This spatial dataset identifies land use zones and the type of land uses that are permitted (with or without consent) or prohibited in each zone on any given land as designated by the relevant NSW environmental planning instrument (EPI) under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Land use zones are grouped into the following broad categories: BUSINESS (B), ENVIRONMENT (E), INDUSTRIAL (IN), RESIDENTIAL (R), RECREATION (RE), RURAL (RU), SPECIAL (SP) and WATERWAYS (W). The specific EPI which defines the planning requirement is described in the attribute field EPI_Name. The EPI can be viewed on the NSW legislation website: www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

Contact data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for a data package (shapefile and geodatabase).

Land use zoning details the type of land uses available that are permitted (with or without consent) or prohibited in each zone for all areas under the Local Environment Plan (LEP). Land use zoning in an LEP are grouped into the following broad categories: BUSINESS (B), ENVIRONMENT (E), INDUSTRIAL (IN), RESIDENTIAL (R), RECREATION (RE), RURAL (RU), SPECIAL (SP) and WATERWAYS (W). The LZN dataset shows the zoning of all areas designated under the LEP. Zones define the legally permitted and prohibited uses of a piece of land, determining if a lot can be used for commercial, industrial, residential or other purposes. In other words, it defines what can and cannot be built on a piece of land. The is a revision of the original 2006 dataset, metadata date 5 July 2016. The original GIS data was captured by local councils, DP&I and contractors and provided in accordance with the DP&I's Standard Requirements for GIS LEP data and Standard Technical Requirements for LEP maps. Before the LEP is notified on the NSW Legislation website, the mapping is checked by DP&I and the Parliamentary Council's Office to ensure that it is consistent with these standards. After the LEP is notified, the GIS data is quality controlled using an ISO 9001-Quality-Certified, Quality Management System and incorporated into the Statewide dataset. The Land Application data relates directly to and adopts the accuracy of its reference dataset, Land and Property Information DCDB. The GIS data may be subject to change as a part of quality control, or if the LEP is amended. Please confirm dates of respective features before use as this dataset has a large temporal extent.

The 2017 Landuse captures how the landscape in NSW is being used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, infrastructure and urban development. It can be used to monitor changes in the landscape and identify impacts on biodiversity values and individual ecosystems.

The NSW 2017 Landuse mapping is dated September 2017.

This is version 1.5 of the dataset, published December 2023.

Version 1.5 of the 2017 Landuse incorporates the following updates:

• Fine scale mapping of the Central Coast, Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions
• Mapping enhancements to regional centres to improve the mapping accuracy for these centres
• NSW road network based on road centreline data from Transport NSW, with standardised buffer applied to approximate the carriage width based on the road type
• Plantation type (native hardwood and softwood) information within State Forest Estates
• Horticulture data to tertiary or commodity level present in September 2017 from Australian Tree Crop Map Dashboard developed by University of New England - Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre https://www.une.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes/applied-agricultural-remote-sensing-centre/collaborative-r-and-d-opportunities/industry-applications-and-maps
• Fixes to identified errors since published version 1.2

Previous Versions *Version 1.4 internal update (not published) * Version 1.3 internal update (not published) * Version 1.2 published 24 June 2020 - Fine scale update to Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area * Version 1 published August 2019

The 2017 Landuse is based on Aerial imagery and Satellite imagery available for NSW. These include, but not limited to; digital aerial imagery (ADS) captured by NSW Department of Customer Service (DCS), high resolution urban (Conurbation) digital aerial imagery captured on behalf of DCS, SPOT 5, 6 & 7(Airbus), Planet™, Sentinel 2 (European Space Agency) and LANDSAT (NASA) Satellite Imagery. Mapping also includes commercially available imagery from Nearmap™ and Google Earth™, along with Google Street View™.

Mapping takes into consideration ancillary datasets such as tenure such as National Parks and State forests, cadastre, roads parcels, land zoning, topographic information and Google Maps, in conjunction with visual interpretation and field validation of patterns and features on the ground.

