{"id":"nsw:epi-2009-0056","name":"Goulburn Mulwaree Local Environmental Plan 2009","slug":"goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"56 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181716,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:epi-2009-0056-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 [Goulburn Mulwaree Local Environmental Plan 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2009-0056).","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":13},{"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> > RU5 Village\n> > \n> > RU6 Transition\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> > E5 Heavy Industrial\n> \n> > Mixed Use Zones\n> \n> > MU1 Mixed Use\n> \n> > Special Purpose Zones\n> \n> > SP2 Infrastructure\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> > C3 Environmental Management\n> > \n> > C4 Environmental Living\n> \n> **cl 2.1:** Am 2019 (509), Sch 1\\[1\\] \\[2\\]; 2022 (830), Sch 1.14\\[1\\].","sortOrder":14},{"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 2009 (517), Sch 2.2 \\[1\\] \\[2\\]; 2011 (363), Sch 9 \\[3\\]–\\[35\\]; 2012 (529), Sch 1 \\[1\\]–\\[35\\]; 2013 (463), Sch 1 \\[1\\]–\\[6\\]; 2013 (637), Sch 1 \\[1\\]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 \\[1\\]; 2018 (488), Sch 1.1 \\[1\\]; 2018 (596), Sch 1 \\[3\\]; 2019 (336), cl 4 (1) (2); 2019 (509), Sch 1\\[3\\] \\[4\\]; 2020 (232), cl 5(1) (2); 2021 (714), Sch 10.8; 2022 (314), Sch 1; 2022 (830), Sch 1.14\\[1A\\] (ins 2023 (82), Sch 1.4\\[4\\]) \\[2\\] (am 2023 (82), Sch 1.4\\[5\\] \\[6\\]).\n\nZone RU1 Primary Production\n\nZone RU2 Rural Landscape\n\nZone RU3 Forestry\n\nZone RU5 Village\n\nZone RU6 Transition\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 E5 Heavy Industrial\n\nZone MU1 Mixed Use\n\nZone SP2 Infrastructure\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 C3 Environmental Management\n\nZone C4 Environmental Living","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permitted with consent","content":"#### 3 Permitted with consent\n\n3 Permitted with consent\n\n> Aquaculture; Cellar door premises; Dwelling houses; Extractive industries; Hardware and building supplies; Intensive livestock agriculture; Intensive plant agriculture; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Markets; Open cut mining; Plant nurseries; Roadside stalls; Rural supplies; Timber yards; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4","sortOrder":36},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prohibited","content":"#### 4 Prohibited\n\n4 Prohibited\n\n> Amusement centres; Attached dwellings; Boat building and repair facilities; Business premises; Dual occupancies; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Local distribution premises; Marinas; Mooring pens; Multi dwelling housing; Registered clubs; Residential flat buildings; Restricted premises; Retail premises; Self-storage units; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Serviced apartments; Sex services premises; Shop top housing; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies","sortOrder":37},{"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":122},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Principal development standards","content":"# Part 4 Principal development standards\n\nPart 4 Principal development standards","sortOrder":126},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous provisions","content":"# Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions","sortOrder":141},{"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/goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009) (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 C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves and marked “National Park” | Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 |\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 Part. Pending the designation of the acquiring authority for that 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> > (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.","sortOrder":142},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Urban release areas","content":"# Part 6 Urban release areas\n\nPart 6 Urban release areas","sortOrder":168},{"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) This clause applies to land in an urban release area, but does not apply to any such land if the whole or any part of it is in a special contributions area (as defined by section 7.1 of the Act).