New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BELLINGEN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2010 - REG 7.8

7.8 Tourism development in rural and conservation zones

(1) The objective of this clause is to encourage tourism development on land in rural and conservation zones in a way that does not adversely impact on agricultural production or the scenic or environmental values of the land.

(2) This clause applies to land in the following zones--

(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,

(b) Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,

(c) Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots,

(d) Zone C3 Environmental Management.

(3) Development consent must not be granted to tourism development on land in a zone to which this clause applies unless the consent authority is satisfied that the development--

(a) is, or will be, serviced by adequate access roads taking into account the scale of the development, and

(b) will complement the rural or environmental attributes of the land and its surrounds,

(c) will not have an adverse impact on agricultural production, amenity or the significant features of the surrounding natural environment.

(4) Development consent must not be granted to the erection of residential accommodation for the owners or managers of tourism development on land to which this clause applies unless that accommodation is a dwelling house that would be permitted to be erected on that land under clause 4.2A.

(5) Development consent must not be granted to the erection of residential accommodation or tourist and visitor accommodation on land to which this clause applies unless the erection of a dwelling house would be permitted on that land under clause 4.2A or Schedule 1.

(6) Despite any other provision of this Plan, development consent may be granted for only one development for the purpose of bed and breakfast accommodation on any lot.

(7) In this clause--

"tourism development" includes any of the following that is permissible in the zone to which the application applies--

(a) bed and breakfast accommodation,

(b) caravan parks,

(c) cellar door premises,

(d) charter and tourism boating facilities,

(e) farm stay accommodation,

(f) home industries,

(g) information and education facilities,

(h) kiosks,

(i) markets,

(j) recreation facilities (outdoor),

(k) rural industries.