{"id":"nsw:epi-2014-0353","name":"Leeton Local Environmental Plan 2014","slug":"leeton-local-environmental-plan-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"353 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181181,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:epi-2014-0353-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 [Leeton Local Environmental Plan 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2014-0353).","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> > 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> > 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> **cl 2.1:** Am 2022 (829), Sch 1.12\\[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 2015 (439), Sch 1 \\[1\\] \\[2\\]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 \\[1\\] \\[2\\]; 2018 (488), Sch 1.1 \\[1\\]; 2019 (137), Sch 6 \\[1\\]; 2019 (168), cl 4 (1) (2); 2022 (314), Sch 1; 2022 (829), Sch 1.12\\[2\\]; 2023 (458), Sch 2.51; 2023 (502), Sch 1.\n\nZone RU1 Primary Production\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 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","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; Backpackers’ accommodation; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cellar door premises, Cemeteries, Charter and tourism boating facilities, Community facilities; Crematoria; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Environmental facilities; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Farm stay accommodation; Flood mitigation works; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Garden centres; Hazardous industries; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Home occupations (sex services); Intensive livestock agriculture; Intensive plant agriculture; Landscaping material supplies; Open cut mining; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Roadside stalls; Rural industries; Rural workers’ dwellings; Sewerage systems; Signage; 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":99},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Principal development standards","content":"# Part 4 Principal development standards\n\nPart 4 Principal development standards","sortOrder":103},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous provisions","content":"# Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions","sortOrder":118},{"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/leeton-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 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 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)).","sortOrder":119},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Additional local provisions","content":"# Part 6 Additional local provisions\n\nPart 6 Additional local provisions","sortOrder":145},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Earthworks","content":"#### 6 Earthworks\n\n6.1 Earthworks\n\n> > (1) The objective of this clause is 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> > (2) Development consent is required for earthworks unless—\n> > \n> > > (a) the earthworks are exempt development under this Plan or another applicable environmental planning instrument, or\n> > \n> > > (b) the earthworks are ancillary to development that is permitted without consent under this Plan or to development for which development consent has been given.\n> \n> > (3) In deciding whether to grant development consent for earthworks (or for development involving ancillary earthworks), the consent authority must consider the following matters—\n> > \n> > > (a) the likely disruption of, or any detrimental effect on, 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 appropriate measures proposed to avoid, minimise or mitigate the impacts of the development.\n> \n> Note.\n> \n> The [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080), particularly section 86, deals with harming Aboriginal objects.","sortOrder":146},{"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)","sortOrder":160},{"sectionNumber":"sch.1-sec","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Walsh Road, Stanbridge","content":"#### sch.1-sec Use of certain land at Walsh Road, Stanbridge\n\nUse of certain land at Walsh Road, Stanbridge\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to land at Walsh Road, Stanbridge, being Lot 95, DP 751732.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house is permitted with development consent on the lot.\n> \n> > (3) Development consent under subclause (2) must not be granted after 2 years from the commencement of this Plan.","sortOrder":161},{"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":162},{"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":163},{"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":166},{"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 2015 (439), Sch 1 \\[7\\]; 2021 (800), cl 5.","sortOrder":167},{"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 2014 No 88, Sch 2.35.","sortOrder":171},{"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":174},{"sectionNumber":"Division 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Site location requirements","content":"## Division 1 Site location requirements\n\nDivision 1 Site location requirements","sortOrder":176},{"sectionNumber":"Division 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Operational requirements","content":"## Division 2 Operational requirements\n\nDivision 2 Operational requirements","sortOrder":178},{"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":186},{"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":187},{"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":189},{"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":190},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Culture water","content":"#### 11 Culture water\n\n11 Culture water\n\n> Must use freshwater.","sortOrder":191}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The plan has been amended more than 40 times between its commencement in June 2014 and the current version dated September 2025. This frequency of amendment strongly suggests the plan's scope and specific provisions have evolved considerably from the original — likely reflecting rezoning of particular parcels, updated development standards, new permitted land uses, and alignment with changes to State-level planning policies over more than a decade. However, without access to the substantive content of the amendments, the precise nature and extent of scope changes cannot be determined from the version history alone."