Land
Use Table
Note—
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 (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Chapter
7
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Industry and Employment) 2021, Chapter
3
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Primary Production) 2021, Chapter
2
Land Use tbl: Am 2014
(700), cl 5 (1) (2); 2016 (168), Sch 1 [2]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 [1]; 2018
(488), Sch 1.1 [1]; 2019 (137), Sch 6 [1]; 2022 (314), Sch 1; 2022 (625), cl
5(1)–(3).
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 encourage eco-tourism enterprises that
minimise any adverse effect on primary industry
production.
•
To permit non-agricultural uses that support the
primary production purposes of the zone.
•
To permit small scale rural tourism uses
associated with primary production and environmental conservation with minimal
impact on primary production and the scenic amenity of the
area.
•
To encourage the provision of tourist
accommodation in association with agricultural activities.
•
To provide opportunities for
employment-generating development that adds value to local agricultural
production and integrates with tourism.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection works; Extensive
agriculture; Forestry; Home occupations; Intensive plant
agriculture
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; Caravan parks; Cellar
door premises; Cemeteries; Community facilities; Correctional centres;
Crematoria; Depots; Dual occupancies (attached); Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist
facilities; Educational establishments; Environmental facilities; Extractive
industries; Farm buildings; Farm stay accommodation; Flood mitigation works;
Freight transport facilities; Helipads; Home industries; Home occupations (sex
services); Industrial training facilities; Information and education
facilities; Intensive livestock agriculture; Jetties; Landscaping material
supplies; Open cut mining; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation
facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Roads; Roadside stalls;
Rural industries; Rural supplies; Rural workers’ dwellings; Secondary
dwellings; Timber yards; Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures;
Water storage facilities
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
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; Roads
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 promote and encourage development that will
strengthen the economies of villages in a manner that enhances and conserves
their distinctive heritage characteristics.
•
To maintain the inherent character of each
village in Parkes.
•
To take advantage of locational factors such as
the Newell Highway to foster the ongoing growth of tourism within
villages.
•
To provide for future development within each
village based on a settlement hierarchy within
Parkes.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with consent
Centre-based child care facilities; Community
facilities; Dwelling houses; Liquid fuel depots; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster
aquaculture; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities
(indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres; Roads;
Schools; Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2
or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Animal boarding or training establishments; Cellar door premises; Crematoria;
Electricity generating works; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Farm stay
accommodation; Forestry; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy
industries; Home occupations (sex services); Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings;
Open cut mining; Rural workers’ dwellings; Waste disposal
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 provide attractive, affordable, well located
and market-responsive residential land.
•
To ensure that any non-residential land uses
permitted within the zone are compatible with the amenity of the
area.
•
To ensure that housing densities are broadly
concentrated in locations accessible to public transport, employment, services
and facilities.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with consent
Attached dwellings; Boarding houses; Centre-based
child care facilities; Community facilities; Dwelling houses; Food and drink
premises; 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;
Roads; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; 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; Charter
and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Correctional centres;
Crematoria; Depots; Electricity generating works; Extractive industries; Farm
buildings; Farm stay accommodation; Forestry; Freight transport facilities;
Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres;
Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial
training facilities; Industries; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Mooring
pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Research stations; Restricted
premises; Rural industries; Rural workers’ dwellings; Service stations;
Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Transport
depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations;
Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste or resource management facilities;
Water recycling facilities; Water treatment 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; Home occupations;
Water reticulation systems
3Permitted with consent
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Building
identification signs; Business identification signs; Dual occupancies;
Dwelling houses; Home industries; Kiosks; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster
aquaculture; Plant nurseries; Pond-based aquaculture; Roads; Roadside stalls;
Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2 or
4
4Prohibited
Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Amusement
centres; Biosolids treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities;
Car parks; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises;
Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Electricity generating works;
Entertainment facilities; Freight transport facilities; Function centres;
Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres;
Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial
training facilities; Industries; Intensive livestock agriculture; Local
distribution premises; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Public
administration buildings; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation
facilities (major); Registered clubs; Research stations; Residential
accommodation; 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
or resource management facilities; Water recycling facilities; Water treatment
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.
•
To preserve the dominance of the town centre of
Parkes as the key subregional retail and commercial centre in
Parkes.
•
To support the consolidation of commercial and
retail development in the town centre of Parkes.
