{"id":"nsw:epi-2020-0422","name":"Yass Valley Local Environmental Plan (Parkwood) 2020","slug":"yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"422 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181162,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:epi-2020-0422-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 [Yass Valley Local Environmental Plan (Parkwood) 2020](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2020-0422).","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":12},{"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> > Residential Zones\n> \n> > R1 General Residential\n> \n> > Special Purpose Zones\n> \n> > SP1 Special Activities\n> \n> > Conservation Zones\n> \n> > C2 Environmental Conservation\n> > \n> > C3 Environmental Management","sortOrder":13},{"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\nZone R1 General Residential\n\nZone SP1 Special Activities\n\nZone C2 Environmental Conservation\n\nZone C3 Environmental Management","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permitted with consent","content":"#### 3 Permitted with consent\n\n3 Permitted with consent\n\n> Attached dwellings; Bee keeping; Boarding houses; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dwelling houses; Group homes; Hostels; Liquid fuel depots; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prohibited","content":"#### 4 Prohibited\n\n4 Prohibited\n\n> Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Extractive industries; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; General industries; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries; Helipads; Heliports; Highway service centres; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Rural industries; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Waste or resource management facilities","sortOrder":33},{"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":46},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Principal development standards","content":"# Part 4 Principal development standards\n\nPart 4 Principal development standards","sortOrder":50},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous provisions","content":"# Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions","sortOrder":60},{"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/yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020) (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> When this Plan was made, it did not include any of these zones.\n> \n> Note 2.\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 Public Spaces is required to take action to enable the designation of the acquiring authority under this clause. Pending the designation of the acquiring authority for the land, the acquiring authority is to be the authority determined by order of the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces (see section 21 of the [Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022)).","sortOrder":61},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Urban release areas","content":"# Part 6 Urban release areas\n\nPart 6 Urban release areas","sortOrder":87},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 6 Definitions\n\n6.1 Definitions\n\n> In this Part—\n> \n> designated State public infrastructure means public facilities or services that are provided or financed by the State (or if provided or financed by the private sector, to the extent of any financial or in-kind contribution by the State) of the following kinds—\n> \n> > (a) State and regional roads,\n> \n> > (b) bus interchanges and bus lanes,\n> \n> > (c) land required for regional open space,\n> \n> > (d) land required for social infrastructure and facilities (such as land for schools, hospitals, emergency services and justice purposes).\n> \n> public utility infrastructure, in relation to an urban release area, includes infrastructure for any of the following—\n> \n> > (a) the supply of water,\n> \n> > (b) the supply of electricity,\n> \n> > (c) the disposal and management of sewage.\n> \n> urban release area means an area of land shown hatched and marked “Urban Release Area” on the [Urban Release Area Map](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020).\n> \n> Urban Release Area Map means the [Yass Valley Local Environmental Plan (Parkwood) 2020 Urban Release Area Map](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/publications/environmental-planning-instruments/yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020).","sortOrder":88},{"sectionNumber":"Part 7","sectionType":"part","heading":"Additional local provisions","content":"# Part 7 Additional local provisions\n\nPart 7 Additional local provisions","sortOrder":93},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Earthworks","content":"#### 7 Earthworks\n\n7.1 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":94},{"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":109},{"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":113},{"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":114},{"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":117},{"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":118},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 5","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Environmental heritage","content":"# Schedule 5 Environmental heritage\n\nSchedule 5 Environmental heritage\n\n(Clause 5.10)","sortOrder":122},{"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":127},{"sectionNumber":"Division 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Site location requirements","content":"## Division 1 Site location requirements\n\nDivision 1 Site location requirements","sortOrder":129},{"sectionNumber":"Division 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Operational requirements","content":"## Division 2 Operational requirements\n\nDivision 2 Operational requirements","sortOrder":131},{"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":140},{"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":142},{"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":143},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Culture water","content":"#### 11 Culture water\n\n11 Culture water\n\n> Must use freshwater.","sortOrder":144}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"While the original plan was made in July 2020, the frequency of amendments (approximately 19 updates over five years) strongly suggests that the scope, land use permissions, or development standards have been modified from the original intent — likely reflecting changes to State planning policies, corrections, or responses to development pressures in the Parkwood area. Without access to the substantive content of each amendment, the precise nature of scope changes cannot be fully determined."