{"id":"nsw:epi-2014-0729","name":"Bathurst Regional Local Environmental Plan 2014","slug":"bathurst-regional-local-environmental-plan-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"729 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181195,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:epi-2014-0729-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary\n\nPart 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Plan","content":"#### 1 Name of Plan\n\n1.1 Name of Plan\n\n> This Plan is [Bathurst Regional Local Environmental Plan 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2014-0729).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Permitted or prohibited development","content":"# Part 2 Permitted or prohibited development\n\nPart 2 Permitted or prohibited development","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land use zones","content":"#### 2 Land use zones\n\n2.1 Land use zones\n\n> The land use zones under this Plan are as follows—\n> \n> > Rural Zones\n> \n> > RU1 Primary Production\n> > \n> > RU2 Rural Landscape\n> > \n> > RU3 Forestry\n> > \n> > RU4 Primary Production Small Lots\n> > \n> > RU5 Village\n> \n> > Residential Zones\n> \n> > R1 General Residential\n> > \n> > R2 Low Density Residential\n> > \n> > R3 Medium Density Residential\n> > \n> > R5 Large Lot Residential\n> \n> > Employment Zones\n> \n> > E1 Local Centre\n> > \n> > E2 Commercial Centre\n> > \n> > E3 Productivity Support\n> > \n> > E4 General Industrial\n> \n> > Special Purpose Zones\n> \n> > SP1 Special Activities\n> > \n> > SP2 Infrastructure\n> > \n> > SP3 Tourist\n> \n> > Recreation Zones\n> \n> > RE1 Public Recreation\n> > \n> > RE2 Private Recreation\n> \n> > Conservation Zones\n> \n> > C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves\n> > \n> > C2 Environmental Conservation\n> > \n> > C4 Environmental Living\n> \n> > Waterway Zones\n> \n> > W2 Recreational Waterways\n> \n> **cl 2.1:** Am 2022 (828), Sch 1.3\\[1\\]; 2023 (244), Sch 1\\[2\\].","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"pt","sectionType":"part","heading":"Land Use Table","content":"# pt Land Use Table\n\nLand Use Table\n\nNote—\n\nState environmental planning policies, including the following, may be relevant to development on land to which this Plan applies—\n\n> [State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0714)\n\n> [State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0732), 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\n\n> [State Environmental Planning Policy (Resources and Energy) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0731), Chapter 2\n\n> [State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0730), Chapter 3\n\n> [State Environmental Planning Policy (Industry and Employment) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0723), Chapter 3\n\n> [State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0729), Chapter 2\n\n**Land Use tbl:** Am 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 \\[1\\]; 2018 (141), cl 5; 2018 (488), Sch 1.1 \\[1\\]; 2019 (137), Sch 6 \\[1\\]; 2019 (400), cl 4; 2020 (221), Sch 1\\[1\\]; 2021 (714), Sch 10.1; 2022 (314), Sch 1; 2022 (828), Sch 1.3\\[2\\]; 2023 (244), Sch 1\\[3\\].\n\nZone RU1 Primary Production\n\nZone RU2 Rural Landscape\n\nZone RU3 Forestry\n\nZone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots\n\nZone RU5 Village\n\nZone R1 General Residential\n\nZone R2 Low Density Residential\n\nZone R3 Medium Density Residential\n\nZone R5 Large Lot Residential\n\nZone E1 Local Centre\n\nZone E2 Commercial Centre\n\nZone E3 Productivity Support\n\nZone E4 General Industrial\n\nZone SP1 Special Activities\n\nZone SP2 Infrastructure\n\nZone SP3 Tourist\n\nZone RE1 Public Recreation\n\nZone RE2 Private Recreation\n\nZone C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves\n\nZone C2 Environmental Conservation\n\nZone C4 Environmental Living\n\nZone W2 Recreational Waterways","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permitted with consent","content":"#### 3 Permitted with consent\n\n3 Permitted with consent\n\n> Aquaculture; Artisan food and drink industries; Cellar door premises; Dwelling houses; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Food and drink premises; Funeral homes; Garden centres; High technology industries; Home industries; Hostels; Intensive livestock agriculture; Landscaping material supplies; Markets; Neighbourhood shops; Open cut mining; Plant nurseries; Roadside stalls; Rural supplies; Rural workers’ dwellings; Secondary dwellings; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4","sortOrder":35},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prohibited","content":"#### 4 Prohibited\n\n4 Prohibited\n\n> Amusement centres; Commercial premises; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Home occupations (sex services); Industries; Local distribution premises; Public administration buildings; Residential accommodation; Restricted premises; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Wholesale supplies","sortOrder":36},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Exempt and complying development","content":"# Part 3 Exempt and complying development\n\nPart 3 Exempt and complying development","sortOrder":121},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Principal development standards","content":"# Part 4 Principal development standards\n\nPart 4 Principal development standards","sortOrder":125},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous provisions","content":"# Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions","sortOrder":140},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Relevant acquisition authority","content":"#### 5 Relevant acquisition authority\n\n5.1 Relevant acquisition authority\n\n> > (1) 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](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022) (the owner-initiated acquisition provisions).\n> > \n> > Note.\n> > \n> > 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](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022) requires the authority to acquire the land.\n> \n> > (2) 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](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/bathurst-regional-local-environmental-plan-2014) (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).\n> > \n> > | Type of land shown on Map | Authority of the State |\n> > | Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Local open space” | Council |\n> > | Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Regional open space” | The corporation constituted under section 2.5 of the Act |\n> > | Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Classified road” | Transport for NSW |\n> > | Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Future Road Alignment” | Council |\n> > | Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Infrastructure, Education, Open Space” | Council |\n> > | Zone C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves and marked “National Park” | Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 |\n> \n> > (3) 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.\n> \n> Note.\n> \n> If land, other than land specified in the table to subclause (2), is required to be acquired under the owner-initiated acquisition provisions, the Minister for Planning is required to take action to enable the designation of the acquiring authority under this clause. Pending the designation of the acquiring authority for the land, the acquiring authority is to be the authority determined by order of the Minister for Planning (see section 21 of the [Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022)).\n> \n> **cl 5.1:** Am 2023 (244), Sch 1\\[4\\].","sortOrder":141},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Urban release areas","content":"# Part 6 Urban release areas\n\nPart 6 Urban release areas","sortOrder":167},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Arrangements for designated State public infrastructure","content":"#### 6 Arrangements for designated State public infrastructure\n\n6.1 Arrangements for designated State public infrastructure\n\n> > (1) The objective of this clause is to require satisfactory arrangements to be made for the provision of designated State public infrastructure before the subdivision of land in an urban release area to satisfy needs that arise from development on the land, but only if the land is developed intensively for urban purposes.