The 2017 Landuse was captured on screen using ARC GIS (Geographical Information Software) at a scale of 1:8,000 scale (or better) and features are mapped down to 2 hectares in size. Exceptions were made for targeted Landuse classes such as horticulture, intensive animal husbandry and urban environments, which were mapped at a finer scale.

The 2017 Landuse has complete coverage of NSW. It also includes updates to the fine scale Horticulture mapping for the east coast of NSW - Newcastle to the Queensland boarder and Murray-Riverina Region. This horticultural mapping includes operations to the commodity level based on field work and high-resolution imagery interpretation.

Landuse classes assigned are based on activities that have occurred in the last 5-10 years that may be part of a rotational practice. Time-series LANDSAT information has been used in conjunction with more recent Satellite Imagery to determine whether grasslands have been disturbed or subject to ongoing land management activities over the past 30 years.

The 2017 Landuse was captured on screen using ARC GIS (Geographical Information Software) at a scale of 1:8,000 scale (or better) and features are mapped down to 2 hectares in size. Exceptions were made for targeted Landuse classes such as horticulture, intensive animal husbandry and urban environments (including Greater Sydney Metropolitan region), which were mapped at a finer scale.

The reliability scale of the dataset is 1:10,000.

Mapping has been subject to a peer review and quality assurance process.

Land use information has been captured in accordance with standards set by the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Program (ACLUMP) and using the Australian Land Use and Management ALUM Classification Version 8. The ALUM classification is based upon the modified Baxter & Russell classification and presented according to the specifications contained in http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/alum-classification.

This product will be incorporated in the National Catchment scale land use product 2020 that will be available as a 50m raster - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/data-download

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) will continue to complete land use mapping at approximately 5-year intervals.

The 2017 Landuse product is considered as a benchmark product that can be used for Landuse change reporting. Ongoing improvements to the 2017 Landuse product will be undertaken to correct errors or additional improvements to the mapping.

PLEASE NOTE: This dataset has been superseded by NSW Landuse 2017 v1.5 The 2017 Landuse captures how the landscape in NSW is being used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, …Show full descriptionPLEASE NOTE: This dataset has been superseded by NSW Landuse 2017 v1.5 The 2017 Landuse captures how the landscape in NSW is being used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, infrastructure and urban development. It can be used to monitor changes in the landscape and identify impacts on biodiversity values and individual ecosystems. The NSW 2017 Landuse mapping is dated September 2017. It incorporates tenure based information for National Parks and State Forests in NSW, at the time of mapping. It currently does not include the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Region. Greater Sydney region will be completed in late 2019 and will be incorporated into the NSW 2017 land use product version 1.1. The NSW Landuse 2013, currently contains the best available information for the Greater Sydney region. https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nsw-landuse-2013 The 2017 Landuse has complete coverage of all regional centres and towns for NSW. It also includes updates to the fine scale Horticulture mapping for the east coast of NSW - Newcastle to the Queensland boarder. This horticultural mapping includes operations to the commodity level based on field work and high resolution imagery interpretation. The reliability scale is 1:10,000 and include values in the attribute fields of Source, Source Date, Source Scale, Reliability and LU Mapping (Currency) Date. Land use has been mapped on high resolution aerial imagery including ADS (digital imagery) captured by NSW Department of Finance, Service and Innovation, along with using Nearmap, Google Earth and Google Street View. Satellite imagery from LANDSAT (NASA), Sentinel 2 (European Space Agency), SPOT 5, 6 and 7(Airbus) and Planet Imagery, was used in the mapping process to account for Landuse activities that occur as part of a rotational practise. Land use information has been captured in accordance with standards set by the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Program (ACLUMP) and using the Australian Land Use and Management ALUM Classification Version 8. The ALUM classification is based upon the modified Baxter & Russell classification and presented according to the specifications contained in http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/alum-classification. This product will be incorporated in the National Catchment scale land use product 2018 that will be available as a 50m raster - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/data-download

Abstract

This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.

