{"id":"nsw:epi-2011-0642","name":"Hay Local Environmental Plan 2011","slug":"hay-local-environmental-plan-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"642 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181500,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:epi-2011-0642-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 [Hay Local Environmental Plan 2011](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2011-0642).","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> > RU3 Forestry\n> > \n> > RU4 Primary Production Small Lots\n> > \n> > RU5 Village\n> \n> > Residential Zones\n> \n> > R2 Low Density Residential\n> \n> > Employment Zones\n> \n> > E4 General Industrial\n> \n> > Special Purpose Zones\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> > Waterway Zones\n> \n> > W1 Natural Waterways\n> > \n> > W2 Recreational Waterways\n> \n> **cl 2.1:** Am 2022 (832), Sch 1.11\\[1\\]; 2025 (595), Sch 1\\[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 2019 (137), Sch 6 \\[1\\]; 2022 (314), Sch 1; 2022 (832), Sch 1.11\\[2\\]; 2023 (458), Sch 2.41; 2025 (595), Sch 1\\[2\\].\n\nZone RU1 Primary Production\n\nZone RU3 Forestry\n\nZone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots\n\nZone RU5 Village\n\nZone R2 Low Density Residential\n\nZone E4 General Industrial\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 W1 Natural Waterways\n\nZone W2 Recreational Waterways","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permitted with consent","content":"#### 3 Permitted with consent\n\n3 Permitted with consent\n\n> Agritourism; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Aquaculture; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Cellar door premises; Cemeteries; Community facilities; Correctional centres; Depots; Dual occupancies (attached); Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Environmental facilities; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Farm stay accommodation; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Helipads; Home businesses; Home industries; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial training facilities; Information and education facilities; Intensive livestock agriculture; Intensive plant agriculture; Jetties; Landscaping material supplies; Open cut mining; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Roadside stalls; Rural industries; Rural workers’ dwellings; Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prohibited","content":"#### 4 Prohibited\n\n4 Prohibited\n\n> Any development not specified in item 2 or 3","sortOrder":34},{"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":87},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Principal development standards","content":"# Part 4 Principal development standards\n\nPart 4 Principal development standards","sortOrder":91},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous provisions","content":"# Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions","sortOrder":103},{"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/hay-local-environmental-plan-2011) (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> > (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> At the time this Plan was made, no land in the zones listed in the Table to subclause (2) were included on the [Land Reservation Acquisition Map](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/hay-local-environmental-plan-2011) as the land is owned by a State authority, a public company or a subsidiary of a public company.","sortOrder":104},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Additional local provisions","content":"# Part 6 Additional local provisions\n\nPart 6 Additional local provisions","sortOrder":130},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Earthworks","content":"#### 6 Earthworks\n\n6.1 Earthworks\n\n> > (1) The objectives of this clause are as follows—\n> > \n> > > (a) to ensure that earthworks for which development consent is required will not have a detrimental impact on environmental functions and processes, neighbouring uses, cultural or heritage items or features of the surrounding land,\n> > \n> > > (b) to allow earthworks of a minor nature without requiring separate development consent.\n> \n> > (2) Development consent is required for earthworks unless—\n> > \n> > > (a) earthworks are exempt development under this Plan or another applicable environmental planning instrument, or\n> > \n> > > (b) earthworks are ancillary to other development for which development consent has been given.\n> \n> > (3) Before granting development consent for earthworks, the consent authority must consider the following matters—\n> > \n> > > (a) the likely disruption of, or any detrimental effect on, existing drainage patterns and soil stability in the locality of the development,\n> > \n> > > (b) the effect of the development on the likely future use or redevelopment of the land,\n> > \n> > > (c) the quality of the fill or the soil to be excavated, or both,\n> > \n> > > (d) the effect of the development on the existing and likely amenity of adjoining properties,\n> > \n> > > (e) the source of any fill material and the destination of any excavated material,\n> > \n> > > (f) the likelihood of disturbing relics,\n> > \n> > > (g) the proximity to and potential for adverse impacts on any waterway, drinking water catchment or environmentally sensitive area,\n> > \n> > > (h) any measures proposed to minimise or mitigate the impacts referred to in paragraph (g).