\n> \n> > (2) Development consent must not be granted for the subdivision of land in an urban release area if the subdivision would create a lot smaller than the minimum lot size permitted on the land immediately before the land became, or became part of, an urban release area, unless the Director-General has certified in writing to the consent authority that satisfactory arrangements have been made to contribute to the provision of designated State public infrastructure in relation to that lot.\n> \n> > (3) Subclause (2) does not apply to—\n> > \n> > > (a) any lot identified in the certificate as a residue lot, or\n> > \n> > > (b) any lot to be created by a subdivision of land that was the subject of a previous development consent granted in accordance with this clause, or\n> > \n> > > (c) any lot that is proposed in the development application to be reserved or dedicated for public open space, public roads, public utility undertakings, educational facilities or any other public purpose, or\n> > \n> > > (d) a subdivision for the purpose only of rectifying an encroachment on any existing lot.\n> \n> > (4) This clause does not apply to land in an urban release area if all or any part of the land is in a region within the meaning of the Act, Division 7.1, Subdivision 4.\n> \n> **cl 6.1:** Am 2019 (621), Sch 1.2\\[1\\]; 2023 (554), Sch 1.","sortOrder":168},{"sectionNumber":"Part 7","sectionType":"part","heading":"Additional local provisions","content":"# Part 7 Additional local provisions\n\nPart 7 Additional local provisions","sortOrder":172},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"#### 7\n\n7.1, 7.2 (Repealed)","sortOrder":173},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Additional permitted uses","content":"# Schedule 1 Additional permitted uses\n\nSchedule 1 Additional permitted uses\n\n(Clause 2.5)\n\n**sch 1:** Am 2017 (493), Sch 1.2 \\[2\\].","sortOrder":190},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Sydney Road, Kelso","content":"#### 8 Use of certain land at Sydney Road, Kelso\n\n8 Use of certain land at Sydney Road, Kelso\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to land at Sydney Road, Kelso, being Part Lot 2, DP 1079829 and Part Lot 1, DP 1093933.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purposes of freight transport terminals and warehouse or distribution centres is permitted with development consent on that part of the land identified as “1” on the [Additional Permitted Uses Map](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/bathurst-regional-local-environmental-plan-2014).","sortOrder":198},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at 89 Blacks Mill Lane, O’Connell","content":"#### 9 Use of certain land at 89 Blacks Mill Lane, O’Connell\n\n9 Use of certain land at 89 Blacks Mill Lane, O’Connell\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to land at 89 Blacks Mill Lane, O’Connell, being Lot 1, DP 869643 and Lot 35, DP 755784.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house on each lot is permitted with development consent.","sortOrder":199},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Rockley Road, Rockley Mount","content":"#### 10 Use of certain land at Rockley Road, Rockley Mount\n\n10 Use of certain land at Rockley Road, Rockley Mount\n\n> > (1) Use of certain land at Rockley Road, Rockley Mount being Lot 215, DP 750354.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house is permitted with development consent.","sortOrder":200},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at 1407 Freemantle Road, Watton","content":"#### 11 Use of certain land at 1407 Freemantle Road, Watton\n\n11 Use of certain land at 1407 Freemantle Road, Watton\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to land at 1407 Freemantle Road, Watton, being Lot 37, DP 755801.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house is permitted with development consent.","sortOrder":201},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Exempt development","content":"# Schedule 2 Exempt development\n\nSchedule 2 Exempt development\n\n(Clause 3.1)\n\nNote 1.\n\n[State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2008-0572) specifies exempt development under that Policy. The Policy has State-wide application. This Schedule contains additional exempt development not specified in that Policy.\n\nNote 2.\n\nExempt development may be carried out without the need for development consent under the Act. Such development is not exempt from any approval, licence, permit or authority that is required under any other Act and adjoining owners’ property rights and the common law still apply.\n\nNote 3.\n\nDespite Note 1, under clause 1.9(3) of [State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2008-0572) this Plan continues to apply to that development and under clause 1.9(10) of that Policy that development may be carried out under this Plan or that Policy.\n\nNote 4.\n\nDevelopment that is the installation of photovoltaic cells, small wind turbine systems, and solar energy systems (including solar hot water systems) may be carried out as exempt development under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0732), Chapter 2.\n\n**sch 2:** Am 2018 (488), Sch 1.2; 2019 (621), Sch 1.2\\[2\\]; 2020 (69), Sch 1.1\\[3\\]; 2020 (221), Sch 1\\[3\\]–\\[48\\]; 2021 (11), Sch 1\\[1\\]–\\[8\\]; 2022 (72), Sch 1.7\\[1\\]–\\[3\\]; 2022 (828), Sch 1.3\\[11\\]–\\[22\\]; 2024 (17), Sch 1\\[1\\] \\[2\\]; 2024 (538), Sch 1.","sortOrder":202},{"sectionNumber":"Division 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Access ramps","content":"## Division 1 Access ramps\n\nDivision 1 Access ramps","sortOrder":203},{"sectionNumber":"Division 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Aerials and antennae (including microwave antennae)","content":"## Division 2 Aerials and antennae (including microwave antennae)\n\nDivision 2 Aerials and antennae (including microwave antennae)","sortOrder":206},{"sectionNumber":"Division 3","sectionType":"division","heading":"Air-conditioning units and evaporative cooling units","content":"## Division 3 Air-conditioning units and evaporative cooling units\n\nDivision 3 Air-conditioning units and evaporative cooling units","sortOrder":209},{"sectionNumber":"Division 4","sectionType":"division","heading":"Animal shelters (including aviaries, fowl and poultry houses, dog kennels, horse stables and yards)","content":"## Division 4 Animal shelters (including aviaries, fowl and poultry houses, dog kennels, horse stables and yards)\n\nDivision 4 Animal shelters (including aviaries, fowl and poultry houses, dog kennels, horse stables and yards)","sortOrder":212},{"sectionNumber":"Division 5","sectionType":"division","heading":"Automatic teller machines","content":"## Division 5 Automatic teller machines\n\nDivision 5 Automatic teller machines","sortOrder":215},{"sectionNumber":"Division 6","sectionType":"division","heading":"Awnings, blinds and canopies (including storm, sun and security blinds)","content":"## Division 6 Awnings, blinds and canopies (including storm, sun and security blinds)\n\nDivision 6 Awnings, blinds and canopies (including storm, sun and security blinds)","sortOrder":218},{"sectionNumber":"Division 7","sectionType":"division","heading":"Balconies, decks, patios, patio covers, pergolas, terraces, verandahs and shade structures (including attached or detached to a dwelling, roofed and unroofed)","content":"## Division 7 Balconies, decks, patios, patio covers, pergolas, terraces, verandahs and shade structures (including attached or detached to a dwelling, roofed and unroofed)\n\nDivision 7 Balconies, decks, patios, patio covers, pergolas, terraces, verandahs and shade structures (including attached or detached to a dwelling, roofed and unroofed)","sortOrder":221},{"sectionNumber":"Division 8","sectionType":"division","heading":"Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structures","content":"## Division 8 Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structures\n\nDivision 8 Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structures","sortOrder":224},{"sectionNumber":"Division 9","sectionType":"division","heading":"Bollards","content":"## Division 9 Bollards\n\nDivision 9 Bollards","sortOrder":227},{"sectionNumber":"Division 