 14). LW 12.8.2016. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(625) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 16). LW 14.10.2016. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(673) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 17). LW 11.11.2016. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(35) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 8). LW 17.2.2017. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(136) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 18). LW 7.4.2017. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(177) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 15). LW 5.5.2017. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(453) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Vegetation) Order 2017. LW 25.8.2017. Date of commencement, 25.8.2017, cl 2. | |
(492) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Child Care) Order 2017. LW 1.9.2017. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(493) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Child Care) 2017. LW 1.9.2017. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(502) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 19). LW 8.9.2017. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(656) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 20). LW 24.11.2017. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(18) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 21). LW 25.1.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(105) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Coastal Management) Order 2018. LW 23.3.2018. Date of commencement, 3.4.2018, cl 2. | |
(118) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 24). LW 29.3.2018. |
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | ||
(154) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Minimum Subdivision Lot Size) Order 2018. LW 20.4.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(179) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 27). LW 27.4.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(198) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 23). LW 11.5.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(270) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 22). LW 15.6.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
No 40 | Forestry Legislation Amendment Act 2018. Assented to 27.6.2018. Date of commencement of Sch 3.12, 9.11.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (620) LW 9.11.2018. | |
(404) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Artisan Food and Drink Industries) Order 2018. LW 27.7.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(405) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Garden Centres) Order 2018. LW 27.7.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(406) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Artisan Food and Drink Industries) 2018. LW 27.7.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(477) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Land Use Terms) Order 2018. LW 29.8.2018. Date of commencement, 31.8.2018, cl 2. | |
(488) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Land Use Terms) 2018. LW 29.8.2018. Date of commencement of Sch 1.1, 31.8.2018, cl 2 (1). | |
(515) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 26). LW 31.8.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
No 46 | Children (Education and Care Services) Supplementary Provisions Amendment Act 2018. Assented to 27.9.2018. Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 31.10.2019, sec 2(1) and 2019 (200) LW 24.5.2019. | |
(635) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 28). LW 9.11.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(717) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Greater Sydney Commission) Order 2018. LW 7.12.2018. Date of commencement, 10.12.2018, cl 2. | |
(38) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 25). LW 25.1.2019. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(133) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Primary Production and Rural Development) Order 2019. LW 28.2.2019. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(137) | State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development) 2019. LW 28.2.2019. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(594) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 30). LW 6.12.2019. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(619) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 31). LW 13.12.2019. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(620) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment Order 2019. LW 13.12.2019. Date of commencement, 15.1.2020, cl 2. | |
(621) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Miscellaneous) 2019. LW 13.12.2019. Date of commencement of Schs 3 and 5, 15.1.2020, cl 2(1). | |
(47) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 32). LW 14.2.2020. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(155) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Energy Storage Technology) Order 2020. LW 17.4.2020. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(462) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 33). LW 7.8.2020. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
No 30 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020. Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 4, 22.1.2021, sec 2(4). | |
(636) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Definitions) Order 2020. LW 28.10.2020. Date of commencement, 28.10.2020, cl 2. | |
No 40 | Liquor Amendment (Night-time Economy) Act 2020. Assented to 27.11.2020. Date of commencement of Schs 4.6 and 7, 11.12.2020, sec 2(1) and 2020 (713) LW 11.12.2020. | |
(761) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 35). LW 18.12.2020. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(762) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Secondary Dwellings) Order 2020. LW 18.12.2020. Date of commencement, 1.2.2021, cl 2. | |
(788) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 34). LW 23.12.2020. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(110) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 36). LW 12.3.2021. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
No 6 | Community Land Development Act 2021. Assented to 26.3.2021. Date of commencement, 1.12.2021, sec 2 and 2021 (598) LW 14.10.2021. | |
(225) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Flood Planning) 2021. LW 14.5.2021. Date of commencement, 14.7.2021, cl 2. | |
(226) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Flood Planning) Order 2021. LW 14.5.2021. Date of commencement, 14.7.2021, cl 2. | |
(302) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Natural Disasters) 2021. LW 18.6.2021. Date of commencement, 23.6.2021, cl 2. | |
(175) | State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) Amendment (Short-term Rental Accommodation) 2021. LW 9.4.2021. Date of commencement, 1.11.2021, cl 2. Amended by State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) Amendment (Short-term Rental Accommodation) Amendment 2021 (414). LW 28.7.2021. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(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. | |
(711) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Miscellaneous) Order 2021. LW 26.11.2021. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(714) | State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021. LW 26.11.2021. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(71) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (SEPPs) Order 2022. LW 4.3.2022. Date of commencement, 9.3.2022, cl 2. | |
(83) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 37). LW 11.3.2022. Date of commencement of Sch 1[1]–[11], on publication on LW, cl 2(1); date of commencement of Sch 1[12], 1.9.2022, cl 2(2). | |
(200) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 38). LW 6.5.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(314) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Local Distribution Premises) 2022. LW 24.6.2022. Date of commencement, 30.6.2022, sec 2. | |
(585) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 40). LW 30.9.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(592) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Agritourism) Order 2022. LW 6.10.2022. Date of commencement, 1.12.2022, cl 2. | |
(613) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 41). LW 14.10.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(628) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Canal Estate Development and Public Bushland) Order 2022. LW 21.10.2022. Date of commencement, 21.11.2022, cl 2. | |
(727) | State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) Amendment (Land Use Zones) 2022. LW 30.11.2022. Date of commencement, on the commencement of Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Land Use Zones) Order 2022 (ie 30.11.2022), sec 2. | |
(828) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Land Use Zones) (No 2) 2022. LW 16.12.2022. Date of commencement, 26.4.2023, sec 2. The amendments made by Sch 1.18[5] to cl 4.2A(2)(f) and [6] to 4.2A(2)(e) and 7.15(2)(d) were without effect as the text to be omitted did not appear in those paragraphs. | |
(521) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 42). LW 15.9.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 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. | |
(554) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Housing and Productivity Contributions) 2023. LW 29.9.2023. Date of commencement, 1.10.2023, sec 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. | |
(42) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Land Use Zones) (No 2) 2024. LW 23.2.2024. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(85) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 43). LW 22.3.2024. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(455) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 44). LW 30.8.2024. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(153) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 46). LW 4.4.2025. 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. | |
(578) | Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 45). LW 24.10.2025. 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.