\n> \n> > (2) 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> > (3) 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> > (4) Subclause (3) 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> **cl 6.1:** Am 2011 (363), Sch 9 \\[44\\]; 2019 (621), Sch 1.4.","sortOrder":169},{"sectionNumber":"Part 7","sectionType":"part","heading":"Additional local provisions","content":"# Part 7 Additional local provisions\n\nPart 7 Additional local provisions","sortOrder":173},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"#### 7\n\n7.1 (Repealed)","sortOrder":174},{"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 2019 (248), cl 4; 2019 (336), cl 4 (3); 2019 (509), Sch 1\\[6\\]; 2021 (339), Sch 1\\[1\\]–\\[4\\]; 2022 (80), Sch 1; 2022 (830), Sch 1.14\\[11\\].","sortOrder":182},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Wayo Street, Murac Street and Maud Street, Goulburn","content":"#### 8 Use of certain land at Wayo Street, Murac Street and Maud Street, Goulburn\n\n8 Use of certain land at Wayo Street, Murac Street and Maud Street, Goulburn\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to land at Goulburn identified as “Item 8” on the [Additional Permitted Uses Map](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009).\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purposes of dwelling houses, home occupations and home businesses is permitted with development consent.","sortOrder":190},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land in Zone E4","content":"#### 9 Use of certain land in Zone E4\n\n9 Use of certain land in Zone E4\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to land in Zone E4 identified as “Item 9” on the [Additional Permitted Uses Map](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009).\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purposes of dwelling houses and shop top housing is permitted with development consent.","sortOrder":191},{"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\n**sch 2:** Am 2009 (93), Sch 1 \\[4\\]–\\[7\\]; 2010 (162), Sch 1.2 \\[7\\]; 2011 (363), Sch 9 \\[45\\]; 2021 (665), Sch 1; 2022 (830), Sch 1.14\\[12\\] \\[13\\].","sortOrder":192},{"sectionNumber":"sch.2-sec","sectionType":"section","heading":"Community events on council land","content":"#### sch.2-sec Community events on council land\n\nCommunity events on council land\n\n> > (1) Must be for the purposes of temporary uses including community events such as ceremonies, cultural celebrations, exhibitions, fetes, fairs, gatherings, markets and sporting events.\n> \n> > (2) Must take place on—\n> > \n> > > (a) land owned by the Council, or\n> > \n> > > (b) land for which the Council has care, control and management, including Crown land, or\n> > \n> > > (c) a public road for which the Council is the roads authority under the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033).\n> \n> > (3) Must provide access for pedestrians and emergency vehicles.\n> \n> > (4) Must provide adequate on-site and on-street car parking.\n> \n> > (5) Must not involve a permanent physical change to the land or road.\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> The development may involve activities that require approvals under the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) or other legislation.","sortOrder":193},{"sectionNumber":"sch.2-sec-oc.2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Display of goods on footpath","content":"#### sch.2-sec-oc.2 Display of goods on footpath\n\nDisplay of goods on footpath\n\n> > (1) Must be associated with a lawfully established business carried out on land used for the purposes of—\n> > \n> > > (a) retail premises, if located on land in Zone E2 or MU1, or\n> > \n> > > (b) a neighbourhood shop, if located on land in Zone R3 Medium Density Residential.\n> \n> > (2) Must be on the part of the footpath that is directly adjacent to the primary frontage of the business.\n> \n> > (3) Must be on the footpath of a road for which the Council is the roads authority under the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033).\n> \n> > (4) Must not obstruct pedestrian traffic.\n> \n> > (5) Must not obstruct access to the premises or adjoining premises.\n> \n> > (6) All materials and equipment must be removed from the footpath at the close of each business day.\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> An approval or authorisation to use the footpath may be required under other legislation.","sortOrder":194},{"sectionNumber":"sch.2-sec-oc.3","sectionType":"section","heading":"External lighting","content":"#### sch.2-sec-oc.3 External lighting\n\nExternal lighting\n\n> > (1) Must not be for the lighting of tennis courts or sports fields.\n> \n> > (2) Must not cause glare to adjoining properties or streets.