Background details:
In December 2021, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment finalised a new zone structure for all business and industrial land. A total of five (5) new Employment zones and three (3) new supporting zones were implemented under the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plan) Order 2006 and will replace existing Business (B) and Industrial (IN) zones across the State. The restructuring of business and industrial zones into employment zones aims to:
- Maximise productivity while minimising land use conflicts and ensuring they are fit for purpose.
- Address current barriers within the planning system that limit the ability of businesses to establish, expand or adapt.
- Better support Councils in the delivery of the strategic vision contained in the Local Strategic Planning Statement.
Commencement of New Employment zones:
The new Employment zones structure commenced on 26 April 2023 and has been implemented within the Fairfield Local Environmental Plan 2013. Accordingly, any reference to a Business or Industrial zone within Council documents is now taken to mean the equivalent employment or supporting land use zone as shown in the following table:
| Former Zone Reference |
New Zone Reference |
|
B1 Neighbourhood Centre
|
E1 Local Centre
|
|
B2 Local Centre
|
E1 Local Centre with Additional Permitted Use provisions (Key Site No. 31) to allow registered clubs and tourist and visitor accommodation
|
|
B3 Commercial Core
|
E2 Commercial Centre
|
|
B4 Mixed Use
|
MU1 Mixed Use
|
|
B5 Business Development
|
E4 General Industrial with Additional Permitted Use provisions (Key Site No. 30) to allow health consulting rooms, information and education facilities, medical centres and specialised retail premises.
|
|
B6 Enterprise Corridor
|
E3 Productivity Support
|
|
IN1 General Industrial
|
E4 General Industrial
|
|
IN2 Light Industrial
|
E4 General Industrial
|
For more information, head to the Employment Zones Reform section of NSW Department of Planning and Environment website at Employment zones reform - (nsw.gov.au) or, contact the Employment Zones Team via employment.zones@planning.nsw.gov.au or 1300 420 596. Alternatively contact Council’s Duty Town Planner on 9725 0222.
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