Additional Rural Village Land is land zoned R5 large lot residential (or equivalent) that meets defined 'village' criteria. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

Purpose

It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Dataset History

Additional Rural Village Land is land zoned R5 large lot residential (or equivalent) that meets defined 'village' criteria. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Dataset Citation

NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure (2013) NSW Additional Rural Village Zoned Land. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 08 February 2017, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/13f13be2-351f-441a-921c-4411e646507a.

Reference list of different planning zones in NSW

Land use zoning details the type of land uses available that are permitted (with or without consent) or prohibited in each zone for all areas under the Local Environment Plan (LEP). Land use zoning in an LEP are grouped into the following broad categories: BUSINESS (B), ENVIRONMENT (E), INDUSTRIAL (IN), RESIDENTIAL (R), RECREATION (RE), RURAL (RU), SPECIAL (SP) and WATERWAYS (W). The LZN dataset shows the zoning of all areas designated under the LEP. Zones define the legally permitted and prohibited uses of a piece of land, determining if a lot can be used for commercial, industrial, residential or other purposes. In other words, it defines what can and cannot be built on a piece of land. The is a revision of the original 2006 dataset, metadata date 5 July 2016. The original GIS data was captured by local councils, DP&I and contractors and provided in accordance with the DP&I's Standard Requirements for GIS LEP data and Standard Technical Requirements for LEP maps. Before the LEP is notified on the NSW Legislation website, the mapping is checked by DP&I and the Parliamentary Council's Office to ensure that it is consistent with these standards. After the LEP is notified, the GIS data is quality controlled using an ISO 9001-Quality-Certified, Quality Management System and incorporated into the Statewide dataset. The Land Application data relates directly to and adopts the accuracy of its reference dataset, Land and Property Information DCDB. The GIS data may be subject to change as a part of quality control, or if the LEP is amended. Please confirm dates of respective features before use as this dataset has a large temporal extent.

Abstract

This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

A polygon dataset showing critical industry Viticulture clusters in the Upper Hunter region.

The viticulture cluster includes a highly integrated concentration of vineyards and associated wineries and tourism infrastructure in a rural landscape. The region's unique terrain and climate, its heritage vines and diversity of soil types all contribute to the specific quality and characteristics of grapes produced in the area, especially Hunter semillon and shiraz. Also of importance is the Hunter Valley wine tourism branding based on its natural environment and visual landscape attributes and its proximity to metropolitan areas. The mapped viticulture cluster includes the Pokolbin and Broke-Fordwich Geographic Indication (GI) sub-regions6 industry proposed

GI subregions covering the Parish of Belford and

localities of Lovedale and Mount View and part of

the Upper Hunter Wine GI around Denman.

Purpose

* Industry clusters that meet the following criteria:

• there is a concentration of enterprises that provides clear development and

marketing advantages and is based on an agricultural product;

• the productive industries are interrelated;

• it consists of a unique combination of factors such as location, infrastructure,

heritage and natural resources;

• it is of national and/or international importance;

• it is an iconic industry that contributes to the region's identity; and

• it is potentially substantially impacted by coal seam gas or mining proposals.

Dataset History

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

The viticulture cluster is spatially defined as the following land (excluding State Forests and National Park):

Mapping was first completed at a broad regional scale in 2012 as part of the Upper Hunter Strategic Regional Land Use Plan, a commitment was made in the Plan to verify the location of specific enterprises in the clusters.

In 2013, an independent consultant conducted the regional verification process, with input from industry members. The consultant used evidence of current commercial activity.

These maps were exhibited in October and November 2013 to ensure that the process captured all relevant enterprises. Landholders were given the opportunity to nominate their land for inclusion if it met certain criteria. Mining and coal seam gas companies were also given an opportunity to identify properties that they owned as at the date of release of the Strategic Regional Land Use Plan (10 September 2012) to have these properties removed from the CIC mapping.