\n> \n> > (3) Must not be directed at a classified road within the meaning of the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033).\n> \n> > (4) The light fixture must not be more than 3.6 metres above ground level (existing).\n> \n> > (5) Must not be fixed to a heritage item.\n> \n> > (6) Must comply with AS/NZS 4282–2019, Control of the Obtrusive Effects of Outdoor Lighting.","sortOrder":195},{"sectionNumber":"sch.2-sec-oc.4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Letterboxes constructed or installed on or in a heritage item of local significance","content":"#### sch.2-sec-oc.4 Letterboxes constructed or installed on or in a heritage item of local significance\n\nLetterboxes constructed or installed on or in a heritage item of local significance\n\n> > (1) Must be free standing.\n> \n> > (2) Must be located on the lot of the property the letterbox serves.\n> \n> > (3) Must be accessible from the road.\n> \n> > (4) Must be no higher than 1.2 metres above ground level (existing).\n> \n> > (5) Must be designed to complement the architectural style of the building in relation to style and materials.","sortOrder":196},{"sectionNumber":"sch.2-sec-oc.5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Signage—A-frame signs on private land in Zones E1, E2, E3, E4 or MU1","content":"#### sch.2-sec-oc.5 Signage—A-frame signs on private land in Zones E1, E2, E3, E4 or MU1\n\nSignage—A-frame signs on private land in Zones E1, E2, E3, E4 or MU1\n\n> > (1) Must not result in more than 1 A-frame sign for each premises.\n> \n> > (2) Must not have a display area of more than 500mm2 on each side.\n> \n> > (3) Must not involve flashing lights or a video or audio recording.\n> \n> > (4) Must not obstruct—\n> > \n> > > (a) access to the land or adjacent land, or\n> > \n> > > (b) pedestrian traffic.\n> \n> > (5) Must not involve construction work.\n> \n> > (6) Must be removed at the close of each business day.","sortOrder":197},{"sectionNumber":"sch.2-sec-oc.6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Signage—other specified signage","content":"#### sch.2-sec-oc.6 Signage—other specified signage\n\nSignage—other specified signage\n\n> > (1) General requirements Signage of the types specified in this clause—\n> > \n> > > (a) must not advertise or be located on restricted premises, and\n> > \n> > > (b) must relate to a lawful use of the premises on which it is located, and\n> > \n> > > (c) must not be constructed or installed on or in a heritage item of State significance, and\n> > \n> > > (d) must not cover mechanical ventilation inlets or outlets, and\n> > \n> > > (e) must not be animated, flashing, illuminated or moving, or include a video or audio recording, and\n> > \n> > > (f) must be at least 600mm from the kerb of a public road, and\n> > \n> > > (g) must not obstruct the sight line of vehicle or pedestrian traffic.\n> \n> > (2) Fascia signs A sign attached to a building fascia or return of an awning—\n> > \n> > > (a) must not project more than 300mm from the facade of the fascia or awning, and\n> > \n> > > (b) must not project beyond the return end of the fascia or awning, and\n> > \n> > > (c) must be no more than 2.5m2 in area.\n> \n> > (3) Top hamper signs A sign above a display window or attached to the transom of a doorway—\n> > \n> > > (a) must not be constructed or installed on a heritage item, and\n> > \n> > > (b) must be no more than 2.5m2 in area, and\n> > \n> > > (c) must not result in more than 1 sign of this type for each ground floor tenancy, and\n> > \n> > > (d) must not project below the top edge of a doorway or window, and\n> > \n> > > (e) must not project more than 300mm from the building, and\n> > \n> > > (f) must be erected with the lower edge at least 2.6m above the footpath.\n> \n> > (4) Under awning signs A sign suspended below the existing awning of a building—\n> > \n> > > (a) must not result in more than 1 sign of this type for each ground floor premises, and\n> > \n> > > (b) must not be more than 1.5m2 in area, and\n> > \n> > > (c) must be erected with the lower edge at least 2.6m above the footpath, and\n> > \n> > > (d) must be at least 300mm from the outer edge of the awning.