{"id":"nsw:epi-2011-0648","name":"Narromine Local Environmental Plan 2011","slug":"narromine-local-environmental-plan-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"648 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181548,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:epi-2011-0648-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 [Narromine Local Environmental Plan 2011](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2011-0648).","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> > RU5 Village\n> \n> > Residential Zones\n> \n> > R1 General Residential\n> > \n> > R5 Large Lot Residential\n> \n> > Employment Zones\n> \n> > E1 Local Centre\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> > C3 Environmental Management\n> \n> > Waterway Zones\n> \n> > W2 Recreational Waterways\n> \n> **cl 2.1:** Am 2017 (369), Sch 1 \\[1\\]; 2022 (828), Sch 1.16\\[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 2016 (168), Sch 1 \\[2\\]; 2017 (369), Sch 1 \\[2\\]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 \\[1\\]; 2019 (137), Sch 6 \\[1\\]; 2022 (314), Sch 1; 2022 (828), Sch 1.16\\[2\\]; 2023 (458), Sch 2.63.\n\nZone RU1 Primary Production\n\nZone RU3 Forestry\n\nZone RU5 Village\n\nZone R1 General Residential\n\nZone R5 Large Lot Residential\n\nZone E1 Local Centre\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 C3 Environmental Management\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; Camping grounds; 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; Flood mitigation works; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries; Helipads; Home-based child care; 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; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open cut mining; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Roadside stalls; Rural industries; Rural workers’ dwellings; Sewerage systems; 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":91},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Principal development standards","content":"# Part 4 Principal development standards\n\nPart 4 Principal development standards","sortOrder":95},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous provisions","content":"# Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions","sortOrder":111},{"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/narromine-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 1.\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 and Infrastructure 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 and Infrastructure (see section 21 of the [Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022)).\n> \n> Note 2.\n> \n> At the time this Plan was made no land in the zones listed in the Table to subclause (2) was included on the [Land Reservation Acquisition Map](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/narromine-local-environmental-plan-2011).","sortOrder":112},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Additional local provisions","content":"# Part 6 Additional local provisions\n\nPart 6 Additional local provisions","sortOrder":139},{"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 a separate development consent.\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 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":140},{"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 (398), Sch 1.","sortOrder":151},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Warren Road, Narromine","content":"#### 7 Use of certain land at Warren Road, Narromine\n\n7 Use of certain land at Warren Road, Narromine\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to Lot 100, DP 1007295, Warren Road, Narromine.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house is permitted with consent on the lot.\n> \n> > (3) This clause ceases to have effect on 11 February 2012.","sortOrder":158},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Webbs Siding Road, Narromine","content":"#### 8 Use of certain land at Webbs Siding Road, Narromine\n\n8 Use of certain land at Webbs Siding Road, Narromine\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to Lot 39, DP 755119, Webbs Siding Road, Narromine.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house is permitted with consent on the lot.\n> \n> > (3) This clause ceases to have effect on 11 February 2012.","sortOrder":159},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Glenroy Road, Trangie","content":"#### 9 Use of certain land at Glenroy Road, Trangie\n\n9 Use of certain land at Glenroy Road, Trangie\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to Lot 130, DP 755126, Glenroy Road, Trangie.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house is permitted with consent on the lot.\n> \n> > (3) This clause ceases to have effect on 11 February 2012.","sortOrder":160},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Trangie Collie Road, Trangie","content":"#### 10 Use of certain land at Trangie Collie Road, Trangie\n\n10 Use of certain land at Trangie Collie Road, Trangie\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to Lot 26, DP 755117, Trangie Collie Road, Trangie.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house is permitted with consent on the lot.