Employment Zones Reform Public Exhibition by the NSW Government
31 May 2022
The NSW Government is proposing changes to Business and Industrial Zones across NSW through the Employment Zones Reform project. The changes replace Business and Industrial zones with Employment zones within individual local environmental plans across NSW.
The NSW Government is currently exhibiting these proposed changes for six weeks through to 12 July 2022. To view details of the public exhibition or to make a submission please visit their website
Employment zones site search
- Search by LGA www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/emp_zones/lgaSearch
- Search by address www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/employment-zones-address
The zone changes to the Hawkesbury Local Environmental Plan 2012 are as follows:
Current Zone | New Zone |
B1 – Neighbourhood Centre B2 – Local Centre | E1 – Local Centre |
B2 – Local Centre | E2 – Commercial Centre(For Windsor and Richmond Town Centres) |
B5 – Business Development B6 – Enterprise Corridor | E3 – Productivity Support |
IN1 – General Industrial IN2 – Light Industrial | E4 – General Industrial |
Council has written directly to property owners of commercial and industrially zoned land to advise of these proposed changes by the NSW Government.
For general information on the reform process you can also see the Department of Planning and Environment’s Employment Zones Reform webpage. To view information about frequently asked questions, please click on Frequently Asked Questions
Anyone with questions regarding these proposed changes by the NSW Government should contact the Department of Planning and Environment on 1300 420 596 or by email at employment.zones@planning.nsw.gov.au
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