Land use, planning and urban design

Registers and summary records relating to land use and planning. Includes:

• applications and approvals for planning scheme regulations
• zoning areas, such as residential, industrial, etc.
• certified zoning maps and plans
• land registers recording name and location of land, name of land owner, Crown land, land classification and zoning, particulars of agreements
• registers of natural hazard areas, e.g. flood zones etc.

Key records relating to land use and planning. Includes:

• survey plans and reports undertaken or commissioned by the organisation to establish the position of lots, boundaries of land and physical condition of land, e.g. land slippage, flood prone areas etc.
• approved zoning applications, e.g. applications, determinations, studies and final approved reports
• the development and amendment of planning instruments, zoning, controls, codes, schemes, local environment plans and masterplans including planning schemes and amendments, Ministerial approvals, submission and objections, drafts containing significant changes/alterations or formally circulated for public comment
• final reports of studies and research conducted or commissioned by the organisation into local trends or conditions to support land use and planning processes.

Records relating to:

• refused zoning applications
• administration of proposed zoning changes, including exhibitions, public consultation, preliminary studies, etc.
• applications for planning certificates, including zoning certificates, that provide information on how a property may be used and any restrictions on its development. Includes zoning, permissible or prohibited uses, planning restrictions and subdivision constraints
• minor urban planning initiatives. Records include proposals, reports and associated correspondence.