\n> \n> > (5) Wall signs projecting less than 300mm A sign attached to the wall of a building, other than the transom of a doorway or a display window, that projects less than 300mm from the wall—\n> > \n> > > (a) must not result in more than 1 wall sign of this type for the building, and\n> > \n> > > (b) must be located below the level of the awning, and\n> > \n> > > (c) if the building is a heritage item or located in a heritage conservation area—\n> > > \n> > > > (i) must not extend over an architectural decorative feature on the building, and\n> > > \n> > > > (ii) must not use primary colours as background colours, and\n> > > \n> > > > (iii) must not be painted directly onto the wall, and\n> > > \n> > > > (iv) must not be affixed directly to face brickwork, but may be fixed to mortar joints, and\n> > > \n> > > > (v) must not alter, damage or demolish part of the building to accommodate the sign.\n> \n> > (6) Wall signs projecting more than 300mm A sign attached to the wall of a building, other than the transom of a doorway or a display window, that projects more than 300mm from the wall—\n> > \n> > > (a) must be attached to the wall of a building to which the sign relates, and\n> > \n> > > (b) must not result in more than 1 wall sign of this type for each premises or for each street frontage, whichever is greater, and\n> > \n> > > (c) must not be located in or attached to a heritage item or located in a heritage conservation area, and\n> > \n> > > (d) must be erected with the lower edge at least 2.6m above ground level (existing), and\n> > \n> > > (e) must be erected at right angles to the building, and\n> > \n> > > (f) must be no more than 1.5m2 in area, and\n> > \n> > > (g) must project no more than 1.5m from the building.\n> \n> > (7) Window signs other than business identification signs A sign displayed in or on a window—\n> > \n> > > (a) must not cover more than 20% of the window area of the ground floor building frontage or 6m2, whichever is greater, and\n> > \n> > > (b) must not result in more than 1 sign of this type for each ground floor tenancy, and\n> > \n> > > (c) must be located on the facade fronting the primary street address on the ground floor.","sortOrder":198},{"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.\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\n**sch 3:** Am 2009 (93), Sch 1 \\[8\\] \\[9\\]; 2010 (162), Sch 1.2 \\[8\\]; 2011 (363), Sch 9 \\[46\\] \\[47\\].","sortOrder":199},{"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).","sortOrder":202},{"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)","sortOrder":203},{"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 2009 No 56, Sch 2.19; 2012 (323), Sch 1 \\[6\\] \\[7\\]; 2018 (399), cl 5; 2018 (596), Sch 1 \\[12\\]–\\[25\\]; 2021 (65), cl 5(2); 2021 (588), Sch 1.","sortOrder":207},{"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":210},{"sectionNumber":"Division 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Site location requirements","content":"## Division 1 Site location requirements\n\nDivision 1 Site location requirements","sortOrder":212},{"sectionNumber":"Division 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Operational requirements","content":"## Division 2 Operational requirements\n\nDivision 2 Operational requirements","sortOrder":214},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Pond design","content":"#### 10 Pond design\n\n10 Pond design\n\n> > (1) Must not require the construction of new ponds, water storages, dams or buildings.\n> \n> > (2) Must not be located on permanent watercourses, creeks, billabongs or isolated outreaches of creeks or rivers.\n> \n> > (3) Must be capable of preventing the escape of stock into natural waterbodies or wetlands.","sortOrder":226},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Culture water","content":"#### 11 Culture water\n\n11 Culture water\n\n> Must use freshwater.","sortOrder":227}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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Many amendments respond to State policy changes (BASIX, exempt and complying development codes) rather than purely local needs."},"complexity_factors":["21 land use zones with detailed permitted/prohibited use tables","Multiple overlay provisions (heritage, flood, biodiversity, mineral resources) that interact with base zoning","Extensive cross-referencing to State Environmental Planning Policies and other legislation","Numerous amendment clauses creating layered exceptions (clauses 4.1, 4.1AA, 4.1A, 4.1B, 4.1C, 4.1D, 4.1E all address lot sizes with different conditions)","Schedule 5 contains 600+ individually listed heritage items with specific addresses and significance levels","Conditional logic throughout (e.g., intensive livestock agriculture exempt only if under capacity thresholds AND meets location restrictions)","Multiple map-based controls (Land Zoning Map, Lot Size Map, Height of Buildings Map, Floor Space Ratio Map, Heritage Map, Terrestrial Biodiversity Map, etc.) that must be read together","Dictionary of defined terms referenced but not included in extracted text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is the **Goulburn Mulwaree Local Environmental Plan 2009**, a planning rulebook that controls what can be built and done on land in the Goulburn Mulwaree area of New South Wales.