\n> \n> Note.\n> \n> The [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080), particularly section 86, deals with disturbing or excavating land and Aboriginal objects.","sortOrder":131},{"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 2024 (617), Sch 1.","sortOrder":142},{"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(When this Plan was made this Schedule was blank)","sortOrder":144},{"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.","sortOrder":145},{"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":148},{"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":149},{"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| Locality/ suburb | Item | Address | Property description | Significance | Item No |\n| Booligal | Booligal Church | Hay Street | Lot 6, Section 2, DP 758134 | Local | I1 |\n| Hay | Lake Merrimajeel |  | As defined on the Heritage Map | Local | I2 |\n| Hay | Murrumbisdgil Swamp |  | As defined on the Heritage Map | Local | I3 |\n| Hay | St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church | Bank Street | Lot 2, DP 1115524 | Local | I4 |\n| Hay | Former Sewer Treatment Works | Brunker Street | Lot 7020, DP 1026736 | Local | I5 |\n| Hay | Former Hay Gaol | 355 Church Street | Lot 215, DP 756755, Reserve No 11030 | State | I6 |\n| Hay | John Witcombe Memorial Drinking Fountain | Cnr Lachlan and Moppett Streets | Lachlan Street Road Reserve | Local | I7 |\n| Hay | Westpac Bank | 112 Lachlan Street | Lot 1, DP 215571 | Local | I8 |\n| Hay | Post Office | 120 Lachlan Street | Lot 1, DP 774509 | State | I9 |\n| Hay | Lands Board Office | 126 Lachlan Street | Lot 7301, DP 1137381 | Local | I10 |\n| Hay | Hay Shire Council Chambers | 134 Lachlan Street | Lot 214, DP 756755 | Local | I11 |\n| Hay | Commercial Hotel | 195–199 Lachlan Street | Lot 30, DP 1065346 | Local | I12 |\n| Hay | Gatekeepers’ Cottages | 262–264 Lachlan Street | Lot 1, DP 806593; Lot 1, DP 812034 | Local | I13 |\n| Hay | Sturt’s Marked Tree | Mid Western Highway Road Reserve | X: 305.685.667220433Y: 6.181233.1213281 | Local | I22 |\n| Hay | Hay Courthouse | 416–420 Moppett Street | Lot 123, DP 756755 | Local | I14 |\n| Hay | St Fergal’s Roman Catholic Presbytery | 429 Moppett Street | Lot 2, DP 119241 | Local | I15 |\n| Hay | Hay Railway Station and yard group including Hay Railway Station, Station Master’s House, Water Tower and Railway Porters’ Cottages | Narrandera– Hay Railway | Lots 5, 6 and 8–11, DP 812034 and Lots 8–11, DP 812034 | State | I16 |\n| Hay | Presentation Convent | Cnr Pine and Orson Streets | Lot 2, DP 119241 | Local | I18 |\n| Hay | St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral | 185 Pine Street | Lot 1, DP 811484 | Local | I17 |\n| Hay | Former Terminus Hotel | 260 Pine Street | Lot 5, DP 758507 | Local | I19 |\n| One Tree | Former One Tree Hotel | Cobb Highway (Hay Street) | Lot 2, DP 756798, Parish Ulonga | Local | I20 |\n| South Hay | Bishop’s Lodge and outbuildings | 351 Moama Street | Lot 34, DP 747124 | State | I21 |","sortOrder":153},{"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":154},{"sectionNumber":"Division 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Site location requirements","content":"## Division 1 Site location requirements\n\nDivision 1 Site location requirements","sortOrder":156},{"sectionNumber":"Division 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Operational requirements","content":"## Division 2 Operational requirements\n\nDivision 2 Operational requirements","sortOrder":158},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Conservation exclusion zones","content":"#### 7 Conservation exclusion zones\n\n7 Conservation exclusion zones\n\n> > (1) Must not be carried out on the following land, except to the extent necessary to gain access to water—\n> > \n> > > (a) land declared an area of outstanding biodiversity value under the [Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-063),\n> > \n> > > (b) vacant Crown land,\n> > \n> > > (c) land within a wetland of international significance declared under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.\n> \n> Note.