Cl 1.2 | Am 2022 (83), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 1.8A | Am 2019 (621), Sch 5[1]. |
Cl 1.9A | Am 2019 (621), Sch 5[2]–[4]. |
Cl 2.1 | Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[1] [2]; 2025 (153), Sch 1[1]. |
Land Use Table | Am 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 [1] [2]; 2018 (488), Sch 1.1 [1]; 2019 (137), Sch 6 [1]; 2019 (594), Sch 1[1]–[3]; 2019 (621), Sch 3; 2021 (714), Sch 10.12; 2022 (83), Sch 1[2]–[7]; 2022 (314), Sch 1; 2022 (585), Sch 1[1]–[4]; 2022 (727), Sch 4.5; 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[3]; 2024 (42), Sch 1.33[1]; 2025 (153), Sch 1[2]. |
Cl 4.1AA | Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[4]–[6]. |
Cl 4.1A | Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[4]–[7]. |
Cl 4.1B | Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[8]. |
Cl 4.1C | Am 2016 No 27, Sch 2.34; 2022 (83), Sch 1[8]; 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[8]. |
Cl 4.1D | Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[4]–[6] [9]. |
Cl 4.1E | Ins 2016 (625), Sch 1. Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[4]–[7]. |
Cl 4.2A | Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[4]; 2024 (42), Sch 1.33[2] [3]. |
Cl 4.2B | Subst 2022 (83), Sch 1[9]. |
Cl 4.4 | Subst 2020 (788), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 4.6 | Am 2023 (554), Sch 2.25[1]. |
Cl 5.4 | Am 2018 (406), Sch 1.111 [1] [2]; 2022 (585), Sch 1[5]. |
Cl 5.5 | Subst 2022 (585), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 5.9 | Ins 2021 (302), Sch 1.26. Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[10] |
Cl 5.22 | Subst 2024 (455), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 6.1 | Am 2019 (621), Sch 5[5]. Rep 2023 (554), Sch 2.25[2]. |
Cl 6.5 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.73. |
Cl 7.3 | Am 2017 (136), cl 4 (1). Rep 2021 (225), Sch 1. |
Cl 7.7 | Am 2024 (42), Sch 1.33[4]. |
Cl 7.12 | Am 2017 (493), Sch 1.2 [1]. |
Cl 7.13 | Am 2015 (316), Sch 2.14. Rep 2022 (83), Sch 1[10]. |
Cl 7.14 | Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[8] [11]. |
Cl 7.15 | Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[4] [5] [7]. |
Cl 7.17 | Rep 2022 (83), Sch 1[10]. |
Cl 7.18 | Rep 2021 (175), Sch 2.9. |
Cl 7.19 | Rep 2022 (83), Sch 1[10]. |
Cl 7.20 | Ins 2017 (177), Sch 1. |
Cl 7.21 | Ins 2018 (118), Sch 1. Rep 2022 (83), Sch 1[10]. |
Cl 7.23 | Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.18[12]. |
Cl 7.24 | Ins 2022 (613), cl 5. |
Cl 7.25 | Ins 2025 (578), Sch 1[1]. |
Sch 1 | Am 2015 (726), Sch 1; 2016 (10), cl 4; 2016 (673), Sch 1; 2018 (198), cl 5; 2020 (47), cl 5; 2022 (200), cl 5; 2024 (85), Sch 1. |
Sch 2 | Am 2022 (83), Sch 1[11] [12]. |
Sch 4 | Am 2014 (827), cl 4 (1) (2); 2016 (329), Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2018 (18), cl 4; 2023 (521), Sch 1. |
Sch 5 | Am 2019 (594), Sch 1[4]–[31]; 2024 (455), Sch 1[2]. |
Dictionary | Am 2016 (329), Sch 1 [3]; 2017 (136), cl 4 (2); 2020 (788), Sch 1[3] [4]; 2023 (554), Sch 2.25[3]; 2025 (578), Sch 1[2]. |
Maps | Am 2014 (279), cl 4; 2014 (304), cl 4; 2014 (364), cl 4; 2014 (391), cl 4; 2015 (272), cl 4; 2015 (726), cl 4; 2016 (138), cl 4; 2016 (329), cl 4; 2016 (505), cl 4; 2016 (673), cl 4; 2017 (35), cl 4; 2017 (136), cl 4 (2); 2017 (177), cl 4; 2017 (502), cl 4; 2017 (656), cl 4; 2018 (118), cl 4; 2018 (179), cl 2; 2018 (198), cl 4; 2018 (270), cl 4; 2018 (515), cl 4; 2018 (635), cl 4; 2019 (38), cl 4; 2019 (594), cl 4; 2019 (619), cl 4; 2020 (47), cl 4; 2020 (462), cl 4; 2020 (761), cl 4; 2020 (788), cl 4; 2021 (110), cl 4. Entries discontinued from July 2021 when responsibility for map updates moved to Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. |
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