10","sectionType":"division","heading":"Building alterations (internal and external) to commercial premises, including shop fitouts and recladding of roofs and walls","content":"## Division 10 Building alterations (internal and external) to commercial premises, including shop fitouts and recladding of roofs and walls\n\nDivision 10 Building alterations (internal and external) to commercial premises, including shop fitouts and recladding of roofs and walls","sortOrder":230},{"sectionNumber":"Division 11","sectionType":"division","heading":"Building alterations (internal and external) to dwellings, including recladding of roofs and walls (see also painting and rendering of buildings)","content":"## Division 11 Building alterations (internal and external) to dwellings, including recladding of roofs and walls (see also painting and rendering of buildings)\n\nDivision 11 Building alterations (internal and external) to dwellings, including recladding of roofs and walls (see also painting and rendering of buildings)","sortOrder":233},{"sectionNumber":"Division 12","sectionType":"division","heading":"Building alterations (internal and external) to industrial premises and agricultural produce Industries, including recladding of roofs and walls","content":"## Division 12 Building alterations (internal and external) to industrial premises and agricultural produce Industries, including recladding of roofs and walls\n\nDivision 12 Building alterations (internal and external) to industrial premises and agricultural produce Industries, including recladding of roofs and walls","sortOrder":236},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 12 Specified development\n\n12.1 Specified development\n\n> Building alterations (internal and external), to industrial premises and agricultural produce industries, including recladding of roofs and walls, is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":237},{"sectionNumber":"Division 13","sectionType":"division","heading":"Building identification signs and business identification signs","content":"## Division 13 Building identification signs and business identification signs\n\nDivision 13 Building identification signs and business identification signs","sortOrder":239},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 13 Specified development\n\n13.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of new or the alteration of existing building identification signs or business identification signs is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":240},{"sectionNumber":"Division 14","sectionType":"division","heading":"Building maintenance, repair and restoration","content":"## Division 14 Building maintenance, repair and restoration\n\nDivision 14 Building maintenance, repair and restoration","sortOrder":242},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 14 Specified development\n\n14.1 Specified development\n\n> Building maintenance, repair and restoration is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":243},{"sectionNumber":"Division 15","sectionType":"division","heading":"Bus shelters","content":"## Division 15 Bus shelters\n\nDivision 15 Bus shelters","sortOrder":245},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 15 Specified development\n\n15.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a bus shelter is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":246},{"sectionNumber":"Division 16","sectionType":"division","heading":"Caravans and campervans","content":"## Division 16 Caravans and campervans\n\nDivision 16 Caravans and campervans","sortOrder":248},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 16 Specified development\n\n16.1 Specified development\n\n> The use of a caravan or campervan is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":249},{"sectionNumber":"Division 17","sectionType":"division","heading":"Carports, garages and garden sheds","content":"## Division 17 Carports, garages and garden sheds\n\nDivision 17 Carports, garages and garden sheds","sortOrder":251},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 17 Specified development\n\n17.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a carport, garage or garden shed is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":252},{"sectionNumber":"Division 18","sectionType":"division","heading":"Change of Use","content":"## Division 18 Change of Use\n\nDivision 18 Change of Use","sortOrder":254},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 18 Specified development\n\n18.1 Specified development\n\n> A change from a current use to a new use that is a change from—\n> \n> > (a) a type of business premises to another type of business premises, or\n> \n> > (b) business premises to office premises, or\n> \n> > (c) a type of office premises to another type of office premises, or\n> \n> > (d) office premises to business premises, or\n> \n> > (e) a type of retail premises to another type of retail premises of the same kind (eg. from specialised retail premises to another specialised retail premises), or\n> \n> > (f) a type of light industry to another light industry, or\n> \n> > (g) an industry to another industry or light industry, or\n> \n> > (h) an agricultural produce industry to another type of agricultural produce industry, or\n> \n> > (i) a warehouse or distribution centre to another warehouse or distribution centre, or\n> \n> > (j) an industry or light industry to a warehouse or distribution centre, or\n> \n> > (k) a warehouse or distribution centre to a light industry, or\n> \n> > (l) a community or recreation use to another community or recreation use,\n> \n> is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":255},{"sectionNumber":"Division 19","sectionType":"division","heading":"Clothes lines and hoists","content":"## Division 19 Clothes lines and hoists\n\nDivision 19 Clothes lines and hoists","sortOrder":257},{"sectionNumber":"19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 19 Specified development\n\n19.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a clothes hoist or clothes line is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":258},{"sectionNumber":"Division 20","sectionType":"division","heading":"Communication dishes (radio and satellite)","content":"## Division 20 Communication dishes (radio and satellite)\n\nDivision 20 Communication dishes (radio and satellite)","sortOrder":260},{"sectionNumber":"20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 20 Specified development\n\n20.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a radio or satellite communications dish is development specified for this Schedule if it is only for the purpose of receiving television or radio signals (or both).","sortOrder":261},{"sectionNumber":"Division 21","sectionType":"division","heading":"Cubby houses, play equipment and shade structures","content":"## Division 21 Cubby houses, play equipment and shade structures\n\nDivision 21 Cubby houses, play equipment and shade structures","sortOrder":263},{"sectionNumber":"21","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 21 Specified development\n\n21.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a cubby house, play equipment or shade structure is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":264},{"sectionNumber":"Division 22","sectionType":"division","heading":"Dams","content":"## Division 22 Dams\n\nDivision 22 Dams","sortOrder":266},{"sectionNumber":"22","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 22 Specified development\n\n22.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction of a dam is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":267},{"sectionNumber":"Division 23","sectionType":"division","heading":"Demolition","content":"## Division 23 Demolition\n\nDivision 23 Demolition","sortOrder":269},{"sectionNumber":"23","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 23 Specified development\n\n23.1 Specified development\n\n> The demolition of a building or structure is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":270},{"sectionNumber":"Division 24","sectionType":"division","heading":"Driveways, paths and paving (including driveways, footway crossings, carparks, loading facilities, hard stand spaces and manoeuvring areas)","content":"## Division 24 Driveways, paths and paving (including driveways, footway crossings, carparks, loading facilities, hard stand spaces and manoeuvring areas)\n\nDivision 24 Driveways, paths and paving (including driveways, footway crossings, carparks, loading facilities, hard stand spaces and manoeuvring areas)","sortOrder":272},{"sectionNumber":"24","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 24 Specified development\n\n24.