\n> \n> > (3) This clause ceases to have effect on 11 February 2012.","sortOrder":161},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Weemabah Road, Trangie","content":"#### 11 Use of certain land at Weemabah Road, Trangie\n\n11 Use of certain land at Weemabah Road, Trangie\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to Lot 63, DP 40451, Weemabah Road, Trangie.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house is permitted with consent on the lot.\n> \n> > (3) This clause ceases to have effect on 11 February 2012.","sortOrder":162},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Young Road, Trangie","content":"#### 12 Use of certain land at Young Road, Trangie\n\n12 Use of certain land at Young Road, Trangie\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to Lot 138, DP 755126, Young Road, Trangie.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purpose of a dwelling house is permitted with consent on the lot.\n> \n> > (3) This clause ceases to have effect on 11 February 2012.","sortOrder":163},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Ceres Siding Road, Narromine","content":"#### 13 Use of certain land at Ceres Siding Road, Narromine\n\n13 Use of certain land at Ceres Siding Road, Narromine\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to Lot 2, DP 826750, 211 Ceres Siding Road, Narromine.\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purposes of dwelling houses is permitted with development consent.","sortOrder":164},{"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":165},{"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":166},{"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":169},{"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":170},{"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 2024 (271), Sch 1\\[1\\]–\\[8\\].","sortOrder":174},{"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":178},{"sectionNumber":"Division 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Site location requirements","content":"## Division 1 Site location requirements\n\nDivision 1 Site location requirements","sortOrder":180},{"sectionNumber":"Division 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Operational requirements","content":"## Division 2 Operational requirements\n\nDivision 2 Operational requirements","sortOrder":182}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The plan's scope has clearly evolved significantly from its original 2011 form. With more than 50 amendments over 14 years, the current version almost certainly reflects land rezonings, new permitted uses, updated development standards, and responses to state government policy changes that were not contemplated when the plan was first made in December 2011."},"complexity_factors":["Over 50 separate amendments since 2011, meaning the current rules are the product of many layered changes that can be difficult to track","Operates as a 'standard instrument' LEP under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, requiring understanding of both the local plan and the state-level legislation","Multiple land use zones, each with different permitted, permissible-with-consent, and prohibited uses — requiring cross-referencing of maps and tables","Interaction with other planning instruments (state environmental planning policies, development control plans) that sit above or alongside this plan","Technical planning concepts (floor space ratios, minimum lot sizes, heritage conservation areas, flood planning areas) require specialist knowledge to fully interpret","Only the metadata and version history were provided — the actual substantive provisions of the plan were not included in the text analysed, limiting the depth of analysis possible"],"plain_english_summary":"The Narromine Local Environmental Plan 2011 is the master planning rulebook for land use in Narromine Shire: it zones land, sets what uses are allowed, which need council approval, and which are prohibited, and controls matters like building height, lot sizes and protection of sensitive areas.  \n\nIt affects property owners, buyers, developers, businesses and farmers — anyone proposing building, subdivision or changes of land use — and is the first stop to know if a proposal will be approved."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This version has expanded beyond the narrow zoning-and-lot‑size function of an early LEP by incorporating a broader set of State policy matters and detailed local protections. Additions since the original instrument include: flood planning and special flood considerations that reference modern guidelines and climate‑change projections (cl 5.21–5.22); biodiversity, groundwater vulnerability and watercourse overlays with specific decision tests (cl 6.4–6.7); aquaculture operational and site rules in Schedule 6 and cl 5.19; specific protections for airport airspace requiring Commonwealth consultation (cl 6.9); explicit protections for live music at licensed premises (cl 5.20); temporary workers’ accommodation provisions (cl 5.25A); and multiple new exceptions and detailed controls on subdivision, strata and community title (cl 4.1AA, 4.2A–E). These amendments (noted by amendment citations in the instrument) broaden the Plan from a basic local zoning instrument to a more comprehensive regulatory tool incorporating environmental technical standards, State policy implementation and site‑specific permissions and prohibitions."