},"complexity_factors":["Standard instrument LEP format — a highly technical legal document with multiple zones, land use tables, and development standards operating simultaneously","Extensive amendment history — over 40 versions since 2014 means the current rules may differ significantly from the original, and tracking what changed when adds complexity","Operates within a broader legislative framework — must be read alongside the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs), and council development control plans","Zone-specific rules — different provisions apply depending on which land use zone a property falls in, requiring cross-referencing of maps and tables","Local context specificity — agricultural land, irrigation areas, and rural land uses in the Leeton area involve specialised provisions not found in urban LEPs","Only the status/version information was provided — the actual substantive provisions (land use tables, maps, development standards) are not visible in the supplied text, limiting full analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"Leeton Local Environmental Plan 2014 is the legal rulebook that governs land use in the Leeton local government area. It zones land, controls what development needs council approval, protects heritage and environmental values, and sets building standards that affect houses, farms, businesses and subdivisions.\n\nIf you own, develop or use land in Leeton this plan determines what you can legally do — from farm activities to home businesses — and it has been amended over 40 times, so always check the current version."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"completionTokens":632},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Plan appears consistent with its original scope as a standard local environmental plan. While it has been amended multiple times (noted in clause histories), these amendments appear to be routine updates rather than significant scope expansion. The core purposes — zoning, development standards, heritage protection, and environmental safeguards — remain aligned with the stated aims in clause 1.2."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping zone systems (15 zones across 6 categories) with detailed permitted/prohibited use tables","Extensive cross-referencing to external maps (Lot Size Map, Height of Buildings Map, Floor Space Ratio Map, Heritage Map, etc.) that aren't included in the text","Nested exceptions and conditional provisions, particularly for rural subdivisions (clauses 4.1 through 4.2E with multiple 'despite' subclauses)","Multiple savings and transitional provisions preserving old planning rights (clauses 1.8A, 4.2B with complex definitions of 'existing holding' and 'specified holding')","Detailed technical requirements for specific uses (aquaculture schedules with species selection, pond design, discharge rules)","Heritage provisions requiring consultation with multiple external bodies (Heritage Council, Aboriginal communities)","Integration with State Environmental Planning Policies that override or supplement local provisions","Flood planning requirements referencing external technical guidelines and climate change projections"],"plain_english_summary":"This is the **Leeton Local Environmental Plan 2014**, a planning rulebook that controls what can be built and done on land in Leeton, New South Wales.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Zones land** into categories like rural (farming), residential (housing), employment (shops and factories), recreation, and conservation — each with different rules about what activities are allowed\n- **Sets development rules** including minimum lot sizes for subdividing land, maximum building heights, and floor space ratios (how much building you can put on a site)\n- **Protects heritage** by requiring approval to alter or demolish listed heritage buildings and sites\n- **Safeguards the environment** through special protections for biodiversity areas, wetlands, riparian land (riverbanks), and groundwater\n- **Controls intensive farming** like feedlots and poultry farms with buffer distances from homes and water\n- **Manages airport operations** by restricting development that could interfere with flight paths or aircraft noise zones\n- **Bans canal estate development** (artificial waterways with housing)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners wanting to build, subdivide, or change land use\n- Farmers and rural businesses\n- Developers and builders\n- Anyone seeking to protect or develop near heritage items or environmentally sensitive areas\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe Plan balances economic growth (especially agriculture and tourism) with environmental protection and community amenity. It reflects Leeton's identity as an irrigation district with significant heritage from the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area scheme, while managing modern pressures like housing diversity, intensive agriculture, and flood risk."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Plan largely implements the aims stated in clause 1.2 by prescribing zoning, mapped controls and development standards for land identified on the Land Application and Zoning maps (cls 1.2, 1.3, 2.2). It consolidates and repeals former local LEPs for Leeton (cl 1.8) rather than expanding into materially new subject‑matter. Subsequent amendments noted in the text adjust technical standards and maps but do not, on their face, alter the Plan’s core geographic or policy scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive zoning framework and detailed Land Use Table covering many specific permitted, consent and prohibited uses (Part 2; cl 2.3).","Multiple external maps (zoning, lot size, height, FSR, biodiversity, wetlands, riparian, MIA irrigation area) that determine applicable standards and require cross-checking (cl 1.7; cl 2.2; cl 4.1; cl 4.3; cl 4.4; cls 6.3–6.6).","Numerous quantitative standards and thresholds (minimum lot sizes, exceptions, ARI flood design, aquaculture capacities, separation distances for intensive livestock) requiring site-specific measurement (cls 4.1–4.2E; cl 5.17; cl 5.18; cls 6.7–6.8).","Many cross-references to State Environmental Planning Policies and other Acts that affect applicability and process (cl 1.9; cl 1.9A; multiple notes throughout).","Discretionary assessment tests giving the consent authority significant evaluative judgement on environmental, heritage, flood, airspace and land‑use compatibility matters (eg. cls 2.3(2), 4.6, 5.10, 5.21, 6.9).","Local schedules and heritage listings that impose site-specific controls and obligations (Schedules 1, 4, 5).","A mix of exempt, complying and consent pathways with separate conditions and exclusions adds procedural complexity (Part 3; Schedules 2–3).","Amendments and repeal provisions (cl 1.8; amendment notes) create layered legal history to be checked for current effect."],"plain_english_summary":"This plan replaces earlier Leeton planning instruments and sets the rules that govern land use across Leeton: zoning, what uses are permitted or prohibited, development standards (lot sizes, building heights, floor space), and mapped environmental and heritage overlays. The Council is the consent authority and decides development applications under these rules. The plan mainly affects landowners, developers and the Council: applicants bear consent and compliance costs and must meet numeric limits and environmental/heritage tests (cl 1.2; cl 1.6; cl 2.1)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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