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a driveway, path and paving (including driveways, footway crossings, carparks, loading facilities, hard stand spaces and manoeuvring areas) is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":273},{"sectionNumber":"Division 25","sectionType":"division","heading":"Earth works and retaining walls","content":"## Division 25 Earth works and retaining walls\n\nDivision 25 Earth works and retaining walls","sortOrder":275},{"sectionNumber":"25","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 25 Specified development\n\n25.1 Specified development\n\n> Earthworks and retaining walls are development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":276},{"sectionNumber":"Division 26","sectionType":"division","heading":"Emergency work and temporary repairs","content":"## Division 26 Emergency work and temporary repairs\n\nDivision 26 Emergency work and temporary repairs","sortOrder":278},{"sectionNumber":"26","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 26 Specified development\n\n26.1 Specified development\n\n> The temporary repair of any damage to a building or structure caused by an event that constitutes a significant and widespread danger to life or property in any zone in an area declared by an order under section 33 of the [State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-165) to be an area where a state of emergency exists is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":279},{"sectionNumber":"Division 27","sectionType":"division","heading":"Farm buildings and structures","content":"## Division 27 Farm buildings and structures\n\nDivision 27 Farm buildings and structures","sortOrder":281},{"sectionNumber":"27","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 27 Specified development\n\n27.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a farm building or other structure used for the purpose of an agricultural activity is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":282},{"sectionNumber":"Division 28","sectionType":"division","heading":"Fences","content":"## Division 28 Fences\n\nDivision 28 Fences","sortOrder":284},{"sectionNumber":"28","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 28 Specified development\n\n28.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a fence is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":285},{"sectionNumber":"Division 29","sectionType":"division","heading":null,"content":"## Division 29\n\nDivision 29\n\n29.1, 29.2 (Repealed)","sortOrder":287},{"sectionNumber":"Division 30","sectionType":"division","heading":"Flagpoles","content":"## Division 30 Flagpoles\n\nDivision 30 Flagpoles","sortOrder":288},{"sectionNumber":"30","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 30 Specified development\n\n30.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a flagpole is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":289},{"sectionNumber":"Division 31","sectionType":"division","heading":"Fuel tanks and gas storage","content":"## Division 31 Fuel tanks and gas storage\n\nDivision 31 Fuel tanks and gas storage","sortOrder":291},{"sectionNumber":"31","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 31 Specified development\n\n31.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of an above ground fuel tank or gas storage facility for agricultural activity is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":292},{"sectionNumber":"Division 32","sectionType":"division","heading":"Cabanas, gazebos, greenhouses and ferneries","content":"## Division 32 Cabanas, gazebos, greenhouses and ferneries\n\nDivision 32 Cabanas, gazebos, greenhouses and ferneries","sortOrder":294},{"sectionNumber":"32","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 32 Specified development\n\n32.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction of a cabana, gazebo, greenhouse or fernery is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":295},{"sectionNumber":"Division 33","sectionType":"division","heading":"Garbage bin storage enclosure","content":"## Division 33 Garbage bin storage enclosure\n\nDivision 33 Garbage bin storage enclosure","sortOrder":297},{"sectionNumber":"33","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 33 Specified development\n\n33.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction of a garbage bin enclosure is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":298},{"sectionNumber":"Division 34","sectionType":"division","heading":"Goal posts, sight screens and similar sporting structures","content":"## Division 34 Goal posts, sight screens and similar sporting structures\n\nDivision 34 Goal posts, sight screens and similar sporting structures","sortOrder":300},{"sectionNumber":"34","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 34 Specified development\n\n34.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction of goal posts, sight screens and similar sporting structures is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":301},{"sectionNumber":"Division 35","sectionType":"division","heading":"Hot water systems","content":"## Division 35 Hot water systems\n\nDivision 35 Hot water systems","sortOrder":303},{"sectionNumber":"35","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 35 Specified development\n\n35.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of a hot water heater or a hot water storage tank is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":304},{"sectionNumber":"Division 36","sectionType":"division","heading":"Interpretive signs","content":"## Division 36 Interpretive signs\n\nDivision 36 Interpretive signs","sortOrder":306},{"sectionNumber":"36","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 36 Specified development\n\n36.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of interpretive signs, being a sign that displays interpretive information for a building or place of a historic, environmental or scenic nature, is development specified for this schedule.","sortOrder":307},{"sectionNumber":"Division 37","sectionType":"division","heading":"Landscaping structures and privacy screens","content":"## Division 37 Landscaping structures and privacy screens\n\nDivision 37 Landscaping structures and privacy screens","sortOrder":309},{"sectionNumber":"37","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 37 Specified development\n\n37.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of landscaping structures and privacy screens is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":310},{"sectionNumber":"Division 38","sectionType":"division","heading":"Letterboxes","content":"## Division 38 Letterboxes\n\nDivision 38 Letterboxes","sortOrder":312},{"sectionNumber":"38","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 38 Specified development\n\n38.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a letterbox, whether free standing or in groups, is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":313},{"sectionNumber":"Division 39","sectionType":"division","heading":"Outdoor lighting","content":"## Division 39 Outdoor lighting\n\nDivision 39 Outdoor lighting","sortOrder":315},{"sectionNumber":"39","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 39 Specified development\n\n39.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of outdoor lighting is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":316},{"sectionNumber":"Division 40","sectionType":"division","heading":"Painting and rendering of buildings","content":"## Division 40 Painting and rendering of buildings\n\nDivision 40 Painting and rendering of buildings","sortOrder":318},{"sectionNumber":"40","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 40 Specified development\n\n40.1 Specified development\n\n> The painting and rendering of buildings is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":319},{"sectionNumber":"Division 41","sectionType":"division","heading":"Park and street furniture (including bicycle racks) and public art (not covered by State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, Chapter 2)","content":"## Division 41 Park and street furniture (including bicycle racks) and public art (not covered by State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, Chapter 2)\n\nDivision 41 Park and street furniture (including bicycle racks) and public art (not covered by [State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0732), Chapter 2)","sortOrder":321},{"sectionNumber":"41","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 41 Specified development\n\n41.