\n> \n> Nothing in this clause affects any requirement under an Act relating to land specified in this clause to obtain a licence or other authority under that Act for development of the land.","sortOrder":166},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Flood liability","content":"#### 8 Flood liability\n\n8 Flood liability\n\n> Must be designed or constructed on land so that it will not be inundated by the discharge of a 1:100 ARI (average recurrent interval) flood event.","sortOrder":167},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Species selection","content":"#### 9 Species selection\n\n9 Species selection\n\n> Species of fish or marine vegetation cultivated or kept must be consistent with the relevant aquaculture industry development plan (within the meaning of clause 5.19).","sortOrder":169},{"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":170},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Culture water","content":"#### 11 Culture water\n\n11 Culture water\n\n> Must use freshwater.","sortOrder":171}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Plan replaced earlier local instruments for the land (repeal noted at cl.1.8) and has been amended over time. The text records specific amendments and additions (for example cl.1.8A 2019 savings for pending DAs; cl.1.9A 2019 suspension of covenants; cl.2.1 amendments 2022 and 2025; cl.4.6 amendment 2022; Schedule 1 addition permitting a service station at Moama Street amended 2024). These amendments and repeals have altered specific permissions, mapped controls and procedural provisions since the Plan’s original making."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple land use zones and a detailed Land Use Table establishing permissibility and prohibitions across many zones (cl.2.1; cl.2.3)","Overlay maps and spatial controls (Land Zoning Map, Lot Size Map, Heritage Map, Natural Resource maps) that must be read with text (cl.1.7; cl.1.3; various schedule references)","Interplay with State Environmental Planning Policies and other Acts creating precedence and cross‑compliance obligations (cl.1.9; cl.1.9A)","Wide use of discretionary consent with multiple criteria and evidentiary tests (e.g. exceptions to development standards cl.4.6; intensive livestock cl.5.18)","Environmental overlays requiring site‑specific assessment (riparian, wetlands, groundwater vulnerability, biodiversity — cl.6.5; cl.6.7; cl.6.9; cl.6.10)","Heritage regime that triggers notices, management plans and consultation steps before consent (cl.5.10)","Special local controls (airspace operations near Hay Aerodrome cl.6.3; river front development limits cl.6.4; flood planning cl.5.21) adding specialist technical inputs","Exempt and complying development regimes with conditions and exclusions that must be checked (cl.3.1; cl.3.2; Schedule 2; Schedule 3)","Subdivision and lot size rules with specific exceptions for strata/community schemes and rural restructuring (cl.4.1; cl.4.1AA; cl.4.1A; cl.4.2)","Schedules and amendment history that alter specific permissions (eg Schedule 1 additional permitted use) and create a moving instrument (Schedule 1; amendment notes on various clauses)","Administrative processes and consultation obligations (notification to Heritage Council/Aboriginal communities, consultation with Commonwealth body in airspace matters — cl.5.10(7)-(9); cl.6.3(2))","Suspension of private covenants for development permitted by the Plan subject to stated exceptions, which affects private property rights and creates conditional legal uncertainty (cl.1.9A)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Plan (Hay Local Environmental Plan 2011) sets the zoning for land in Hay, specifies what development is allowed, what requires Council consent, and imposes local environmental, heritage, flood and riverine controls (cl.1.3; cl.1.6).  \n\nIt affects landowners, developers, the Council and state agencies: applicants bear the cost and compliance burden of approvals; the Council is the primary decision‑maker and exercises discretion under provisions such as exceptions to standards (cl.4.6), heritage consent rules (cl.5.10) and riverfront controls (cl.6.4)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"While the core purpose — providing a land use planning framework for Hay Shire — has remained consistent since 2011, the plan's scope has clearly evolved through more than 40 amendments over 14 years. This volume of amendments strongly suggests that specific land use permissions, zone boundaries, development standards, and local provisions have been added, removed, or modified well beyond what was originally intended when the plan commenced in December 2011."},"complexity_factors":["Standard instrument LEP framework requires cross-referencing with NSW Government standard template provisions, making the full picture difficult to grasp from this document alone","Operates under and must be read alongside the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, adding a significant legislative layer","Over 40 separate amendments since 2011 means the current rules are the product of many overlapping changes — tracking what changed when is genuinely difficult","Land zoning systems (different rules for different zones) create a matrix of permissions that require maps and tables to interpret properly","Local specific provisions tailored to Hay's geography (flooding, agriculture, heritage) add additional complexity layers","Interacts with other planning instruments at state and regional level that can override or modify its provisions","Only the metadata and version history are provided here — the actual substantive rules of the plan are not visible in this extract, limiting full analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"The Hay Local Environmental Plan 2011 is the legally binding zoning and development rulebook for Hay Shire, setting what land uses and developments are allowed across the area. It governs decisions by Hay Shire Council and directly affects landowners, developers, businesses and farmers.