Dataset Citation

NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure (2013) Strategic Agricultural Land (SAL) Viticulture Critical Industry Cluster. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 27 September 2017, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/3006f684-ff4b-4314-b9ef-26b35e2e7250.

Speed zones are set to enable drivers travelling at a speed limit to safely respond to potential risks in the road environment. This dataset contains data for NSW speed zones that are categorised as: Ordinary Permanent Shared High Pedestrian School Variable Local Traffic Truck & bus Wet Weather School Bus Toll Plaza

The 2022 NSW Forest extent layer was created by the NSW DPIRD Forest Science team applying spatio-temporal analysis of the 2017-2022 National Forest and sparse woody vegetation data (Version 7.0 - 2022 Release) (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water's). The data is available on data.gov.au. The dataset was further analysed and masked to exclude non-forest areas and create a forest extent layer with a 20 percent canopy cover for the NSW UTM Zones 55 & 56. The mask layer includes various datasets such as NSW Land use 2017, State Vegetation Type map (SVTM), Land Zoning, Water body, etc. The DPIRD Plantation unit's Authorised plantation layer (current as Aug 2024) was used to characterise forest types, i.e. Native forest and Plantation.

The 2013 land use captures how the landscape in NSW is being used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, infrastructure and urban development. It can also be used to monitor changes in the landscape and identify resulting impacts on biodiversity values and individual ecosystems.

The state wide land use data is a compilation of the best available land use information for NSW that was available in August 2017.

Land use and tenure datasets from a variety of projects have been compiled, these include;

• Landuse mapping 2017 – 1:10,000 scale mapping using 2013 SPOT 5 satellite imagery and ADS digital aerial imagery. Covering rural zoned, agricultural areas. These areas are applicable to Local Land Services Act 2016.

• NSW Horticulture mapping project – Fine scale mapping (1:5,000) mapping of horticulture production to the commodity level (where applicable), on the mid-north and north coast of NSW. This was in response to the outbreak of Panama disease, Tropical Race 4, found in a banana plantation in Northern Queensland. It is part of a collaborative mapping project to improve Biosecurity information between state jurisdictions and the commonwealth. It also covers plantation forestry for the project area.

• Hunter 2013 mapping – 1:10,000 scale mapping covering most of the Hunter catchment based on 2013 SPOT5 imagery. It was part of a pilot land use update trial for intended use in Department of Planning Regional Growth Plans. This is an update of the 2005 Land use Hunter catchment and 2008 Upper Hunter catchment land use mapping projects, also available on SDE and P drive.

• National Parks and State Forest Tenure mapping 2017

• Sydney Map sheet 2012 – Detailed urban mapping (1:10,000 scale) trial using high resolution Digital aerial imagery

• Existing Land use information (circa 2003) has been used for non-rural zoned areas and not covered by the other projects mentioned above. This component of the 2013 land use has a reliability scale of 1:25,000. The areas where the circa 2003 land use product used include; urban, industrial, commercial and environmental local government LEP (Local Environment Planning) zones. It also includes areas of metropolitan Sydney that are excluded from the LLS Act 2016.

Land use information has been captured in accordance with standards set by the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Program (ACLUMP) and using the Australian Land Use and Management ALUM Classification. The ALUM classification is based upon the modified Baxter & Russell classification and presented according to the specifications contained in http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/alum-classification.

The 2013 land use, that was mapped for the purposes of the Local Land Services Act, was commenced in July 2016 and completed by August 2017. It covers all rural zoned (agricultural) areas, and was based on most appropriate SPOT5 imagery to represent land use at June 2013. It includes values in the attribute fields of source, source date, source scale, reliability and land use mapping (currency) date.

The reliability scale of areas mapped form 2012 onward is 1:10,000. For areas where circa 2003 land use information has been used the reliability scale is 1:25,000. This is identified in the source scale attribute for each feature in the dataset.

The date of the data set is set as the land use occurring at the time the imagery (satellite or aerial) was acquired, which can range from 2003 to 2013. This dataset was updated in August 2017 to include values in the attribute fields of Source, Source Date, Source Scale, Reliability and LU Mapping (Currency) Date.