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of park and street furniture (including bicycle racks) and public art (not covered by [State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0732), Chapter 2) is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":322},{"sectionNumber":"Division 42","sectionType":"division","heading":"Portable classrooms (not covered by State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, Chapter 2)","content":"## Division 42 Portable classrooms (not covered by State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, Chapter 2)\n\nDivision 42 Portable classrooms (not covered by [State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0732), Chapter 2)","sortOrder":324},{"sectionNumber":"42","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 42 Specified development\n\n42.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of a portable classroom, other than those covered by [State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0732), Chapter 2), is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":325},{"sectionNumber":"Division 43","sectionType":"division","heading":null,"content":"## Division 43\n\nDivision 43\n\n43.1, 43.2 (Repealed)","sortOrder":327},{"sectionNumber":"Division 44","sectionType":"division","heading":"Public notice signs","content":"## Division 44 Public notice signs\n\nDivision 44 Public notice signs","sortOrder":328},{"sectionNumber":"44","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 44 Specified development\n\n44.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of a public notice sign is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":329},{"sectionNumber":"Division 45","sectionType":"division","heading":"Rainwater tanks (above or below ground)","content":"## Division 45 Rainwater tanks (above or below ground)\n\nDivision 45 Rainwater tanks (above or below ground)","sortOrder":331},{"sectionNumber":"45","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 45 Specified development\n\n45.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of rainwater tanks (above or below ground) is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":332},{"sectionNumber":"Division 46","sectionType":"division","heading":"Real estate signs","content":"## Division 46 Real estate signs\n\nDivision 46 Real estate signs","sortOrder":334},{"sectionNumber":"46","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 46 Specified development\n\n46.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of real estate signs is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":335},{"sectionNumber":"Division 47","sectionType":"division","heading":"Scaffolding, temporary construction site fencing and hoarding","content":"## Division 47 Scaffolding, temporary construction site fencing and hoarding\n\nDivision 47 Scaffolding, temporary construction site fencing and hoarding","sortOrder":337},{"sectionNumber":"47","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 47 Specified development\n\n47.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of scaffolding, temporary construction site fences and hoardings is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":338},{"sectionNumber":"Division 48","sectionType":"division","heading":"Screen enclosures (of balconies, decks, patios, pergolas, terraces and verandahs)","content":"## Division 48 Screen enclosures (of balconies, decks, patios, pergolas, terraces and verandahs)\n\nDivision 48 Screen enclosures (of balconies, decks, patios, pergolas, terraces and verandahs)","sortOrder":340},{"sectionNumber":"48","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 48 Specified development\n\n48.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of screen enclosures (of balconies, decks, patios, pergolas, terraces and verandahs) is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":341},{"sectionNumber":"Division 49","sectionType":"division","heading":"Security screens and shutters","content":"## Division 49 Security screens and shutters\n\nDivision 49 Security screens and shutters","sortOrder":343},{"sectionNumber":"49","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 49 Specified development\n\n49.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of security screens and shutters is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":344},{"sectionNumber":"Division 49A","sectionType":"division","heading":"Shipping containers","content":"## Division 49A Shipping containers\n\nDivision 49A Shipping containers","sortOrder":346},{"sectionNumber":"49A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 49A Specified development\n\n49A.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of a shipping container is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":347},{"sectionNumber":"Division 50","sectionType":"division","heading":"Skylights, roof windows and ventilators","content":"## Division 50 Skylights, roof windows and ventilators\n\nDivision 50 Skylights, roof windows and ventilators","sortOrder":349},{"sectionNumber":"50","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 50 Specified development\n\n50.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of skylights, roof windows and ventilators is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":350},{"sectionNumber":"Division 51","sectionType":"division","heading":"Solid fuel heaters including domestic oil and solid fuel burning appliances","content":"## Division 51 Solid fuel heaters including domestic oil and solid fuel burning appliances\n\nDivision 51 Solid fuel heaters including domestic oil and solid fuel burning appliances","sortOrder":352},{"sectionNumber":"51","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 51 Specified development\n\n51.1 Specified development\n\n> The installation of solid fuel heaters including domestic oil and solid fuel burning appliances is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":353},{"sectionNumber":"Division 52","sectionType":"division","heading":"Subdivision","content":"## Division 52 Subdivision\n\nDivision 52 Subdivision","sortOrder":355},{"sectionNumber":"52","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 52 Specified development\n\n52.1 Specified development\n\n> The subdivision of land, for the purpose only of any one or more of the following, is development specified for this Schedule—\n> \n> > (a) the widening of a public road,\n> \n> > (b) a minor realignment of boundaries that—\n> > \n> > > (i) will not create additional lots or the opportunity for additional dwellings, and\n> > \n> > > (ii) will not result in one or more lots that are smaller than the minimum size specified in this plan in relation to the land concerned (unless the original lot or lots are already smaller than the minimum size), and\n> > \n> > > (iii) will not adversely affect the provision of existing services on a lot, and\n> > \n> > > (iv) will not result in any increased bush fire risk to existing buildings,\n> \n> > (c) the consolidation of lots,\n> \n> > (d) the rectifying of an encroachment on a lot,\n> \n> > (e) the creation of a public reserve,\n> \n> > (f) excising from a lot land that is, or is intended to be, used for public purposes, including drainage purposes, rural fire brigade or other emergency service purposes or public toilets.","sortOrder":356},{"sectionNumber":"Division 53","sectionType":"division","heading":"Temporary builders’ structures","content":"## Division 53 Temporary builders’ structures\n\nDivision 53 Temporary builders’ structures","sortOrder":358},{"sectionNumber":"53","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 53 Specified development\n\n53.1 Specified development\n\n> The erection or installation of temporary builders’ structures is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":359},{"sectionNumber":"Division 54","sectionType":"division","heading":"Temporary signs","content":"## Division 54 Temporary signs\n\nDivision 54 Temporary signs","sortOrder":361},{"sectionNumber":"54","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 54 Specified development\n\n54.1 Specified development\n\n> The erection of a temporary sign is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":362},{"sectionNumber":"Division 55","sectionType":"division","heading":null,"content":"## Division 55\n\nDivision 55\n\n55.1, 55.2 (Repealed)","sortOrder":364},{"sectionNumber":"Division 56","sectionType":"division","heading":"Tennis courts","content":"## Division 56 Tennis courts\n\nDivision 56 Tennis courts","sortOrder":365},{"sectionNumber":"56","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 56 Specified development\n\n56.1 Specified development\n\n> The erection of tennis courts is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":366},{"sectionNumber":"Division 57","sectionType":"division","heading":null,"content":"## Division 57\n\nDivision 57\n\n57.1, 57.2 (Repealed)","sortOrder":368},{"sectionNumber":"Division 58","sectionType":"division","heading":"Water features and ponds","content":"## Division 58 Water features and ponds\n\nDivision 58 Water features and ponds","sortOrder":369},{"sectionNumber":"58","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 58 Specified development\n\n58.