{"id":"nsw:epi-2011-0027","name":"Tamworth Regional Local Environmental Plan 2010","slug":"tamworth-regional-local-environmental-plan-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"27 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181521,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:epi-2011-0027-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 [Tamworth Regional Local Environmental Plan 2010](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2011-0027).","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> > RU6 Transition\n> \n> > Residential Zones\n> \n> > R1 General Residential\n> > \n> > R2 Low 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> > SP1 Special Activities\n> > \n> > SP2 Infrastructure\n> > \n> > SP3 Tourist\n> \n> > Recreation Zones\n> \n> > RE1 Public Recreation\n> > \n> > RE2 Private Recreation\n> \n> > Conservation Zones\n> \n> > C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves\n> > \n> > C2 Environmental Conservation\n> > \n> > C3 Environmental Management\n> \n> **cl 2.1:** Am 2022 (829), Sch 1.17\\[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 2011 (363), Sch 22 \\[1\\]–\\[28\\]; 2013 (56), Sch 1 \\[1\\]; 2014 (577), cl 5; 2016 (168), Sch 1 \\[2\\]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 \\[1\\]; 2018 (488), Sch 1.1 \\[1\\]; 2019 No 1, Sch 2.32; 2019 (621), Sch 3; 2020 (655), cl 5; 2022 (314), Sch 1; 2022 (829), Sch 1.17\\[2\\] (am 2023 (82), Sch 1.3\\[8\\]–\\[10\\]); 2025 (219), Sch 1\\[1\\]–\\[8\\].\n\nZone RU1 Primary Production\n\nZone RU3 Forestry\n\nZone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots\n\nZone RU5 Village\n\nZone RU6 Transition\n\nZone R1 General Residential\n\nZone R2 Low 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 SP1 Special Activities\n\nZone SP2 Infrastructure\n\nZone SP3 Tourist\n\nZone RE1 Public Recreation\n\nZone RE2 Private Recreation\n\nZone C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves\n\nZone C2 Environmental Conservation\n\nZone C3 Environmental Management","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permitted with consent","content":"#### 3 Permitted with consent\n\n3 Permitted with consent\n\n> Aquaculture; Cellar door premises; Dual occupancy (attached); Dwelling houses; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Intensive livestock agriculture; Intensive plant agriculture; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Open cut mining; Plant nurseries; Roadside stalls; Rural workers’ dwellings; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prohibited","content":"#### 4 Prohibited\n\n4 Prohibited\n\n> Amusement centres; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Crematoria; Depots; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Function centres; Health services facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Local distribution premises; Mortuaries; Registered clubs; Residential accommodation; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Service stations; Serviced apartments; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies","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":119},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Principal development standards","content":"# Part 4 Principal development standards\n\nPart 4 Principal development standards","sortOrder":123},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous provisions","content":"# Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions","sortOrder":140},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Relevant acquisition authority","content":"#### 5 Relevant acquisition authority\n\n5.1 Relevant acquisition authority\n\n> > (1) The objective of this clause is to identify, for the purposes of section 3.15 of the Act, the authority of the State that will be the relevant authority to acquire land reserved for certain public purposes if the land is required to be acquired under Division 3 of Part 2 of the [Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022) (the owner-initiated acquisition provisions).\n> > \n> > Note.\n> > \n> > If the landholder will suffer hardship if there is any delay in the land being acquired by the relevant authority, section 23 of the [Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022) requires the authority to acquire the land.\n> \n> > (2) The authority of the State that will be the relevant authority to acquire land, if the land is required to be acquired under the owner-initiated acquisition provisions, is the authority of the State specified below in relation to the land shown on the [Land Reservation Acquisition Map](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/tamworth-regional-local-environmental-plan-2010) (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> > | Zone E2 Commercial Centre and marked “Carparking” | Council |\n> > | Zone R1 General Residential and marked “Local road widening” | Council |\n> > | Zone R5 Large Lot Residential and marked “Local road widening” | Council |\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 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> **cl 5.1:** Am 2022 (829), Sch 1.17\\[6\\] \\[7\\].","sortOrder":141},{"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) The objective of this clause is to require satisfactory arrangements to be made for the provision of designated State public infrastructure before the subdivision of land in an urban release area to satisfy needs that arise from development on the land, but only if the land is developed intensively for urban purposes.