Land
Use Table
Note—
A type of development referred to in the Land Use
Table is a reference to that type of development only to the extent it is not
regulated by an applicable State environmental planning policy. The following
State environmental planning policies in particular may be relevant to
development on land to which this Plan applies:
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 (including
provision for secondary dwellings)
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability)
2004
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Infrastructure) 2007—relating to
infrastructure facilities such as those that comprise, or are for, 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 (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries)
2007
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Rural Lands) 2008
State Environmental Planning
Policy No 33—Hazardous and Offensive
Development
State Environmental Planning
Policy No 50—Canal Estate
Development
State Environmental Planning
Policy No 62—Sustainable
Aquaculture
State Environmental Planning
Policy No 64—Advertising and
Signage
Land Use tbl: Am 2014
(154), Sch 1 [1]; 2014 (483), Sch 1 [1]–[3].
Zone R2Low Density
Residential
1Objectives of
zone
•
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 accommodate a diversity of housing forms that
respects the amenity, heritage and character of surrounding development and
the quality of the environment.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Boarding houses; Child care centres; Community
facilities; Dwelling houses; Educational establishments; Emergency services
facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Flood mitigation works;
Group homes; Home-based child care; Hospitals; Neighbourhood shops; Recreation
areas; Residential accommodation; Respite day care centres; Roads; Tourist and
visitor accommodation
4Prohibited
Backpackers’ accommodation; Hostels; Rural
workers’ dwellings; Serviced apartments; Any other development not
specified in item 2 or 3
Zone R3Medium Density
Residential
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
•
To allow some diversity of activities and
densities if:
(i)
the scale and height of proposed buildings is
compatible with the character of the locality, and
(ii)
there will be no significant adverse impact on
the amenity of any existing nearby development.
•
To encourage increased population levels in
locations that will support the commercial viability of centres provided that
the associated new development:
(i)
has regard to the desired future character of
residential streets, and
(ii)
does not significantly detract from the amenity
of any existing nearby development.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Attached dwellings; Boarding houses; Car parks;
Child care centres; Community facilities; Educational establishments;
Emergency services facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Flood
mitigation works; Group homes; Health services facilities; Home-based child
care; Home businesses; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Places of
public worship; Recreation areas; Residential accommodation; Respite day care
centres; Roads; Seniors housing; Tourist and visitor
accommodation
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone R4High Density
Residential
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for the housing needs of the community
within a high density residential environment.
•
To provide a variety of housing types within a
high density residential environment.
•
To enable other land uses that provide facilities
or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
•
To promote a denser urban form along transport
corridors while respecting the residential character of adjoining
streets.
•
To maximise redevelopment and infill
opportunities for high density housing within walking distance of
centres.
•
To provide for commercial development that
contributes to the vitality of the street where provided within a mixed use
development.
•
To promote a balance of residential accommodation
within a mixed use development.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Attached dwellings; Boarding houses; Business
premises; Car parks; Child care centres; Community facilities; Educational
establishments; Emergency services facilities; Flood mitigation works; Food
and drink premises; Health services facilities; Home-based child care; Home
businesses; Hostels; Kiosks; Multi-dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops;
Office premises; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Recreation
facilities (indoor); Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres;
Roads; Service stations; Shop top housing; Tourist and visitor
accommodation
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone B1Neighbourhood
Centre
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a range of small-scale retail,
business and community uses that serve the needs of people who live or work in
the surrounding neighbourhood.
•
To provide for residential development that
maintains active retail frontages in order to contribute to a safe,
attractive, friendly, accessible and efficient pedestrian
environment.
•
To maintain the hierarchy of urban centres
throughout the City of Newcastle and not prejudice the viability of centres
within Zone B2 Local Centre or Zone B3 Commercial
Core.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Amusement centres; Boarding houses; Business
premises; Car parks; Child care centres; Commercial premises; Community
facilities; Dwelling houses; Educational establishments; Entertainment
facilities; Environmental facilities; Exhibition homes; Flood mitigation
works; Function centres; Health services facilities; Home-based child care;
Home businesses; Information and education facilities; Light industries;
Medical centres; Neighbourhood shops; Places of public worship; Public
administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor);
Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Roads; Service stations; Shop top
housing; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle repair stations;
Veterinary hospitals
4Prohibited
Bulky goods premises; High technology industries;
Home industries; Rural supplies; Timber yards; Any other development not
specified in item 2 or 3
Zone B2Local
Centre
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a range of retail, business,
entertainment and community uses that serve the needs of people who live in,
work in and visit the local area.
•
To encourage employment opportunities in
accessible locations.
•
To maximise public transport patronage and
encourage walking and cycling.
•
To provide for residential development that
maintains active retail and business frontages in order to contribute to a
safe, attractive, friendly, accessible and efficient pedestrian
environment.