•
To encourage the expansion of post-secondary
education and training facilities within the town centre of Parkes to service
the education needs of the region.
•
To improve the quality of urban design in the
town centre of Parkes to ensure that the pedestrian environment is attractive
and safe.
•
To minimise conflict between land uses within the
zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with consent
Boarding houses; Centre-based child care
facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational
establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Information and
education facilities; Medical centres; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport
facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care
centres; Restricted premises; Roads; 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; Attached dwellings; Biosolids
treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Camping grounds;
Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Dual
occupancies; Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating
works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm
buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage
establishments; Highway service centres; Home occupations (sex services);
Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries;
Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture
Recreation facilities (major); Research stations; Resource recovery
facilities; Rural industries; Rural workers’ dwellings; Secondary
dwellings; Seniors housing; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises;
Storage premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair
workshops; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities; Water
recycling facilities; Water treatment facilities; Wholesale
supplies
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 minimise conflict between land uses within the
zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
•
To encourage development that supports or
complements the primary office and retail functions of the local centre
zone.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection works; Home
occupations
3Permitted with consent
Boarding houses; Centre-based child care
facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational
establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Hotel or motel
accommodation; Information and education facilities; Medical centres; Oyster
aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor);
Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads;
Seniors housing; Shop top housing; 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; Camping grounds;
Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities;
Electricity generating works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages;
Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Farm stay accommodation; Forestry;
Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Highway
service centres; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial training
facilities; Industries; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open cut mining;
Pond-based aquaculture Recreation facilities (major); Research stations;
Resource recovery facilities; Rural industries; Rural workers’
dwellings; Secondary dwellings; Semi-detached dwellings; Sewage treatment
plants; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Transport depots; Truck
depots; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities; Water
recycling facilities; Water treatment 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.
•
To create high quality working and business
environments.
•
To locate industrial land that reinforces links
between the Parkes Hub, the Parkes Industrial Estate and other key
infrastructure.
•
To encourage industrial development that responds
to site characteristics, considers visual impacts of built form and does not
conflict with adjoining land uses.
•
To facilitate industrial development that
supports regional economic influences.
•
To support existing industry sectors in Parkes
that are key economic drivers.
•
To provide for industrial uses in close proximity
to transport infrastructure.
•
To enable other land uses that provide facilities
or services to meet the day to day needs of workers in the
area.
•
To accommodate larger industries or those that
could potentially create a nuisance in locations separated from residential
areas but accessible to the workforce.
•
To enable development that is associated with,
ancillary to, or supportive of, industry or industrial
employees.
•
To encourage a range of uses that provide
specialist goods and services to the region’s farmers and agricultural
enterprises.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with consent
Depots; Freight transport facilities; Funeral
homes; Garden centres; General industries; Hardware and building supplies;
Industrial training facilities; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light
industries; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship;
Plant nurseries; Roads; Rural supplies; Specialised retail premises; Take away
food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Timber yards; Vehicle sales
or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not
specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Airports; Airstrips; Amusement
centres; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Centre-based child care
facilities; Commercial premises; Eco-tourist facilities; Educational
establishments; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition
villages; Farm buildings; Forestry; Function centres; Health services
facilities; Home occupations (sex services); Information and education
facilities; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Pond-based aquaculture Registered
clubs; Residential accommodation; Respite day care centres; Tourist and
visitor accommodation
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.
•
To recognise the Parkes “Hub” as a
special industrial enterprise area.
•
To provide suitable land for a national
multi-modal freight and transport interchange.
•
To encourage the growth of the freight logistics
industry and provide economic benefits for Parkes.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection
works
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 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 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
3Permitted with consent
Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds;
Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Camping grounds;
Caravan parks; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Community facilities;
Environmental facilities; Flood mitigation works; Heliports; Information and
education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Markets; Recreation areas; Recreation
facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities
(outdoor); Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water
supply systems
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
3Permitted with consent
Airstrips; Amusement centres; Aquaculture;
Backpackers’ accommodation; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping
grounds; Caravan parks; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Centre-based
child care facilities; Community facilities; Eco-tourist facilities; Emergency
services facilities; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Flood
mitigation works; Food and drink premises; Function centres; Helipads; Hotel
or motel accommodation; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks;
Passenger transport facilities; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities
(indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor);
Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Roads; Seniors housing; Serviced
apartments; Signage; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities;
Water supply systems
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone C1National 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