\n> \n> > (2) Development consent must not be granted for the subdivision of land in an urban release area if the subdivision would create a lot smaller than the minimum lot size permitted on the land immediately before the land became, or became part of, an urban release area, unless the Director-General has certified in writing to the consent authority that satisfactory arrangements have been made to contribute to the provision of designated State public infrastructure in relation to that lot.\n> \n> > (3) Subclause (2) does not apply to—\n> > \n> > > (a) any lot identified in the certificate as a residue lot, or\n> > \n> > > (b) any lot created by a subdivision previously consented to in accordance with this clause, or\n> > \n> > > (c) any lot that is proposed in the development application to be reserved or dedicated for public open space, public roads, public utility undertakings, educational facilities or any other public purpose, or\n> > \n> > > (d) a subdivision for the purpose only of rectifying an encroachment on any existing lot.\n> \n> > (4) This clause does not apply to land in an urban release area if all or any part of the land is in a region within the meaning of the Act, Division 7.1, Subdivision 4.\n> \n> **cl 6.1:** Am 2019 (621), Sch 5\\[5\\]; 2023 (554), Sch 1.","sortOrder":169},{"sectionNumber":"Part 7","sectionType":"part","heading":"Additional local provisions","content":"# Part 7 Additional local provisions\n\nPart 7 Additional local provisions","sortOrder":172},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Earthworks","content":"#### 7 Earthworks\n\n7.1 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 separate development consent.\n> \n> > (2) Development consent is required for earthworks unless—\n> > \n> > > (a) the work is exempt development under this Plan or another applicable environmental planning instrument, or\n> > \n> > > (b) the work is 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,\n> > \n> > > (b) the effect of the proposed 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 proposed 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) proximity to and potential for adverse impacts on any watercourse, drinking water catchment or environmentally sensitive area.\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":173},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Additional permitted uses","content":"# Schedule 1 Additional permitted uses\n\nSchedule 1 Additional permitted uses\n\n(Clause 2.5)\n\n**sch 1:** Am 2014 (609), Sch 1 \\[2\\] \\[3\\]; 2014 (780), cl 4; 2015 (173), cl 5; 2018 (488), Sch 1.2; 2022 (829), Sch 1.17\\[10\\]–\\[12\\]; 2026 (13), Sch 1\\[1\\].","sortOrder":189},{"sectionNumber":"1A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain land at Armidale Road and Railway Street, Nemingha","content":"#### 1A Use of certain land at Armidale Road and Railway Street, Nemingha\n\n1A Use of certain land at Armidale Road and Railway Street, Nemingha\n\n> > (1) This clause applies to land identified as “1A” on the [Additional Permitted Uses Map](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/tamworth-regional-local-environmental-plan-2010).\n> \n> > (2) Development for the purposes of a vehicle body repair workshop is permitted with development consent.","sortOrder":190},{"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 2014 (609), Sch 1 \\[4\\].","sortOrder":195},{"sectionNumber":"sch.2-sec","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dams (Zone RU1 Primary Production)","content":"#### sch.2-sec Dams (Zone RU1 Primary Production)\n\nDams (Zone RU1 Primary Production)\n\n> > (1) Embankment fill batter grades must not be steeper than 1:2.5 (vertical:horizontal).\n> \n> > (2) Minimum distance from all property boundaries at closest point—10m.\n> \n> > (3) Maximum fill embankment crest width—3m.\n> \n> > (4) Minimum height difference between the embankment crest level and the spillway level—1m.\n> \n> > (5) Maximum fill embankment height—3m (measured from ground level (existing) immediately down slope of the embankment to the top of the embankment crest level).\n> \n> > (6) No trees may be removed or damaged for the construction.\n> \n> > (7) Maximum water storage capacity—3ML.","sortOrder":196},{"sectionNumber":"sch.2-sec-oc.2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Silos (Zone RU1 Primary Production)","content":"#### sch.2-sec-oc.2 Silos (Zone RU1 Primary Production)\n\nSilos (Zone RU1 Primary Production)\n\n> > (1) Must be associated with primary production activities occurring on the subject land.\n> \n> > (2) Must be constructed of prefabricated metal.\n> \n> > (3) Must be transported to the site as a single unit, excluding ancillary attachments.\n> \n> > (4) Must be freestanding and must not rely on other structures for support.\n> \n> > (5) Must be erected in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or engineer’s certification.\n> \n> > (6) Must not be erected within 20m of the street boundary.\n> \n> > (7) Must be set back from other property boundaries at least a distance equal to the height of the silo plus 1m.