•
To maintain the hierarchy of urban centres
throughout the City of Newcastle and not prejudice the viability of the
Newcastle City Centre.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Amusement centres; Boarding houses; Car parks;
Child care centres; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Dwelling
houses; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Environmental
facilities; Exhibition homes; Flood mitigation works; Function centres; Health
services facilities; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home occupations
(sex services); Hostels; Industrial retail outlets; Information and education
facilities; Light industries; Medical centres; Mortuaries; Passenger transport
facilities; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings;
Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities
(major); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises;
Roads; Service stations; Sex services premises; Shop top housing; Signage;
Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle repair stations;
Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures
4Prohibited
High technology industries; Any other development
not specified in item 2 or 3
Zone B3Commercial
Core
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a wide range of retail, business,
office, entertainment, community and other suitable land uses that serve the
needs of the local and wider community.
•
To encourage appropriate employment opportunities
in accessible locations.
•
To maximise public transport patronage and
encourage walking and cycling.
•
To provide for commercial floor space within a
mixed use development.
•
To strengthen the role of the Newcastle City
Centre as the regional business, retail and cultural centre of the Hunter
region.
•
To provide for the retention and creation of view
corridors.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Car parks; Child care centres; Commercial
premises; Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment
facilities; Environmental facilities; Flood mitigation works; Function
centres; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and education facilities;
Medical centres; Mortuaries; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public
worship; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs;
Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Sex services premises;
Shop top housing; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport
depots
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone B4Mixed
Use
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a mixture of compatible land
uses.
•
To integrate suitable business, office,
residential, retail and other development in accessible locations so as to
maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and
cycling.
•
To support nearby or adjacent commercial centres
without adversely impacting on the viability of those
centres.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Boarding houses; Child care centres; Commercial
premises; Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment
facilities; Function centres; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and
education facilities; Medical centres; Passenger transport facilities;
Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres;
Restricted premises; Roads; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; Any other
development not specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities;
Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses;
Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Farm buildings;
Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Forestry; Freight transport
facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries;
Helipads; High technology industries; Open cut mining; Resource recovery
facilities; Rural industries; Secondary dwellings; Semi-detached dwellings;
Sewage treatment plants; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Waste
disposal facilities; Water recycling facilities; Water supply
systems
Zone B5Business
Development
1Objectives of
zone
•
To enable a mix of business and warehouse uses,
and bulky goods premises that require a large floor area, in locations that
are close to, and that support the viability of, centres.
•
To accommodate a wide range of employment
generating uses and associated support facilities including light industrial,
transport and storage activities.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with
consent
Amusement centres; Bulky goods premises; Car
parks; Child care centres; Commercial premises; Community facilities;
Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Educational establishments; Flood
mitigation works; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Industrial
retail outlets; Information and education facilities; Landscaping material
supplies; Light industries; Mortuaries; Passenger transport facilities;
Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities
(outdoor); Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Self-storage
units; Service stations; Sex services premises; Signage; Vehicle body repair
workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Veterinary hospitals; Warehouse or
distribution centres; Wholesale supplies
4Prohibited
High technology industries; Pubs; Restaurants or
cafes; Roadside stalls; Any other development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone IN1General
Industrial
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a wide range of industrial and
warehouse land uses.
•
To encourage employment
opportunities.
•
To minimise any adverse effect of industry on
other land uses.
•
To support and protect industrial land for
industrial uses.
•
To allow commercial, retail or other development
where it is:
(i)
ancillary to the use of land in this zone for
industrial, research, service or storage purposes, or
(ii)
primarily intended to provide personal services
and community facilities to persons occupied or employed in activities
otherwise permitted in this zone or for the benefit of the local
community.
•
To ensure that any such commercial, retail or
other development is unlikely to be prejudicial:
(i)
to employment-generating activities,
or
(ii)
to the viability of existing commercial
centres.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with
consent
Aquaculture; Boat building and repair facilities;
Boat launching ramps; Car parks; Child care centres; Community facilities;
Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Flood mitigation works; Freight
transport facilities; Garden centres; General industries; Hardware and
building supplies; Helipads; Heliports; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial
training facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light
industries; Mortuaries; Neighbourhood shops; Passenger transport facilities;
Places of public worship; Plant nurseries; Port facilities; Recreation areas;
Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Respite day
care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Service stations; Sewerage systems;
Sex services premises; Signage; Storage premises; Take away food and drink
premises; Timber yards; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair
workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Water
supply systems; Wholesale supplies
4Prohibited
Water recycling facilities; Any other development
not specified in item 2 or 3
Zone IN2Light
Industrial
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a wide range of light industrial,
warehouse and related land uses.
•
To encourage employment opportunities and to
support the viability of centres.
•
To minimise any adverse effect of industry on
other land uses.
•
To enable other land uses that provide facilities
or services to meet the day to day needs of workers in the
area.
•
To support and protect industrial land for
industrial uses.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with
consent
Aquaculture; Boat building and repair facilities;
Boat launching ramps; Car parks; Child care centres; Community facilities;
Crematoria; Depots; Flood mitigation works; Freight transport facilities;
Garden centres; General industries; Hardware and building supplies; Helipads;
Heliports; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Jetties;
Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Mortuaries;
Neighbourhood shops; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship;
Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation
facilities (major); Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads;
Service stations; Sex services premises; Signage; Storage premises; Take away
food and drink premises; Timber yards; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle
body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Vehicle sales or hire
premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Wholesale
supplies
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone IN3Heavy
Industrial
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide suitable areas for those industries
that need to be separated from other land uses.