},"complexity_factors":["Large instrument length with multiple Parts and Schedules (6 schedules plus multiple Parts).","Extensive cross‑referencing to State Environmental Planning Policies and several other Acts (EP&A Act, Crown Land Management Act, Heritage Act, Fisheries/Marine Acts, Rural Fires Act, Local Government Act, etc.).","Multiple zoning categories with a detailed Land Use Table (dozens of specific permitted/prohibited uses across ~15 zones).","Many conditional and nested exceptions (e.g. clauses 4.1A–C, 4.2–4.2E, 4.6 Exceptions to development standards).","Numerous mapped overlays and technical maps relied upon (Lot Size Map, Land Zoning Map, Heritage Map, Terrestrial Biodiversity Map, Watercourse Map, Groundwater Vulnerability Map, Wetlands Map, Obstacle Limitation Surface maps) creating site‑specific variability (cl 1.7, cl 2.2, various clauses).","Standards that refer to external technical guidance and guidelines (Considering Flooding guideline, Flood Risk Management Manual, aquaculture industry development plans), adding off‑instrument complexity (cl 5.21, cl 5.19).","Amendments and insertions over time (many clauses marked as inserted or amended across years), which increase interpretative complexity and the need to track historical changes (e.g. cl 1.9A Am 2019; cl 4.1AA/4.2A/4.2B Am 2022; cl 5.22 Subst 2023; Sch 1 Am 2024).","Significant administrative discretion given to Council (consent authority) across many clauses (cl 2.3(2), cl 4.6, cl 5.10, cl 6.9), requiring qualitative assessments rather than purely numeric tests. "],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics)**\n\n- Establishes the local land‑use rules that apply to land in the Narromine local government area by: defining zones (e.g. RU1 Primary Production, R1 General Residential, E4 General Industrial) (cl 2.1, 2.2); setting the Land Use Table (what is permitted with or without council consent in each zone) (cl 2.3 and Land Use Table); and adopting a set of maps (zoning map, lot size map, heritage map, biodiversity/watercourse/groundwater maps) that locate overlays and numeric limits (cl 1.7, cl 2.2, Lot Size Map references).\n\n- Controls development approvals: which works need development consent, which can be carried out as exempt development or as complying development, and the Council’s role as the consent authority (cl 1.6, cl 3.1, cl 3.2, Schedule 2–3, cl 2.7).\n\n- Sets subdivision and lot‑size rules, including minimum lot sizes and multiple exceptions (standard minimums, special rules for dual occupancy/multi dwelling, rural subdivision exceptions, boundary adjustments, strata/community title limits) (clauses 4.1, 4.1A–C, 4.2–4.2E, 6.10).\n\n- Imposes environmental and built‑form controls: biodiversity, riparian corridors, groundwater vulnerability, wetlands, stormwater, earthworks and essential services requirements — these apply either generally (e.g. to residential and employment zones) or to mapped sensitive areas (cl 6.1–6.8, 6.3–6.7).\n\n- Includes special local provisions important to Narromine: flood planning rules (including specific guidance and the requirement to consider climate‑change projections) (cl 5.21–5.22); a clause requiring Council to consult Commonwealth aviation bodies where development would penetrate airport surfaces (Narromine Aerodrome protection) (cl 6.9); heritage protections and heritage item schedule (cl 5.10, Schedule 5); and protection for live music at licensed venues (consent cannot be refused merely because of the genre or presence of live music where noise can be managed) (cl 5.20).\n\n- Regulates certain rural/agricultural activities: intensive livestock agriculture thresholds below which consent is not required (with location limits) (cl 5.18); pond/tank/oyster aquaculture site and operational standards in Schedule 6 (cl 5.19, Schedule 6); controls for farm‑stay and farm‑gate tourism uses (cl 5.24–5.25).\n\n- Provides administrative measures: repeal of earlier LEPs for the area, savings for pre‑existing development applications, suspension of private covenants where they impede development permitted by this Plan (subject to specified exceptions) (cl 1.8, cl 1.8A, cl 1.9A).\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Landowners and prospective purchasers in the Narromine LGA: the Plan defines what uses are permitted on each parcel, minimum lot sizes and the conditions on subdivision and development.\n\n- Developers, builders and farmers: whether a project needs council consent (and what studies or mitigation are required) is governed by the Plan’s zone rules, environmental overlays and numeric thresholds (e.g. intensive livestock thresholds at cl 5.18).\n\n- Council (the consent authority): makes most decisions on development applications, interpretation of objectives and whether to allow exceptions (cl 1.6, cl 2.3(2), cl 4.6).\n\n- State and Commonwealth agencies: certain State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs) prevail where specified (cl 1.9); the Plan requires consultation with Commonwealth aviation authorities for works affecting airport surfaces (cl 6.9).\n\n- Owners of heritage items and occupants of licensed premises: the Plan creates specific obligations and protections (Schedule 5; cl 5.10 and cl 5.20).