\n\nIt matters because non‑compliance can block or complicate development approvals — and the plan has been amended many times, so always check the current version before relying on its rules."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"provider":"moonshot","completionTokens":1751},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears consistent with its original intent as a comprehensive local environmental plan. While it has been amended over time (noted amendments up to 2025), the additions appear to be standard updates to planning controls, heritage listings, and environmental protections typical of LEP maintenance, rather than significant expansion beyond the original scope of land use planning for the Hay Shire."},"complexity_factors":["12 distinct land use zones (RU1, RU3, RU4, RU5, R2, E4, SP2, SP3, RE1, RE2, C1, C2, W1, W2) each with specific objectives and a detailed Land Use Table categorising development as permitted without consent, permitted with consent, or prohibited","Extensive cross-referencing to external legislation including multiple State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs), the Local Government Act 1993, the Heritage Act 1977, and the Fisheries Management Act 1994","Numerical development standards and thresholds requiring reference to separate maps (Land Zoning Map, Lot Size Map, Heritage Map, Natural Resource Maps) for application","Nested conditional logic in clauses such as clause 4.6 (exceptions to development standards) which contains exceptions to the exceptions for specific zones and circumstances","Multiple savings and transitional provisions (clauses 1.8A, 4.2A) that require checking historical land status (e.g., holdings as at 11 December 1998)","Six detailed schedules including specific site-based additional permitted uses (Schedule 1), heritage item lists with legal descriptions (Schedule 5), and technical aquaculture standards (Schedule 6)","Special overlay provisions for environmental constraints (clauses 6.4–6.10) that impose additional assessment criteria for river front areas, wetlands, groundwater vulnerability, and terrestrial biodiversity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** The Hay Local Environmental Plan 2011 is the main rulebook that controls what can be built and where in the Hay Shire Council area (which includes the towns of Hay, Booligal, and Maude, plus surrounding rural land).\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Zones the land:** It divides the area into categories like \"Primary Production\" (farmland), \"Low Density Residential\" (houses), \"General Industrial\" (factories), and \"Environmental Conservation\" (protected areas). Each zone has a list of what is automatically allowed, what needs Council approval, and what is banned.\n*   **Protects farmland:** It stops rural land from being chopped into tiny blocks by setting minimum lot sizes for subdivisions. It also restricts where new houses can be built on farming land to prevent scattered \"rural residential\" sprawl.\n*   **Guards the environment:** Special rules apply to land near the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Rivers, wetlands, and areas with sensitive groundwater. Development in these areas must avoid or minimise environmental harm.\n*   **Preserves heritage:** It lists specific heritage items (like the Hay Gaol, the Post Office, and the Railway Station) and requires Council approval to demolish or alter them.\n*   **Fast-tracks simple projects:** It identifies \"exempt development\" (small projects that need no approval) and \"complying development\" (projects that meet set standards and can get a fast-track certificate instead of a full development application).\n*   **Manages hazards:** It includes rules for building in flood-prone areas and near the Hay Aerodrome to ensure safety.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone who wants to build, subdivide, or change the use of land in the Hay Shire area, including farmers, homeowners, businesses, and developers."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/hay-local-environmental-plan-2011","history":"/api/acts/hay-local-environmental-plan-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/hay-local-environmental-plan-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/hay-local-environmental-plan-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/hay-local-environmental-plan-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/hay-local-environmental-plan-2011/documents"}}