•
To encourage employment
opportunities.
•
To minimise any adverse effect of heavy industry
on other land uses.
•
To support and protect industrial land for
industrial uses.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with
consent
Aquaculture; Boat building and repair facilities;
Boat launching ramps; Car parks; Depots; Extractive industries; Flood
mitigation works; Freight transport facilities; General industries; Hazardous
storage establishments; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy
industries; Helipads; Jetties; Kiosks; Light industries; Marinas; Moorings;
Neighbourhood shops; Offensive storage establishments; Open cut mining;
Passenger transport facilities; Port facilities; Recreation areas (indoor);
Roads; Service stations; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Signage;
Take away food and drink premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle
body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Warehouse or distribution
centres; Water supply systems; Wholesale supplies
4Prohibited
High technology industries; Any other development
not specified in item 2 or 3
Zone SP1Special
Activities
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
2Permitted without
consent
Roads
3Permitted with
consent
The purpose shown on the Land Zoning
Map, including any development that is ordinarily
incidental or ancillary to development for that purpose
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone SP2Infrastructure
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for infrastructure and related
uses.
•
To prevent development that is not compatible
with or that may detract from the provision of
infrastructure.
2Permitted without
consent
Roads
3Permitted with
consent
The purpose shown on the Land Zoning
Map, including any development that is ordinarily
incidental or ancillary to development for that purpose
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone RE1Public
Recreation
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental facilities; Environmental
protection works
3Permitted with
consent
Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping
grounds; Car parks; Caravan parks; Charter and tourism boating facilities;
Child care centres; Community facilities; Emergency services facilities;
Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Marinas; Markets;
Moorings; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation areas; Recreation
facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities
(outdoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes;
Roads; Water recreation structures
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone RE2Private
Recreation
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental facilities; Environmental
protection works; Home occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Amusement centres; Boat launching ramps; Boat
sheds; Camping grounds; Car parks; Caravan parks; Charter and tourism boating
facilities; Child care centres; Community facilities; Dwelling houses;
Emergency services facilities; Entertainment facilities; Flood mitigation
works; Food and drink premises; Function centres; Helipads; Home-based child
care; Jetties; Kiosks; Marinas; Markets; Moorings; Neighbourhood shops;
Passenger transport facilities; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities
(indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor);
Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Roads; Signage; Water recreation
structures
4Prohibited
Pubs; Any other development not specified in item
2 or 3
Zone E1National Parks and Nature
Reserves
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
2Permitted without
consent
Uses authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act
1974
3Permitted with
consent
Nil
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone E2Environmental
Conservation
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
•
To provide for the management of the majority of
the Hunter River floodplain by restricting the type and intensity of
development to that compatible with the anticipated risk to life and
property.
•
To provide for the conservation, enhancement and
protection of the Hexham Wetlands.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Agriculture; Dwelling houses; Environmental
facilities; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works; Recreation areas;
Roads
4Prohibited
Animal boarding or training establishments;
Aquaculture; Business premises; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industries;
Intensive livestock agriculture; Intensive plant agriculture; 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
Zone E3Environmental
Management
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
•
To provide for the conservation of the rural and
bushland character of the land that forms the scenic edge of and the gateway
to urban Newcastle.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Agriculture; Animal boarding or training
establishments; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Camping grounds; Caravan
parks; Cemeteries; Child care centres; Community facilities; Dwelling houses;
Educational establishments; Electricity generating works; Emergency services
facilities; Environmental facilities; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works;
Home-based child care; Home businesses; Information and education facilities;
Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres;
Roads; Signage; Water recreation structures
4Prohibited
Industries; Intensive livestock agriculture;
Intensive plant agriculture; Multi dwelling housing; Residential flat
buildings; Retail premises; Seniors housing; Service stations; Warehouse or
distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone E4Environmental
Living
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
•
To conserve the rural or bushland character and
the biodiversity or other conservation values of the land.
•
To provide for the development of land for
purposes that will not, or will be unlikely to, prejudice its possible future
development for urban purposes or its environmental
conservation.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Agriculture; Animal boarding or training
establishments; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Camping grounds; Caravan
parks; Child care centres; Community facilities; Dwelling houses; Emergency
services facilities; Environmental facilities; Farm buildings; Flood
mitigation works; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Information and
education facilities; Landscaping material supplies; Neighbourhood shops;
Passenger transport facilities; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Research
stations; Respite day care centres; Roads; Roadside stalls; Secondary
dwellings
4Prohibited
Aquaculture; Industries; Intensive livestock
agriculture; Service stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other
development not specified in item 2 or 3
Zone W2Recreational
Waterways
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with
consent
Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds;
Charter and tourism boating facilities; Emergency services facilities;
Environmental facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Marinas; Moorings; Passenger
transport facilities; Recreation areas; Roads; Water recreation
structures
4Prohibited
Industries; Multi dwelling housing; Residential
flat buildings; Seniors housing; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other
development not specified in item 2 or 3