Local Environmental Study 2007

Carrathool Shire Council Local Environmental Study 2007 Background for the preparation of the Comprehensive Local Environmental Plan for Carrathool Shire Council This Project has been prepared with funding assistance from the NSW Department of Planning Updated Apr 2011 Table of Contents – - 2 -populate once completed 1 INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 General Introduction .................................................................................... 7 1.2 Local Environmental Plan Process .................................................................. 7 1.3 Role of Local Environmental Study ................................................................ 8 1.4 Purpose and Objectives of Local Environmental Study ..................................... 8 2 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 14 2.1 State Planning Provisions .............................................................................. 14 2.1.1 State Environmental Planning Policy (Rural Lands) 2008 .......................... 14 2.1.2 S 117 Directions ........................................................................................ 14 2.1.3 Consultation with Other Government Departments .................................... 23 2.2 Local Planning Provisions .............................................................................. 24 3 LAND USE AND ZONING ANALYSIS 25 3.1 Introduction and Methodology ...................................................................... 25 3.2 Rural Village Zone ........................................................................................ 26 3.2.1 Outline of Issues for Rural Village Zone ..................................................... 26 3.2.2 Residential Landuse in the Rural Village Zone........................................... 26 3.2.3 Industrial Landuse in Rural Village Zone .................................................... 37 3.2.4 Business Activities in the Rural Village Zone ............................................. 37 3.2.5 Expansion of the Rural Village Zone .......................................................... 39 3.2.6 Permissible uses in Rural Village Zone ...................................................... 40 3.2.7 Prohibited uses .......................................................................................... 42 3.3 Rural Primary Production Zone ...................................................................... 42 3.3.1 Issues for the Rural Primary Production Zone............................................ 42 3.3.2 Minimum Rural Lot Size ............................................................................. 42 3.3.3 Natural Resource Management (NRM) ...................................................... 45 3.3.4 Industrial Land uses in Rural Zone ............................................................ 45 3.3.5 Permissible uses in Rural Zone ................................................................. 45 3.3.6 Prohibited uses in Rural Zone .................................................................... 46 3.4 Large Lot Residential Zone ........................................................................... 46 3.4.1 Issues for Large Lot Residential Zones ...................................................... 46 3.4.2 Character of Large Lot Residential Zones .................................................. 47 3.5 Industrial Zone ............................................................................................ 47 3.5.1 Issues for Industrial Zone........................................................................... 47 3.5.2 Character of Industrial Zone ...................................................................... 48 4 BACKGROUND DATA AND CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO SITE ANALYSIS 48 4.1 Large Lot Residential within the Shire ............................................................ 48 4.2 State Government Considerations for Rural Residential development ................ 50 4.3 Process of Identification – key criteria ........................................................... 52 4.4 Population Census 2006 ............................................................................... 54 4.5 Population Growth and demand for rural residential lots .................................. 56 2 Carrathool Settlement Strategy 2007 5 POTENTIAL REZONING SITE ANALYSIS FOR HILLSTON 58 5.1 Identification of potential large lot residential (rural residential) sites and yield potential ......................... 5.2 Hillston Area 1 ............................................................................................. 59 5.2.1 Landform and Landscape .......................................................................... 61 5.2.2 Hazards ..................................................................................................... 63 5.2.3 Natural Environment Issues ....................................................................... 69 5.2.4 European Heritage and Aboriginal Archaeological Sites ............................ 71 5.2.5 Land Use Conflicts..................................................................................... 72 5.2.6 Character and Amenity .............................................................................. 72 5.2.7 Traffic and Roads ...................................................................................... 73 5.2.8 Effluent Disposal ........................................................................................ 73 5.2.9 Waste Collection ........................................................................................ 73 5.2.10 Other infrastructure................................................................................. 74 5.2.11 Community Facilities and services .......................................................... 74 5.2.12 Opportunities and Constraints of Individual Sites .................................... 74 5.3 Hillston Area 2 ............................................................................................. 75 5.3.1 Landform and Landscape .......................................................................... 77 5.3.2 Hazards ..................................................................................................... 77 5.3.3 Natural Environment Issues ....................................................................... 78 5.3.4 European Heritage and Aboriginal Archaeological Sites ............................ 80 5.3.5 Land Use Conflict ...................................................................................... 81 5.3.6 Character and Amenity .............................................................................. 81 5.3.7 Traffic and Roads ...................................................................................... 82 5.3.8 Effluent Disposal ........................................................................................ 82 5.3.9 Waste Collection ........................................................................................ 83 5.3.10 Other infrastructure................................................................................. 83 5.3.11 Community Facilities and services .......................................................... 83 5.3.12 Opportunities and Constraints of Individual Sites .................................... 83 5.4 Hillston Area 3 ............................................................................................. 85 5.4.1 Landform and Landscape .......................................................................... 86 5.4.2 Hazards ..................................................................................................... 87 5.4.3 Natural Environment Issues ....................................................................... 89 5.4.4 European Heritage and Aboriginal Archaeological Sites ............................ 90 5.4.5 Land Use Conflict ...................................................................................... 91 5.4.6 Character and Amenity .............................................................................. 91 5.4.7 Traffic and Roads ...................................................................................... 91 5.4.8 Effluent Disposal ........................................................................................ 91 5.4.9 Waste Collection ........................................................................................ 91 5.4.10 Other infrastructure................................................................................. 92 5.4.11 Community Facilities and services .......................................................... 92 5.4.12 Opportunities and Constraints of Individual Sites .................................... 92 5.5 Hillston Area 4 ............................................................................................. 93 Hazards .................................................................................................................. 94 5.6 Hillston Area 5 ............................................................................................. 98 5.6.1 Landform and Landscape .......................................................................... 99 5.6.2 Hazards ..................................................................................................... 99 5.6.3 Natural Environment Issues ..................................................................... 100 5.6.4 European Heritage and Aboriginal Archaeological Sites .......................... 102 5.6.5 Land Use Conflict ...................................................................................

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