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Divides land into zones** (like RU1 Primary Production, R1 General Residential, E2 Commercial Centre) — 21 zones in total. Each zone has rules about what activities are allowed, need approval, or are banned.\n- **Sets development standards** — minimum lot sizes for subdivisions, building heights, floor space ratios, and special rules for things like heritage protection, flood-prone land, and bushfire risk.\n- **Protects heritage** — lists over 600 heritage items (buildings, sites, objects) and 6 heritage conservation areas that need special approval to alter or demolish.\n- **Controls specific activities** — includes detailed rules for intensive livestock farming, aquaculture (fish farming), farm stay accommodation, music venues, and eco-tourism.\n- **Provides fast-track approvals** — identifies \"exempt development\" (no approval needed) and \"complying development\" (fast approval if standards are met) for straightforward projects.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners, developers, and businesses wanting to build or change land use\n- Farmers and rural landowners (special rules for subdivisions and dwellings in rural zones)\n- The local council, which decides most development applications\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIt balances growth with protection — encouraging housing and economic development while safeguarding agricultural land, water quality, Aboriginal heritage, and the area's historic character. The plan has been amended many times (over 20 amendments since 2009), reflecting changing priorities like housing diversity, flood planning, and environmental protection."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Plan has broadened beyond a bare zoning instrument into a detailed, modern local environmental plan that integrates State policy themes (flood planning and climate change considerations, SEPP cross‑references), biodiversity protections, detailed aquaculture and heritage controls, urban release and infrastructure staging requirements, and a large site‑specific heritage inventory (see cl 1.2 for stated aims; cl 5.21 flood planning; cl 7.2 terrestrial biodiversity; cl 5.19 aquaculture; Part 6 urban release; Schedule 5 heritage). Those additions move the instrument from simple land‑use zoning to a prescriptive, technical regulatory framework with many site‑specific exceptions and administrative conditions (for example Schedules 1–6 and multiple clauses added by later amendments). The result is a Plan whose operational scope now includes substantive environmental risk management, heritage and biodiversity regulation, and infrastructure staging obligations in addition to conventional zoning and subdivision controls."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of land use zones (see cl 2.1) and a comprehensive Land Use Table with different permissions per zone","Site‑specific mapping regime (Land Application, Zoning, Lot Size, Height, FSR, Heritage, Terrestrial Biodiversity, Additional Permitted Uses and more) — multiple maps to consult (cl 1.3; cl 1.7)","Extensive Schedule material (Schedules 1–6) including hundreds of heritage items in Schedule 5 (site‑specific rules)","Many cross‑references to State environmental planning policies and other Acts (cl 1.9; multiple clauses referencing Fisheries, Heritage, Local Government, Crown Land Acts)","Multiple conditional and nested exceptions: lot size exceptions (cl 4.1A–4.1E), lot averaging and boundary adjustment rules (cl 4.1C–4.1D), and the general exceptions clause (cl 4.6)","Specialist technical requirements tied to development types (heritage management documents cl 5.10; biodiversity reports cl 7.2; flood planning cl 5.21; aquaculture Schedule 6)","Local site carve‑outs and additional permitted uses (Schedule 1) producing patchwork rules","Administrative complexity: exemptions vs complying development vs consented development with differing assessment pathways (Part 3, Schs 2–3)","Frequent amendments and renumbering noted in the text (many amendment notes), increasing interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this plan does (mechanics first)**\n\n- Sets the rules for land use and development across the Goulburn Mulwaree local government area by: defining zones, listing what uses are permitted/prohibited in each zone, and prescribing development standards (for example, minimum lot sizes, building height and floor‑space limits). Key zoning and mapping controls are in clauses 2.1–2.3 and the Land Use Table (Part 2 and the end of the Plan). (See cl 2.1–2.3; cl 4.1; cl 4.3; cl 4.4; cl 1.7.)