\n> \n> > (8) Must not encroach on any registered easements.","sortOrder":197},{"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":198},{"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":201},{"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 2013 (425), Sch 1; 2019 (418), cl 4 (1); 2019 (462), cl 5.","sortOrder":202},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 5","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Environmental Heritage","content":"# Schedule 5 Environmental Heritage\n\nSchedule 5 Environmental Heritage\n\nclause 5.10\n\n**sch 5:** Am 2013 (13), Sch 1; 2018 (696), cl 5; 2023 (243), cl 5. Subst 2025 (219), Sch 1\\[20\\].","sortOrder":206},{"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":209},{"sectionNumber":"Division 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Site location requirements","content":"## Division 1 Site location requirements\n\nDivision 1 Site location requirements","sortOrder":211},{"sectionNumber":"Division 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Operational requirements","content":"## Division 2 Operational requirements\n\nDivision 2 Operational requirements","sortOrder":213},{"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":222},{"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":224},{"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":225},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Culture water","content":"#### 11 Culture water\n\n11 Culture water\n\n> Must use freshwater.","sortOrder":226}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"completionTokens":810},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has grown significantly beyond its original 2010 scope. Multiple amendments have added new zones (RU6 Transition, SP3 Tourist), introduced design excellence requirements (2022), minimum dwelling density controls (2022-2023), temporary workers' accommodation provisions (2021), and most recently (2025) new clauses for dual occupancies in Zone R2 and minimum building street frontages in the commercial centre. The heritage schedule was completely substituted in 2025. The plan now addresses contemporary issues like housing affordability, climate change flood planning, and airport operations that weren't central to the original 2010 instrument."},"complexity_factors":["21 separate land use zones with detailed permitted/prohibited development tables","Multiple overlay maps referenced throughout (Land Zoning Map, Lot Size Map, Floor Space Ratio Map, Heritage Map, Dwelling Density Map, Design Excellence Map, plus specialised maps for airport noise, flood planning, sewage buffers)","Extensive cross-referencing to State Environmental Planning Policies and other legislation","Numerous clause-specific exceptions and special provisions (e.g., clauses 4.1A, 4.1AB, 4.1B, 4.1C, 4.1D for different subdivision scenarios)","Heritage provisions with multiple approval pathways and notification requirements","Detailed aquaculture and intensive livestock agriculture requirements with species-specific thresholds","Savings provisions and transitional arrangements from multiple repealed planning instruments","Schedule-based structure with 6 schedules covering additional uses, exempt development, complying development, public land classification, heritage items, and aquaculture standards"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this plan does:**\n\nThis is the main planning rulebook for the Tamworth Regional Council area in NSW. It sets out what can be built where, how land can be used, and what standards new development must meet.\n\n**Key things it covers:**\n\n- **Land use zones** — The region is divided into 21 zones including rural areas (primary production, forestry, villages), residential areas (general, low density, large lot), employment areas (local centres, commercial centres, industrial), mixed use, special purpose, recreation, and conservation zones. Each zone lists what development is allowed without approval, what needs council approval, and what's banned.\n\n- **Heritage protection** — Over 540 heritage items and 3 heritage conservation areas are listed, with special rules for changing or demolishing them.\n\n- **Subdivision rules** — Minimum lot sizes apply across most zones, with special rules for rural land, dual occupancies, and the Bridge Street Residential Precinct.\n\n- **Development standards** — Controls on building height, floor space ratios, and design requirements including \"design excellence\" provisions for certain areas.\n\n- **Special protections** — Rules for flood-prone land, aircraft noise near Tamworth Airport, buffer areas around sewage plants, and maintaining dark sky (though this last one isn't currently adopted).\n\n- **Music and culture** — Unusually, the plan specifically aims to protect and promote arts and cultural activity, including music and performance arts — reflecting Tamworth's identity as Australia's country music capital.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\nAnyone wanting to develop land, build a house, subdivide property, run a business, or change land use in the Tamworth region. The plan also protects farmers by limiting rural land fragmentation and preserving agricultural land.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis plan shapes how Tamworth grows — balancing housing needs, economic development, environmental protection, and the region's distinctive rural and cultural character. It determines whether you need council approval for your project and what conditions might apply."