\n\n**Why it matters (practical effects and decision machinery)**\n\n- It converts strategic aims (listed at cl 1.2 — e.g. protect environment, encourage tourism and arts, and encourage sustainable agriculture) into binding development rules: who may build what, where and under what conditions.\n\n- It restricts the ability to subdivide and create additional dwelling entitlements in rural and conservation zones (clauses 4.1, 4.2A, 4.2B). That preserves agricultural land and environmental values but limits owners’ ability to extract value by subdivision (cl 4.1 and cl 4.2B).\n\n- It creates permit‑free pathways for low‑impact development (exempt development, cl 3.1; complying development, cl 3.2) while reserving council scrutiny for potentially sensitive uses (heritage items, mapped sensitive areas, intensive agricultural developments, flood planning areas).\n\n- It places technical and documentary burdens on applicants for certain developments: e.g. heritage assessments or management plans (cl 5.10), environmental statements for intensive livestock operations (cl 5.18), flood compatibility assessments (cl 5.21–5.22), water/groundwater impact considerations (cl 6.6). These raise upfront costs and can delay projects.\n\n**Costs, incentives and trade‑offs (light analytical testing of the Plan’s stated aims)**\n\n- Stated purpose claims: clause 1.2 expressly says the Plan intends to protect the environment, promote arts/culture and tourism, and encourage sustainable agriculture. Those aims are given force by the zoning and overlay rules (for example: environmental overlays at cl 6.4–6.7; tourism‑related permitted uses in many zones; farm‑stay/farm‑gate provisions at cl 5.24–5.25).\n\n- Who pays: property owners and proponents carry the compliance costs (planning studies, heritage reports, environmental impact statements, infrastructure provision). Council bears administrative costs of assessing applications and keeping maps/current instruments. State and Commonwealth agencies may incur consultation and regulatory costs where their functions intersect the Plan (cl 1.9, cl 6.9).\n\n- Incentives and substitution effects: minimum lot sizes and restrictions on dwellings in RU1 and C3 encourage consolidation of farming land and discourage rural residential sprawl (cl 4.1, cl 4.2B). That can push demand to land already zoned for residential uses (substitution). Exceptions (e.g. for intensive plant agriculture or boundary adjustments, cl 4.2D, cl 4.2E) create narrowly circumscribed pathways to alter that default.\n\n- Concentrated benefits / diffuse costs: conservation and heritage protections produce diffuse public benefits (environment, culture) but concentrated private costs for owners of listed items or land with overlays (cl 5.10, Schedule 5). By contrast, Schedule 1 additional permitted uses (site‑specific permissions) can provide concentrated private gains.\n\n- Bureaucratic discretion and rent risk: the Plan gives the consent authority (Council) considerable discretion in judging compatibility with zone objectives, environmental impacts, and whether to allow exceptions to development standards (cl 2.3(2), cl 4.6). That discretion allows case‑by‑case tailoring but increases regulatory uncertainty and the potential for negotiation and conditional approvals.\n\n- Implementation risks and opportunity costs: the Plan depends on accurate mapping (zoning, wetlands, biodiversity, groundwater, airspace) and up‑to‑date technical guidance (e.g. the Considering Flooding guideline referenced in cl 5.21). Errors or out‑of‑date maps/guidelines raise the risk of inconsistent decisions and appeals. Opportunity cost: tighter rural controls limit landowners’ options for releasing capital through subdivision.\n\n- Compliance burden: many developments in mapped sensitive areas require additional investigations, notifications and possibly conservation management plans (cl 5.10, cl 6.4–6.7). Small agricultural operators may avoid consent where an operation falls below specified intensive livestock thresholds (cl 5.18(4)–(5)), which reduces compliance cost for small scale operators.\n\n**Key practical takeaways (who decides and what changes in behaviour)**\n\n- The Council decides most development applications; applicants face a predictable menu of permitted, consent, exempt and complying categories determined by zone and overlays (cl 2.3, cl 3.1–3.2).\n\n- Landowners will adjust behaviour to avoid mapped constraints (e.g. avoid building in mapped wetlands, within riparian buffers, or in flood planning areas) or to design projects to meet the Plan’s tests (heritage management plans, flood‑compatible designs) (cl 5.10, cl 5.21, cl 6.5).\n\n- Farmers and rural landowners are constrained from easy subdivision/dwelling creation in primary production and conservation zones, but the Plan provides targeted exceptions for agricultural intensification and temporary worker accommodation where justified (cl 4.2D, cl 5.25A).\n\n(Primary references: cl 1.2 (Aims), cl 1.6 (Consent authority), cl 1.8/1.8A (Repeals and savings), cl 1.9/1.9A (SEPPs and covenants), Part 2 Land Use Table (cl 2.1–2.6), Part 3 (exempt/compliant development), Part 4 (minimum lot sizes and exceptions), cl 4.6 (exceptions to standards), cl 5.10 (heritage), cl 5.18 (intensive livestock), cl 5.19 & Sch 6 (aquaculture), cl 5.20 (music protections), cl 5.21–5.22 (flood planning), cl 6.9 (airspace operations), Schedule 5 (heritage items).)