Exhibition Item

Pursuant to section 3.34(2)(c) and schedule 1 clause 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, notice is hereby given of the public exhibition of a Planning Proposal to amend Maitland Local Environmental Plan 2011. 

On 27 June 2023, Maitland City Council adopted the Maitland Local Housing Strategy 2041 (LHS) and Maitland Rural Land Strategy 2041 (RLS). Both strategies include specific actions identifying the need for amending the Maitland LEP 2011 and this Planning Proposal includes the first round of implementation of LHS and RLS actions.

The Planning Proposal seeks to:

1. Introduce new LEP clauses for ‘Farm stay accommodation’ and ‘Farm gate premises’ to support and guide agritourism.
2. Introduce ‘Artisan food and drink industry’ as a land use ‘Permitted with consent’ within RU2 Rural Landscape zone.
3. Increase the number of bedrooms allowed for ‘bed & breakfast accommodation’, under Maitland LEP Clause 5.4 
4. Remove ‘Mineral Resource Area Map’ and related Maitland LEP Clause 7.5 Significant extractive resources
5. Remove ‘Caravan parks’ from ‘Permitted with consent’ within RU2 Rural Landscape zone.
6. Introduce the W2 Recreational Waterways zone over the land containing Hunter and  Paterson Rivers. 
7. Amend the Maitland LEP Clause 4.1A Exceptions to minimum lot sizes in R1General Residential zone to provide better clarity on permissibility and requirements for development proposals.
8. Introduce ‘Secondary dwellings’ as a use ‘Permitted with consent’ within R5 Large Lot Residential zone.
9. Introduce a new LEP clause for ‘Essential services’