},"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"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The plan has been amended over 70 times since its original commencement in January 2011, strongly indicating that its scope and detailed provisions have evolved substantially from the original instrument. While the core purpose — regulating land use in the Tamworth region — remains consistent, the specific zones, permitted uses, development standards, and applicable land have almost certainly been modified, expanded, or restricted numerous times to reflect changing community needs, state government policy updates, and individual rezoning requests."},"complexity_factors":["Operates under a complex parent statute (Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979) with its own extensive rules and definitions","Standard instrument LEP format incorporates state-mandated standard clauses plus locally specific provisions, requiring readers to cross-reference both","Over 70 amendments since 2011 means the current version is the product of many layered changes, making it difficult to understand the evolution of rules without comparing historical versions","Land zoning system involves multiple zone types (residential, rural, commercial, industrial, environmental, etc.), each with different permitted and prohibited uses","Relies heavily on maps (zoning maps, floor space ratio maps, height of buildings maps, etc.) that must be read alongside the text","Technical planning terminology throughout (permissible with/without consent, exempt development, complying development, etc.)","Interaction with numerous other state environmental planning policies (SEPPs) and overlapping state-level controls adds another layer of complexity","Frequent amendments mean that what applied at any given historical date may differ significantly from the current version, creating confusion for long-running matters"],"plain_english_summary":"The Tamworth Regional Local Environmental Plan 2010 is the primary land‑use rulebook for Tamworth Regional Council, setting what can be built, where, and which activities are allowed on each parcel of land. It governs zoning, permitted or prohibited uses, and development standards like heights and lot sizes.\n\nIt affects property owners, buyers, developers, businesses, farmers and the wider community. It’s a state standard‑instrument LEP under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, frequently amended, with the current version in force from 23 January 2026."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Plan replaces prior local environmental plans and consolidates controls to the land shown on its Land Application Map, thereby altering the prior statutory regime for that land (cl.1.3, cl.1.8). It also creates transitional rules for pending applications (cl.1.8A) and suspends some private covenants to enable development aligned with the Plan (cl.1.9A), which changes pre‑existing restrictions and application scope."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping subject controls (heritage, eco‑tourism, intensive livestock, aquaculture, bushfire) each with distinct substantive tests and procedural steps (see cl.5.10, cl.5.13, cl.5.18, Sch.6).","Cross‑references to State environmental planning policies and other Acts that prevail or interact with the Plan (cl.1.9; Sch.6 notes).","Suspension of private covenants for Plan‑consistent development with narrow statutory exceptions, creating conditional alteration of private rights (cl.1.9A).","Savings and transitional rules for existing development applications and amendments, requiring different decision rules depending on timing (cl.1.8A).","Detailed procedural notification and consultation obligations (Heritage Council, local Aboriginal communities) with specified 28‑day response windows (cl.5.10(7)–(9)).","Quantitative thresholds and location tests for intensive livestock where consent may not be required (cl.5.18(4)–(5)), increasing factual complexity in approvals.","Site‑specific technical requirements in the aquaculture schedule (conservation exclusion zones, flood design, discharge and screening rules, species selection) requiring operational compliance (Sch.6).","Map and data management requirements for defining application area and keeping public access to maps (cl.1.7) which affect legal certainty about scope."],"plain_english_summary":"This LEP sets statutory planning rules for land shown on its Land Application Map (cl.1.3), replaces earlier local LEPs (cl.1.8) and makes the Council the consent authority (cl.1.6). It prescribes when development consent is required and imposes controls for heritage, environment, agriculture, bushfire, eco‑tourism, intensive livestock and aquaculture (see cl.5.10, cl.5.13, cl.5.18, Sch.6).\n\nIt affects landowners, developers, Council and Aboriginal communities by changing permitted uses, notification and assessment steps, and by suspending certain private covenants to allow Plan‑consistent development (cl.1.9A). No charges or incentives for aquaculture are specified (Sch.6)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tamworth-regional-local-environmental-plan-2010","history":"/api/acts/tamworth-regional-local-environmental-plan-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tamworth-regional-local-environmental-plan-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tamworth-regional-local-environmental-plan-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tamworth-regional-local-environmental-plan-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tamworth-regional-local-environmental-plan-2010/documents"}}