\n\n- Makes the Council the primary decision‑maker (the consent authority) for development applications under the Plan, subject to the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act and applicable State environmental planning policies (SEPPs). (See cl 1.6; cl 1.9.)\n\n- Requires development consent for most subdivision, demolition and many other forms of development, but also identifies exempt and complying development (smaller works that can proceed without full consent) in Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 and clause 3.1–3.3. (See cl 2.6; cl 2.7; cl 3.1–3.3; Schs 2–3.)\n\n- Contains many local, site‑specific and technical rules: minimum lot sizes and exceptions (clauses 4.1–4.1E), floor‑space and site‑area calculation rules (cl 4.5), flood planning and special flood considerations (cl 5.21–5.22), biodiversity requirements (cl 7.2), heritage controls and a large local heritage inventory (cl 5.10; Schedule 5), controls for aquaculture (cl 5.19; Schedule 6), and local caps on shop sizes, B&B rooms, kiosks, etc. (cl 5.4; cl 7.6.)\n\n- Includes mapping and schedules that attach site‑specific rules to parcels of land (for example: Land Application Map, Land Zoning Map, Lot Size Map, Height of Buildings Map, Floor Space Ratio Map, Heritage Map, Terrestrial Biodiversity Map). Those maps (available via the NSW Planning Portal) determine which clauses or numeric standards apply to particular lots. (See cl 1.3; cl 1.7; various clauses referencing the Lot Size, Height and FSR maps.)\n\n- Provides mechanisms for some exceptions and flexibility: the Plan allows the consent authority to consider departures from development standards where the applicant justifies them (clause 4.6) and allows some development near zone boundaries or on specified land under additional permitted uses (cl 5.3; cl 2.5; Schedule 1).\n\n- Contains administrative and transitional provisions such as savings for pending applications and an ability to suspend some private covenants to the extent necessary to allow development consistent with the Plan (with listed exclusions) (cl 1.8A; cl 1.9A).\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Landowners and prospective developers in the Goulburn Mulwaree area: the Plan determines what they can do on a parcel of land, what applications they must make, and what technical reports and conditions may be required (e.g. heritage reports, biodiversity assessments, flood risk measures). (See cl 2.3; cl 7.2; cl 5.10; cl 5.21.)\n\n- The Goulburn Mulwaree Council: it is the consent authority, enforcer of the Plan and the body that applies discretionary provisions and conditions (cl 1.6).\n\n- State authorities and nearby landowners: some matters require referral or consideration of State policies (cl 1.9) or notification to the Heritage Council or Aboriginal communities in heritage cases (cl 5.10(7)–(9)).\n\n**Why it matters (policy effects, incentives and trade‑offs)**\n\n- The Plan channels development to particular locations and types of land use by zoning and maps (cl 2.1–2.3). That creates incentives for landowners whose parcels permit higher‑value uses (e.g. commercial or medium‑density residential) and constrains owners whose land is zoned conservation, rural or heritage. Those constraints protect environmental and heritage values but also limit the ability of those landowners to realise alternative uses.\n\n- Controls on lot size, subdivision and strata rules (cl 4.1–4.1E; cl 4.1AA; cl 4.2B) limit fragmentation of resource and environmentally sensitive land. The trade‑off is reduced flexibility to subdivide and potential upward pressure on dwelling prices where supply is constrained.\n\n- Detailed local requirements (heritage assessments, biodiversity reports, flood risk measures, aquaculture site rules) raise compliance costs and increase the technical burden on applicants. For example, development on mapped biodiversity land requires a report and evidence that impacts are avoided or mitigated (cl 7.2); works affecting heritage items often require heritage management documents and notification to expert bodies (cl 5.10). That shifts costs to applicants and increases processing work for the Council.