\n"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"provider":"moonshot","completionTokens":2257},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"While the Plan has been amended multiple times since 2011 (with amendments in 2024, 2023, 2022, etc.), these changes represent normal legislative maintenance rather than scope creep. Additions such as temporary workers' accommodation (clause 5.25A), updated flood planning standards (clauses 5.21-5.22), and music performance protections (clause 5.20) align with the Plan's original aims of supporting sustainable agriculture, protecting the environment, and promoting arts/cultural activity (clause 1.2). The instrument remains focused on local land use planning for the Narromine area without expanding into unrelated regulatory domains."},"complexity_factors":["13 distinct land use zones (e.g., RU1 Primary Production, C2 Environmental Conservation) each with specific permitted, prohibited, and consent-required uses listed in the Land Use Table","6 detailed Schedules including site-specific exemptions (Schedule 1), heritage items (Schedule 5 with 24 listed items), and technical aquaculture standards (Schedule 6)","Nested exceptions in subdivision provisions: clauses 4.1 through 4.2E create a web of exceptions for rural subdivision, community title, boundary adjustments, and intensive agriculture, each with their own sub-conditions","Extensive cross-referencing to external legislation and State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs), including the Fisheries Management Act 1994, Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, and multiple 2021 SEPPs (Housing, Transport, Primary Production)","Conditional logic requiring sequential assessment for environmental clauses (clause 6.4-6.7): development must avoid, then minimise, then mitigate impacts on biodiversity, watercourses, and wetlands","Multiple defined terms referenced in Dictionary (clause 1.4) including technical terms like 'intensive aquaculture', 'flood planning area', and 'limitation or operations surface'","Heritage provisions (clause 5.10) with multiple layers of assessment including potential requirements for heritage management documents, conservation management plans, and mandatory consultation with Heritage Council or Aboriginal communities"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Plan does**\n\nThis is the **Narromine Local Environmental Plan 2011**, a legal rulebook that controls how land can be used and developed in the Narromine Shire area of New South Wales (covering the towns of Narromine, Trangie, and surrounding rural areas).\n\n**Key things the Plan covers:**\n\n*   **Zoning:** It divides the area into 13 different zones (such as Primary Production, General Residential, Local Centre, and Environmental Conservation). Each zone has a list of what activities are allowed automatically, what need Council approval (development consent), and what are banned.\n*   **Subdivision rules:** It sets minimum lot sizes for cutting up land, with special rules for farmland, residential blocks, and split-zoned properties.\n*   **Fast-track approvals:** It identifies \"exempt development\" (minor work that needs no approval, like some small sheds) and \"complying development\" (projects that meet specific standards and can get a fast certificate rather than a full Council assessment).\n*   **Heritage protection:** It lists 24 heritage items (like the Imperial Hotel, Narromine Railway Station, and various homesteads) and requires Council approval to alter or demolish them.\n*   **Environmental safeguards:** Special rules protect sensitive areas including biodiversity hotspots, watercourses, wetlands, and groundwater systems. Development in these areas must follow a strict sequence: **avoid** harm first, **minimise** it if unavoidable, and **mitigate** any remaining impact.\n*   **Rural specific rules:** Special provisions allow flexibility for farming activities like intensive plant agriculture and farm stay accommodation, while preventing rural land from being fragmented into small lifestyle blocks.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n*   **Landowners and farmers** wanting to build, subdivide, or change land use\n*   **Developers** building housing or commercial projects\n*   **Narromine Shire Council** (the consent authority that approves applications)\n*   **Community members** interested in protecting local heritage and the environment\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThis Plan shapes the future of Narromine by balancing economic growth (tourism, agriculture, business) with environmental protection (water quality, native vegetation) and community needs (housing, recreation). It determines where houses can be built, where farms can operate, and how the natural landscape is protected."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/narromine-local-environmental-plan-2011","history":"/api/acts/narromine-local-environmental-plan-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/narromine-local-environmental-plan-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/narromine-local-environmental-plan-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/narromine-local-environmental-plan-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/narromine-local-environmental-plan-2011/documents"}}