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 No 33—Hazardous and Offensive
Development
State Environmental Planning
Policy No 50—Canal Estate
Development
State Environmental Planning
Policy No 64—Advertising and
Signage
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development)
2019
Land Use tbl: Am 2016
(168), Sch 1 [2] [5]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 [1]; 2019 (137), Sch 6 [1]; 2019
(413), cl 4.
Zone RU1Primary
Production
1Objectives of
zone
•
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 provide opportunities for intensive and
extensive agriculture in appropriate locations consistent with the
environmental capability of the land.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Extensive
agriculture; Home-based child care; Home occupations; Roads; Water
reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal
boarding or training establishments; Aquaculture; Bed and breakfast
accommodation; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building identification
signs; Business identification signs; Camping grounds; Cellar door premises;
Cemeteries; Community facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots;
Dual occupancies (attached); Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities;
Environmental facilities; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Farm stay
accommodation; Flood mitigation works; Forestry; Freight transport facilities;
General industries; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries;
Helipads; Home businesses; Home industries; Home occupations (sex services);
Industrial training facilities; Information and education facilities;
Intensive livestock agriculture; Intensive plant agriculture; Jetties;
Landscaping material supplies; Open cut mining; Places of public worship;
Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (major); Recreation
facilities (outdoor); Roadside stalls; Rural industries; Rural supplies; Rural
workers’ dwellings; Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures;
Water supply systems
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone RU3Forestry
1Objectives of
zone
•
To enable development for forestry
purposes.
•
To enable other development that is compatible
with forestry land uses.
2Permitted without
consent
Roads; Uses authorised under the Forestry Act 2012 or under Part 5B
(Private native forestry) of the Local Land
Services Act 2013
3Permitted with
consent
Aquaculture
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone RU4Primary Production Small
Lots
1Objectives of
zone
•
To enable sustainable primary industry and other
compatible land uses.
•
To encourage and promote diversity and employment
opportunities in relation to primary industry enterprises, particularly those
that require smaller lots or that are more intensive in
nature.
•
To minimise conflict between land uses within
this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
•
To ensure land is available for intensive plant
agriculture activities.
•
To encourage diversity and promote employment
opportunities related to primary industry enterprises, particularly those that
require smaller holdings or are more intensive in
nature.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Extensive
agriculture; Home-based child care; Home occupations; Roads; Water
reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Agricultural produce industries; Animal boarding
or training establishments; Aquaculture; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boat
launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Camping grounds; Cellar door premises; Community
facilities; Correctional centres; Depots; Dual occupancies (attached);
Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Environmental facilities; Extractive
industries; Farm buildings; Farm stay accommodation; Flood mitigation works;
Forestry; Helipads; Home businesses; Home industries; Home occupations (sex
services); Industrial training facilities; Information and education
facilities; Intensive plant agriculture; Jetties; Landscaping material
supplies; Open cut mining; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Roadside stalls;
Rural industries; Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures; Water
supply systems
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone RU5Village
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for a range of land uses, services and
facilities that are associated with a rural village.
•
To encourage, protect and support the rural
village character of the locality.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home-based child
care; Home occupations; Roads; Water reticulation
systems
3Permitted with
consent
Agricultural produce industries; Centre-based
child care facilities; Community facilities; Dwelling houses; Neighbourhood
shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Recreation areas;
Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day
care centres; Schools; Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not
specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Animal boarding or training establishments; Car parks; Cellar door premises;
Farm buildings; Farm stay accommodation; Forestry; Heavy industrial storage
establishments; Heavy industries; Helipads; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings;
Open cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture Public administration buildings;
Resource recovery facilities; Rural industries; Rural workers’
dwellings; Sewage treatment plants; Waste disposal facilities; Wharf or
boating facilities
Zone R1General
Residential
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for the housing needs of the
community.
•
To provide for a variety of housing types and
densities.
•
To enable other land uses that provide facilities
or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
•
To encourage all forms of residential
accommodation in appropriate locations.
2Permitted without
consent
Home-based child care; Home occupations; Roads;
Water reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast
accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Community
facilities; Dwelling houses; Group homes; Home industries; Hostels; Kiosks;
Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of
public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Residential flat buildings; Respite
day care centres; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Serviced
apartments; Shop top housing; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based
aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2 or
4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids
treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Car parks;
Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises;
Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Entertainment facilities; Extractive
industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Function
centres; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service
centres; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities;
Industries; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining;
Passenger transport facilities; Public administration buildings; Recreation
facilities (major); Registered clubs; Research stations; Resource recovery
facilities; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Rural workers’
dwellings; Service stations; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises;
Signage; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport
depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations;
Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation
structures; Water treatment facilities; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale
supplies
Zone R5Large Lot
Residential
1Objectives of
zone
•
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.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Extensive
agriculture; Home-based child care; Home occupations; Roads; Water
reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Building
identification signs; Business identification signs; Dual occupancies;
Dwelling houses; Home industries; Oyster aquaculture; Pond-based aquaculture;
Roadside stalls; Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified
in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids
treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Car parks;
Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises;
Correctional centres; Crematoria; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes;
Exhibition villages; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Function centres;
Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres;
Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries;
Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Passenger
transport facilities; Public administration buildings; Recreation facilities
(indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Registered clubs; Research stations;
Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Restricted premises;
Rural industries; Service stations; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services
premises; Signage; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation;
Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair
stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities; Water
treatment facilities; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale
supplies
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.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Home-based child
care; Home occupations; Roads; Water reticulation
systems
3Permitted with
consent
Boarding houses; Centre-based child care
facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational
establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Information and
education facilities; Light industries; Medical centres; Oyster aquaculture;
Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered
clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Service stations; Shop
top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Any
other development not specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities;
Boat building and repair facilities; Camping grounds; Caravan parks;
Cemeteries; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities;
Electricity generating works; Heavy industrial storage establishments;
Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings;
Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Helipads; Highway service centres;
Industrial retail outlets; Industries; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open
cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture Recreation facilities (major); Research
stations; Resource recovery facilities; Rural industries; Rural workers’
dwellings; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Storage premises;
Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Waste disposal
facilities; Water treatment facilities; Wharf or boating
facilities
Zone B5Business
Development
1Objectives of
zone
•
To enable a mix of business and warehouse uses,
and specialised retail premises that require a large floor area, in locations
that are close to, and that support the viability of,
centres.