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a water feature or pond is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":370},{"sectionNumber":"Division 59","sectionType":"division","heading":"Water supply works","content":"## Division 59 Water supply works\n\nDivision 59 Water supply works","sortOrder":372},{"sectionNumber":"59","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 59 Specified development\n\n59.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of water supply works is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":373},{"sectionNumber":"Division 60","sectionType":"division","heading":"Water supply, sewerage and drainage works","content":"## Division 60 Water supply, sewerage and drainage works\n\nDivision 60 Water supply, sewerage and drainage works","sortOrder":375},{"sectionNumber":"60","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 60 Specified development\n\n60.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of water supply, sewerage and drainage works is development specified for this Schedule.","sortOrder":376},{"sectionNumber":"Division 61","sectionType":"division","heading":"Windmills","content":"## Division 61 Windmills\n\nDivision 61 Windmills","sortOrder":378},{"sectionNumber":"61","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified development","content":"#### 61 Specified development\n\n61.1 Specified development\n\n> The construction or installation of a windmill is development specified for this Schedule, if it is not for the purpose of electricity generation.","sortOrder":379},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Complying development","content":"# Schedule 3 Complying development\n\nSchedule 3 Complying development\n\n(Clause 3.2)\n\nNote 1.\n\n[State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2008-0572) specifies complying development and the complying development conditions for that development under that Policy. The Policy has State-wide application. This Schedule contains additional complying development not specified in that Policy.\n\nNote 2.\n\nDespite Note 1, under clause 1.9(3) of [State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2008-0572) this Plan continues to apply to that development and under clause 1.9(10) of that Policy that development may be carried out under this Plan or that Policy.\n\n**sch 3:** Am 2016 No 27, Sch 2.2; 2020 (69), Sch 1.1\\[4\\] \\[5\\]; 2020 (221), Sch 1\\[49\\]–\\[66\\]; 2020 (501), Sch 2.1\\[1\\]–\\[3\\]; 2022 (72), Sch 1.7\\[4\\]; 2022 (828), Sch 1.3\\[23\\]–\\[26\\]; 2023 (83), Sch 1.1\\[3\\]; 2024 (17), Sch 1\\[3\\]–\\[8\\].","sortOrder":381},{"sectionNumber":"sch.3-pt.2-div","sectionType":"division","heading":null,"content":"## sch.3-pt.2-div","sortOrder":389},{"sectionNumber":"sch.3-sec","sectionType":"section","heading":"General conditions","content":"#### sch.3-sec General conditions\n\nGeneral conditions\n\n> Any development specified in Part 1 is subject to the same conditions set out in Schedule 6 to [State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2008-0572).\n> \n> Note.\n> \n> Despite the Note above, under clause 1.9(3) of [State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2008-0572) this Plan continues to apply to that development and under clause 1.9(10) of that Policy that development may be carried out under this Plan or that Policy. If under this Plan, the development specified in Part 1 is subject to the following conditions.","sortOrder":390},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 4","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Classification and reclassification of public land","content":"# Schedule 4 Classification and reclassification of public land\n\nSchedule 4 Classification and reclassification of public land\n\n(Clause 5.2)\n\n**sch 4:** Am 2016 (172), cl 4; 2016 (671), cl 4 (1).","sortOrder":413},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 5","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Environmental heritage","content":"# Schedule 5 Environmental heritage\n\nSchedule 5 Environmental heritage\n\n(Clause 5.10)\n\n**sch 5:** Am 2017 (250), Sch 1 \\[1\\] \\[2\\]; 2020 (221), Sch 1\\[67\\]; 2021 (373), Sch 1; 2022 (28), Sch 1\\[1\\] \\[2\\]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.1; 2023 (43), Sch 1\\[1\\]–\\[4\\].","sortOrder":417},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 6","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Pond-based and tank-based aquaculture","content":"# Schedule 6 Pond-based and tank-based aquaculture\n\nSchedule 6 Pond-based and tank-based aquaculture\n\n(Clause 5.19)","sortOrder":420}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Plan has undergone substantial scope changes from its original 2014 form through more than 60 amendments over 11 years. While the core purpose — land use regulation for the Bathurst region — remains constant, the specific zones, permissible land uses, development standards, and mapped overlays have been repeatedly revised. This is typical for LEPs in actively developing regional areas, but the cumulative effect of amendments means the current plan is materially different in scope and detail from the version originally made in 2014."},"complexity_factors":["Operates under the complex Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), which itself is a highly technical piece of legislation","Follows a 'standard instrument' template but with numerous local variations and site-specific provisions that require cross-referencing maps and schedules","Over 60 amendments since 2014, meaning the current version is the product of many layered changes — understanding the current state requires navigating version history","Covers an enormous geographic area with diverse land uses (urban, rural, agricultural, conservation) each with different rule sets","Interacts with other planning instruments including State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs), which can override or modify local provisions","Technical terminology throughout (FSR, LEP, zoning codes, heritage overlays, consent authority) requires specialist knowledge to interpret correctly","Land use tables require careful interpretation — permitted with consent, permitted without consent, and prohibited uses all carry different legal consequences"],"plain_english_summary":"The Bathurst Regional Local Environmental Plan 2014 is the legal planning rulebook for the Bathurst council area that controls what can be built where, who needs development consent, and the standards that apply. It affects homeowners, developers, businesses, farmers and community groups — basically anyone owning, using or changing land.\n\nIt zones land, sets building and subdivision rules, and protects heritage, biodiversity and flood-prone or scenic areas. It has been amended over 60 times, most recently in September 2025."