Changes to Business and Industrial zones placed on public exhibition

The Department of Planning and Environment is currently exhibiting the translation of existing Business and Industrial zones into new Employment zones. 

The exhibition is being held on the department’s Planning Portal for six weeks, from 31 May 2022 to 12 July 2022. 

This is the implementation stage of a reform that replaces Business and Industrial zones with Employment zones within individual local environmental plans across NSW.

Implementation follows the introduction of the Employment zones within the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006 in December 2021, which Yass Valley Council noted at its April meeting.

Council has worked closely with the department to ensure the Yass Valley LEP 2013 is amended and consistent with the intent of the reform, while also ensuring the land use planning outcomes are locally appropriate.

After the exhibition, Council will work with the department to finalise implementation ahead of the new zones coming into force on 1 December 2022.  

To view the detail of the exhibition and make a submission, please visit the department’s Planning Portal and Employment Zones Reform webpage for general information on the reform process.

If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Planning and Environment on 1300 420 596 or by email at [email protected] 

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