\n\n- Clause 4.6 (exceptions to development standards) and local additional permitted uses (Schedule 1; cl 2.5) introduce discretion. This can produce tailored outcomes but increases uncertainty and administrative discretion — applicants may need to make detailed legal and planning arguments to secure departures.\n\n- The Plan includes measures with concentrated beneficiaries and diffuse costs: site‑specific additional permitted uses or rezoning may materially benefit specific landowners (Schedule 1 entries), while environmental protections (heritage, biodiversity, flood controls) impose costs more widely on developers and landowners in affected zones.\n\n- The suspension of private covenants to allow development under the Plan (cl 1.9A) changes the balance between private property arrangements and planning outcomes; it reduces the effectiveness of some private restrictions but preserves several important public and conservation instruments (the clause lists exclusions).\n\n**Who pays, who decides, what changes in behaviour**\n\n- Who pays: applicants/landowners pay application, assessment and mitigation costs (technical studies, infrastructure contributions, conditions). Neighbouring owners may bear amenity impacts or be protected by prohibitions. The Council bears assessment and enforcement costs.\n\n- Who decides: Goulburn Mulwaree Council is the primary decision‑maker for development consent under the Plan, with State Agencies and SEPPs prevailing where relevant (cl 1.6; cl 1.9).\n\n- Behaviour changes: developers will direct proposals to land and zones where the Plan permits their use; owners in constrained zones will either keep existing uses or seek permitted exceptions/approvals; applicants will factor in heritage, biodiversity and flood constraints into project design and costs (cl 5.10; cl 7.2; cl 5.21).\n\n**Implementation and compliance risks**\n\n- The Plan’s reliance on many site‑specific maps and schedules increases search and interpretation costs for applicants and the Council (cl 1.7; multiple clauses referencing maps).\n\n- The breadth of technical requirements (heritage management plans, biodiversity reports, flood risk planning) raises the risk of delays and greater costs to applicants; it also requires adequate Council resourcing to assess specialised material (cl 5.10; cl 7.2; cl 5.21).\n\n- The exceptions clause (cl 4.6) and multiple amendments create legal complexity and uncertainty about when and how standards can be varied.\n\n(References in parentheses are to key clauses cited above.)"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The plan has been amended more than 70 times since its commencement in February 2009, strongly indicating that its scope has evolved beyond the original instrument — through rezonings, new development controls, additional heritage listings, and updated environmental protections. The content visible here is only status/metadata, but the sheer volume of amendments over 16+ years makes substantive scope change near-certain."},"complexity_factors":["Standard instrument LEP framework incorporates extensive NSW government template clauses by reference, adding hidden layers of rules not visible in the document itself","Spatial/geographic complexity — rules vary parcel-by-parcel depending on zoning maps, which must be read alongside the written instrument","Over 70 amendments since 2009 create a heavily layered and evolved document; the current version may differ substantially from the original","Interaction with state-level environmental planning policies (SEPPs) and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 creates a multi-tiered regulatory framework","Multiple overlapping controls (heritage overlays, flood planning, biodiversity, scenic protection) can apply simultaneously to a single property","Permitted land uses require cross-referencing land use tables, definitions, and zone objectives — often non-intuitive for non-specialists","Some provisions require professional assessment (e.g. ecological, heritage, or traffic studies) before approval can be granted"],"plain_english_summary":"The Goulburn Mulwaree Local Environmental Plan 2009 is the master planning rulebook for Goulburn Mulwaree council, setting zoning, permitted uses, building heights, lot sizes and protections for heritage, biodiversity, waterways and agricultural land across the area.  \n\nIt affects landowners, developers, businesses and buyers by determining what can be built or operated, what needs council approval, and what limitations apply — always check the current amended version."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009","history":"/api/acts/goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/goulburn-mulwaree-local-environmental-plan-2009/documents"}}