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":9,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Compared with the Plan’s original broad purpose (to provide local environmental planning provisions for the Bathurst Region (cl 1.2)), the instrument has acquired substantial site‑specific detail and additional policy functions. Over time it has incorporated: extensive exempt and complying development categories with technical conditions (Schedules 2 & 3); many targeted local exceptions and landowner‑specific permissions (Schedule 1 and several cl 7.xx provisions such as cl 7.11 Mount Haven Estate and cl 7.17 Howick/George Street); extensive heritage listings (Schedule 5) and conservation area maps; and detailed protections for particular state or regional assets (Mount Panorama, Bathurst Airport). These additions amount to an expansion from a standard zoning instrument into a detailed, place‑specific regulatory code combining broad land‑use rules with many bespoke development controls and infrastructure staging requirements (Part 6). Several later amendment notes in the text (insertions and amendments in 2016–2023) indicate iterative growth of scope via targeted changes."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive length: full LEP covering Part 1–7 plus Schedules 1–6 and detailed lists (heritage Schedule alone lists hundreds of items)","Large number of zones (20+ listed in cl 2.1) and multiple detailed zone‑specific Land Use Table entries","Multiple maps referenced (Zoning, Lot Size, Height of Buildings, Floor Space Ratio, Flood Planning, Mount Panorama Environs, Obstacle Limitation Surface, Heritage Map, Drinking Water Catchment, etc.) with map‑based rules","Many defined terms and cross‑references to State policies and other Acts (cl 1.9 and throughout) increasing interdependence","Numerous exemptions and complying development categories with detailed technical conditions (Schedule 2 & 3 with 60+ divisions and many subclauses)","Complex subdivision and lot‑size rules, including strata/community title exceptions and split‑zone rules (cl 4.1, 4.1AA, 4.1A, 4.1C, 4.1B)","Multiple nested exceptions and conditional provisions (e.g. cl 4.1(3A)–(3F), cl 4.6 exceptions to standards with listed exclusions)","Large heritage schedule (Schedule 5) and heritage consent/assessment regime (cl 5.10) with additional consultation obligations","Numerous site‑specific provisions and bespoke clauses (Part 7) — each with its own constraints (airport, Mount Panorama, Howick/George St, Mount Haven Estate etc.)","Frequent technical standards referencing Australian Standards, BASIX, Plumbing Code, Bush Fire guidelines and other technical documents, increasing implementation complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- It is the local environmental plan (LEP) that sets the legal land-use rules for the Bathurst Regional local government area. It does that by: zoning land (Part 2 / cl 2.1–2.3), attaching maps (zoning, lot size, height, floor-space ratio, heritage, flood, Mount Panorama noise contours, airspace/obstacle limitation etc) and by prescribing what uses are permitted, permitted-with-consent or prohibited in each zone (the Land Use Table and Schedules).\n\n- It sets the main development standards that consent authorities must apply: minimum lot sizes and subdivision rules (cl 4.1 and related clauses), building heights (cl 4.3), floor-space ratios (cl 4.4), and detailed calculation rules (cl 4.5).\n\n- It creates categories of lower‑risk development that either do not need development consent (exempt development, Schedule 2) or can be approved through a complying development certificate (Schedule 3 and cl 3.1–3.3), but with many local conditions.\n\n- It lists heritage items and heritage conservation areas (Schedule 5) and requires consent for works that affect those items (cl 5.10). It also includes specific local controls (Part 7) for things like Bathurst Airport airspace (cl 7.3), aircraft noise (cl 7.4), Mount Panorama environs and event/noise-sensitive uses (cl 7.6–7.8), the former Gasworks site (cl 7.12), and various site-specific subdivision and development rules (Schedule 1 and several cl 7.xx clauses).\n\n- It sets procedural and administrative matters: the consent authority (Council) (cl 1.6), savings and transition rules for applications made before amendments (cl 1.8A), suspension of private covenants for development consistent with the LEP (cl 1.9A), and which State environmental planning policies (SEPPs) prevail (cl 1.9).\n\n**Who this affects\n\n- Landowners and prospective developers in the Bathurst region: their ability to subdivide, build, change use or run businesses is governed by the zones, the Land Use Table and the applicable maps and schedules.\n\n- Local businesses and hospitality operators: use and amenity rules, signage, and noise provisions (including a specific restriction on refusing licensed-premises development for reasons related to music if noise can be managed (cl 5.20)).\n\n- Heritage owners and people proposing works near listed heritage items or in conservation areas: additional consent and assessment requirements apply (cl 5.10; Schedule 5).\n\n- Council (as consent authority) and State agencies: Council administers the Plan but must consult or defer to Commonwealth/State bodies in specific areas (e.g. airspace/airport operations — cl 7.3; State SEPPs under cl 1.9).\n\n- Neighbours and local communities: the Plan regulates setbacks, noise, flood risk, bushfire risk, and other amenity matters affecting local residents.\n\n**Why it matters (official purpose and how that translates into rules)\n\n- Officially the Plan aims to deliver land‑use controls for Bathurst that protect primary production, biodiversity and heritage while allowing sustainable urban and rural growth and preserving key regional assets (cl 1.2). Mechanically, that is implemented by:\n  - zoning and detailed permissible-use rules (Part 2 and the Land Use Table) that define what development is allowed where;\n  - lot‑size, subdivision and density controls (cl 4.1, 4.1B, 4.1C) to protect agricultural land and guide settlement patterns;\n  - heritage and environmental protections (cl 5.10, Parts of Schedule 6 and various exclusions) that require consent and assessment for works affecting heritage or environmentally sensitive areas;\n  - special local controls (Part 7) to protect specific assets (Mount Panorama, Bathurst Airport, former gasworks site) and to manage the interaction between events, noise and new housing.\n\n**Testing the stated aims against costs, incentives and trade-offs (mechanisms and likely effects)\n\n- Incentives and constraints on landowners and developers: The LEP steers behaviour primarily by defining permissible uses and attaching detailed development standards. If a use is \"permitted with consent\" rather than \"permitted without consent\" or \"exempt\", applicants face time, cost and uncertainty from statutory assessment (Land Use Table; cl 2.3). Small-scale, low‑impact works are facilitated via the exempt and complying pathways (Schedules 2 & 3), lowering transaction costs for routine work — but those pathways carry many local technical conditions (e.g. setbacks, sewer clearances, flood/bushfire exclusions) that create compliance complexity.\n\n- Flexibility vs certainty: The Plan includes a formal mechanism to allow exceptions to development standards (cl 4.6) so the consent authority may approve departures where the applicant demonstrates grounds. That provides flexibility but increases discretionary decision‑making and potentially uncertain time/cost for applicants (and greater record‑keeping obligations for Council).\n\n- Concentrated benefits and site‑specific entitlements: Several site‑specific provisions and Schedule 1 entries give particular parcels specific additional permitted uses or subdivision rights (e.g. Schedule 1 and cl 7.11, 7.17). Those are concentrated benefits to particular landowners and may create perceived differential treatment between landowners.\n\n- Heritage and environmental protection impose compliance costs: Owners of heritage items and applicants for development in conservation areas face mandatory heritage assessments, possible conservation management plans and additional conditions (cl 5.10, Schedule 5). This protects heritage value but increases cost and restricts owners’ options.\n\n- Event and noise management trade‑offs around Mount Panorama and Bathurst Airport: Specific clauses (cl 7.3–7.8) protect airport operations and racing-circuit uses by constraining noise‑sensitive development nearby (e.g. noise contour rules; Mount Panorama 50 dBA area). That reduces the risk of future land‑use conflict but restricts residential intensification and may reduce land values where those constraints bite.