},"complexity_factors":["The actual substantive content of the plan (zoning maps, land use tables, development standards) is not reproduced in the provided text — only metadata and status information is available, limiting full assessment","As a standard instrument LEP, it operates within a layered framework requiring cross-reference to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and State-level planning policies","The plan has been amended approximately 19 times since commencement, meaning determining the applicable rules at any given point in time requires careful version checking","LEPs use defined land use terms and zone codes that require reference to a dictionary and land use tables to interpret correctly","Applies geographically to a specific locality (Parkwood), requiring identification of whether a given property falls within the plan area"],"plain_english_summary":"The Yass Valley Local Environmental Plan (Parkwood) 2020 is the planning law that controls land use and development in the Parkwood locality. It sets zoning, what uses and buildings are allowed or need council approval, and standards like height and minimum lot size, affecting property owners, developers, businesses and buyers. The plan has been amended frequently (20 versions to Sept 2025), so check the current version before acting."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Plan expressly repeals prior local environmental plans for the land (cl 1.8) and establishes a new, consolidated regulatory regime for Parkwood: new zoning, site‑specific additional permitted uses, urban release rules, and layered environmental and infrastructure controls. That replacement alters which instruments and rules apply to affected lots and creates new bespoke exceptions and certification requirements (see cl 1.8, Part 6, Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-references to State policies and other Acts (e.g. SEPPs, Heritage Act, Local Government Act, Land Acquisition Act) scattered through multiple clauses (see cl 1.9, cl 5.1, cl 5.2, cl 5.10).","Multiple zoning regimes and maps with site‑specific layers (Land Zoning Map, Lot Size Map, Terrestrial Biodiversity Map, Flood Planning Map, Urban Release Area Map) (see cls 2.2, 1.7, Part 6).","Detailed development consent rules plus exempt and complying paths, with schedules for types, standards and conditions (Part 3; Schedules 2–3).","Numerous local exceptions and site‑specific provisions (Schedules 1 items, cls 7.9, 7.14) creating bespoke approvals and thresholds.","Urban release area regime imposing staged infrastructure, public utility and Planning Secretary certification requirements (cls 6.2–6.4) that condition subdivision and servicing.","Environmental and hazard overlays with substantive consent‑gate tests (biodiversity, groundwater vulnerability, flood planning, conservation corridor) that require technical assessment and management measures (cls 7.3–7.5, 5.21, 7.12–7.13).","Interacting numerical standards (minimum lot sizes, floor/height not adopted in some cases) and exception mechanisms for contravening standards with record‑keeping obligations (cls 4.1, 4.6).","Site‑specific operational controls for particular industries and activities (aquaculture Schedule 6; controls near Tharwa Sands quarry and Parkwood Egg Farm cls 7.6–7.8) increasing compliance variables."],"plain_english_summary":"This Local Environmental Plan replaces earlier local plans for Parkwood and sets the legal framework for land use: zoning, permitted and prohibited activities, consent requirements, minimum lot sizes, environmental overlays and urban release controls tied to maps and schedules.  It affects landowners, developers, Yass Valley Council and State agencies by deciding who may develop land, what approvals and services are required, and what environmental, heritage and infrastructure conditions must be met—shifting costs, approval risk and development choices."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"completionTokens":625},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears to maintain its original scope as a local environmental plan for the Parkwood urban release area. While it has been amended several times (noted in clause histories), these amendments appear to be technical updates and refinements rather than scope expansion. The core purpose—controlling development in this specific greenfield area while protecting environmental values—remains intact."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping zone-specific rules with exceptions (clauses 4.1, 4.1AA, 4.1A, 7.9, 7.14)","Numerous site-specific provisions tied to specific land titles (Lots 61, 62, DP 801234, etc.)","Extensive cross-referencing to external maps (Lot Size Map, Flood Planning Map, Terrestrial Biodiversity Map, etc.)","Nested conditions for development consent with multiple 'unless' and 'if' clauses","Urban release area provisions requiring staged infrastructure planning (Part 6)","Multiple savings and transitional provisions with amendment history noted","Schedule-based exemptions and additional permitted uses creating parallel permission pathways"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **local environmental plan** that controls what can be built and done on land in **Parkwood, Yass Valley** (near Canberra). Think of it as the rulebook for a specific new suburb.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Zones the land** into four categories: general residential (R1), special activities (SP1), environmental conservation (C2), and environmental management (C3). Each zone has its own rules about what buildings and activities are allowed.\n- **Controls development** by saying what needs council approval (development consent), what can happen without approval, and what's banned entirely.\n- **Protects the environment**, especially along the Murrumbidgee River and Ginninderra Creek, with special rules for biodiversity, groundwater, and flood-prone areas.\n- **Manages urban growth** through a staged \"urban release area\" system that requires infrastructure like roads and sewage to be planned before housing goes in.\n- **Deals with tricky neighbours** — there are special rules for building near the Tharwa Sands quarry and Parkwood Egg Farm to manage noise and land use conflicts.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone wanting to build a house, subdivide land, or run a business in Parkwood\n- Developers of the new urban release area\n- The quarry and egg farm operators (their operations are protected from encroaching development)\n- Environmental values along the river corridors\n\n**Key quirks:**\n- There's a specific exception letting someone subdivide a small lot at 527 Parkwood Road if it has an existing house and river frontage\n- Music venues get special protection — council can't refuse them based on music genre, live vs recorded, or number of musicians\n- The plan is unusually detailed about managing the interface between new housing and the neighbouring quarry"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020","history":"/api/acts/yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/yass-valley-local-environmental-plan-parkwood-2020/documents"}}