•
To maximise exposure of business-related
developments on the Newell Highway.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Roads; Water
reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Centre-based child care facilities; Funeral
homes; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Hotel or motel
accommodation; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Oyster
aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Respite day care centres;
Self-storage units; Specialised retail premises; Tank-based aquaculture;
Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item
2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids
treatment facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat building and repair
facilities; Boat sheds; Business premises; Camping grounds; Caravan parks;
Cemeteries; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Eco-tourist facilities;
Electricity generating works; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes;
Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Function
centres; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Home-based child
care; Home businesses; Home industries; Home occupations; Home occupations
(sex services); Industrial training facilities; Industries; Information and
education facilities; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Office
premises; Open cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture Recreation facilities
(major); Registered clubs; Research stations; Residential accommodation;
Resource recovery facilities; Roadside stalls; Rural industries; Sewage
treatment plants; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor
accommodation; Vehicle body repair workshops; Waste disposal facilities; Water
recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating
facilities
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.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Roads; Water
reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Depots; Freight transport facilities; Funeral
homes; Garden centres; General industries; Hardware and building supplies;
Heliports; Industrial training facilities; Kiosks; Landscaping material
supplies; Light industries; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of
public worship; Rural supplies; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based
aquaculture; Timber yards; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Warehouse or
distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or
4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan
parks; Cemeteries; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises;
Eco-tourist facilities; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition
villages; Farm buildings; Forestry; Function centres; Health services
facilities; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home occupations; Home
occupations (sex services); Information and education facilities; Jetties;
Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Passenger transport facilities; Pond-based
aquaculture Public administration buildings; Registered clubs; Residential
accommodation; Respite day care centres; Schools; Tourist and visitor
accommodation; Water recreation structures; Wharf or boating
facilities
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; Roads; Water
reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Depots; Food and drink premises; Funeral homes;
Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Heliports; Industrial training
facilities; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries;
Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Rural
supplies; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Timber
yards; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any
other development not specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids
treatment facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds;
Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial
premises; Correctional centres; Eco-tourist facilities; Entertainment
facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Farm buildings; Forestry;
Function centres; Health services facilities; Heavy industrial storage
establishments; Highway service centres; Home-based child care; Home
businesses; Home occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Industries;
Information and education facilities; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens;
Moorings; Passenger transport facilities; Pond-based aquaculture Public
administration buildings; Registered clubs; Residential accommodation;
Resource recovery facilities; Respite day care centres; Rural industries;
Schools; Service stations; Sewage treatment plants; Tourist and visitor
accommodation; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water
storage facilities; Water treatment facilities; Wharf or boating
facilities
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
Aquaculture; 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 SP3Tourist
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for a variety of tourist-oriented
development and related uses.
•
To facilitate Forbes as a tourist
destination.
2Permitted without
consent
Environmental protection works; Roads; Water
reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training
establishments; Aquaculture; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat
launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cellar door
premises; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Community facilities;
Eco-tourist facilities; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities;
Food and drink premises; Flood mitigation works; Function centres; Helipads;
Highway service centres; Information and education facilities; Jetties;
Kiosks; Marinas; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation areas; Recreation
facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities
(outdoor); Registered clubs; Roadside stalls; Service stations; Shop top
housing; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Viticulture; Water
recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water storage
facilities
4Prohibited
Any other 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 protection works; Roads; Water
reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds;
Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Car parks;
Charter and tourism boating facilities; Centre-based child care facilities;
Community facilities; Environmental facilities; Flood mitigation works;
Heliports; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Mooring
pens; Moorings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation
facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres;
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 protection works; Roads; Water
reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training
establishments; Aquaculture; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat
launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Centre-based
child care facilities; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Community
facilities; Eco-tourist facilities; Entertainment facilities; Environmental
facilities; Flood mitigation works; Food and drink premises; Function centres;
Helipads; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Marinas;
Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Recreation areas;
Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation
facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Seniors
housing; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Water recreation
structures; Water recycling facilities; Water supply
systems
4Prohibited
Farm stay accommodation; Water treatment
facilities; 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 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 ensure development is compatible with the
flood affectation on the land.
2Permitted without
consent
Bee keeping; Home-based child care; Home
occupations; Water reticulation systems
3Permitted with
consent
Animal boarding or training establishments; Bed
and breakfast accommodation; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building
identification signs; Business identification signs; Camping grounds; Dual
occupancies (attached); Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Emergency
services facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works;
Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works; Helipads; Home
businesses; Home industries; Home occupations (sex services); Hostels;
Jetties; Kiosks; Oyster aquaculture; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas;
Roads; Tank-based aquaculture; Water recreation structures; Water recycling
facilities; Water supply systems
4Prohibited
Industries; 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