\n\n- Public infrastructure and staging: Urban release and subdivision in designated areas require pre-arranged infrastructure arrangements, development control plans and Director‑General certification where necessary (Part 6, cl 6.1–6.3). That channels growth into staged, infrastructure-ready releases but adds transaction requirements and coordination costs for developers.\n\n- Effects on small business and hospitality: The Plan limits certain grounds for refusing consent to licensed premises on music‑ or performance‑related grounds (cl 5.20). That reduces the ability of councils or neighbours to use land‑use refusals to regulate cultural activity, shifting regulatory focus to noise mitigation and management rather than use prohibition.\n\n**Administrative discretion and implementation risk\n\n- Council carries significant discretion as consent authority, with many matters \"must consider\" or \"must be satisfied\" (e.g. cl 2.3(2), cl 5.10 heritage, cl 5.21 flood planning). Discretion increases negotiation and the risk of inconsistent outcomes, and it generates record‑keeping and reasons requirements (e.g. cl 4.6(3) requires the consent authority to keep an assessment record when a standard is contravened).\n\n- Cross‑references to State policies and other Acts (multiple clauses: cl 1.9, cl 1.9A, cl 5.12, many references throughout) mean changes at State or Commonwealth level can affect how the LEP operates, creating regulatory interdependence and change‑risk for landowners.\n\n**Compliance burden and technical specificity\n\n- The LEP is technically detailed: many exempt/compliant categories include construction standards, setback distances, sewer clearances, stormwater rules and Australian Standard references (Schedules 2 & 3 and many cll). That reduces ambiguity but raises technical compliance costs and the need for professional advice (engineers, bushfire assessors, heritage consultants, certified plumbers).\n\n**Effects on private enterprise, competition and choice\n\n- Zoning steers the local economy: separating residential, employment and rural uses protects agricultural land and the CBD role but limits the locations where some businesses (e.g. heavy industry, warehouses) can develop (Land Use Table and zones RU/E zones). Local centre (E1) caps certain uses and floor area limits to maintain the commercial hierarchy (cl 7.15).\n\n- Regulatory predictability vs transaction cost tradeoff: detailed local rules and maps increase predictability for many routine matters but increase the administrative and compliance cost to change uses or develop outside the established pattern.\n\n**Concrete behaviour changes the Plan creates\n\n- Developers will seek to locate more intensive, commercial or industrial activities in designated employment zones; residential intensification is channelled to specific zones and lot sizes (cl 4.1B, Land Use Table).\n\n- Owners of heritage items will need to plan for additional assessment and conservation obligations (cl 5.10, Schedule 5).\n\n- Event operators and airport users enjoy stronger protection from incompatible nearby development (cl 7.3–7.8).\n\n**Key local protections and exceptions to note (direct references)\n\n- Suspension of private covenants where necessary to enable development consistent with LEP (cl 1.9A) — but the clause excludes certain conservation agreements and Crown instruments.\n- Temporary uses capped at 42 days per year unless otherwise noted (cl 2.8).\n- Exceptions to development standards possible but limited for certain subdivision types and standards (cl 4.6).\n- Specific protection for playing/performing music at licensed premises — refusal for music or related features is restricted if noise can be managed (cl 5.20).\n\n**Bottom line**\n\nThe Bathurst Regional LEP 2014 is a comprehensive local zoning and development rulebook. It translates high‑level aims (protect primary production, heritage and environmental values while guiding urban growth) into detailed mandatory maps, permitted‑use rules, development standards, exemptions and site‑specific controls. That creates clear direction for many routine decisions and protects specified public assets, but it also produces significant technical compliance obligations, discretionary decision points for Council, and a patchwork of site‑specific entitlements that concentrate benefits for some landowners while constraining others.\n"},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"completionTokens":683},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original 2014 Plan with subsequent amendments. The scope remains consistent with its original purpose as a comprehensive local environmental plan for the Bathurst Regional area, covering land use zoning, development controls, heritage protection, and rural land management. The amendments appear to be incremental updates rather than scope expansion."},"complexity_factors":["21 distinct land use zones with detailed objectives and prohibited/permitted use tables","Over 390 individually listed heritage items with specific property descriptions","Extensive cross-referencing to State Environmental Planning Policies and other legislation","Multiple schedules containing detailed technical standards (exempt development has 61 divisions with specific measurements)","Nested exceptions and conditional provisions throughout (e.g., clause 4.1 has 8 subclauses with multiple 'despite' overrides)","Multiple maps referenced (Land Zoning Map, Lot Size Map, Height of Buildings Map, Floor Space Ratio Map, Heritage Map, Flood Planning Map, etc.)","Detailed complying development standards with prescriptive conditions (Schedule 3 has 4 categories with extensive pre-commencement, during construction, and post-construction requirements)","Savings and transitional provisions with multiple amendment references (clause 1.8A amended 4 times)","Specific site-based provisions in Schedule 1 for individual properties with unique subdivision rules"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Plan does:**\n\nThis is the main planning rulebook for the Bathurst Regional area in NSW. It tells landowners and developers what they can build, where they can build it, and what rules they must follow.\n\n**Key things it covers:**\n\n- **Land use zones** — The region is divided into 21 zones (like RU1 Primary Production, R1 General Residential, E2 Commercial Centre). Each zone has its own rules about what activities are allowed, need permission, or are banned.\n\n- **Development types** — It lists hundreds of specific uses (dwelling houses, shops, factories, schools, mines, tourist accommodation) and says which zone each belongs in.\n\n- **Exempt and complying development** — Some small projects (like fences, carports, rainwater tanks) don't need council approval if they meet specific standards. Others can get fast-tracked approval.\n\n- **Heritage protection** — Over 390 heritage items and 10 conservation areas are listed, with special rules for changes to these places.\n\n- **Rural land rules** — Strict controls on subdividing farmland and building dwellings in rural zones, to protect agricultural land.\n\n- **Special protections** — Rules for flood-prone land, bush fire risk, drinking water catchments, and noise near Mount Panorama racetrack and Bathurst Airport.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- Anyone wanting to build, subdivide, or change land use in Bathurst Regional\n- Farmers and rural landowners\n- Developers and builders\n- Heritage property owners\n- Businesses in commercial and industrial zones\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis Plan shapes how Bathurst grows — protecting its rural character, historic buildings, and environment while allowing housing, jobs, and services. It balances development with protecting farmland, water supplies, and community amenity."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bathurst-regional-local-environmental-plan-2014","history":"/api/acts/bathurst-regional-local-environmental-plan-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bathurst-regional-local-environmental-plan-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bathurst-regional-local-environmental-plan-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bathurst-regional-local-environmental-plan-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bathurst-regional-local-environmental-plan-2014/documents"}}