A national catchment scale land use product is also available as a 50m raster - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/data-download.

Metadata Portal Metadata Information

The 2017 Landuse captures how the landscape in NSW is being used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, infrastructure and urban development. It can be used to monitor changes in the landscape and identify impacts on biodiversity values and individual ecosystems.\r \r The NSW 2017 Landuse mapping is dated September 2017. \r \r This is version 1.5 of the dataset, published December 2023.\r \r Version 1.5 of the 2017 Landuse incorporates the following updates:\r \r * Fine scale mapping of the Central Coast, Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions\r * Mapping enhancements to regional centres to improve the mapping accuracy for these centres\r * NSW road network based on road centreline data from Transport NSW, with standardised buffer applied to approximate the carriage width based on the road type\r * Plantation type (native hardwood and softwood) information within State Forest Estates \r * Horticulture data to tertiary or commodity level present in September 2017 from Australian Tree Crop Map Dashboard developed by University of New England - Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre \r https://www.une.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes/applied-agricultural-remote-sensing-centre/collaborative-r-and-d-opportunities/industry-applications-and-maps\r * Fixes to identified errors since published version 1.2 \r \r Previous Versions\r *Version 1.4 internal update (not published)\r * Version 1.3 internal update (not published)\r * Version 1.2 published 24 June 2020 - Fine scale update to Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area\r * Version 1 published August 2019\r \r The 2017 Landuse is based on Aerial imagery and Satellite imagery available for NSW. These include, but not limited to; digital aerial imagery (ADS) captured by NSW Department of Customer Service (DCS), high resolution urban (Conurbation) digital aerial imagery captured on behalf of DCS, SPOT 5, 6 & 7(Airbus), Planet™, Sentinel 2 (European Space Agency) and LANDSAT (NASA) Satellite Imagery. Mapping also includes commercially available imagery from Nearmap™ and Google Earth™, along with Google Street View™. \r \r Mapping takes into consideration ancillary datasets such as tenure such as National Parks and State forests, cadastre, roads parcels, land zoning, topographic information and Google Maps, in conjunction with visual interpretation and field validation of patterns and features on the ground. \r \r The 2017 Landuse was captured on screen using ARC GIS (Geographical Information Software) at a scale of 1:8,000 scale (or better) and features are mapped down to 2 hectares in size. Exceptions were made for targeted Landuse classes such as horticulture, intensive animal husbandry and urban environments, which were mapped at a finer scale.\r \r The 2017 Landuse has complete coverage of NSW. It also includes updates to the fine scale Horticulture mapping for the east coast of NSW - Newcastle to the Queensland boarder and Murray-Riverina Region. This horticultural mapping includes operations to the commodity level based on field work and high-resolution imagery interpretation. \r \r Landuse classes assigned are based on activities that have occurred in the last 5-10 years that may be part of a rotational practice. Time-series LANDSAT information has been used in conjunction with more recent Satellite Imagery to determine whether grasslands have been disturbed or subject to ongoing land management activities over the past 30 years.\r \r The 2017 Landuse was captured on screen using ARC GIS (Geographical Information Software) at a scale of 1:8,000 scale (or better) and features are mapped down to 2 hectares in size. Exceptions were made for targeted Landuse classes such as horticulture, intensive animal husbandry and urban environments (including Greater Sydney Metropolitan region), which were mapped at a finer scale. \r \r The reliability scale of the dataset is 1:10,000.\r \r Mapping has been subject to a peer review and quality assurance process.\r \r Land use information has been captured in accordance with standards set by the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Program (ACLUMP) and using the Australian Land Use and Management ALUM Classification Version 8. The ALUM classification is based upon the modified Baxter & Russell classification and presented according to the specifications contained in http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/alum-classification.\r \r This product will be incorporated in the National Catchment scale land use product 2020 that will be available as a 50m raster - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/data-download\r \r The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) will continue to complete land use mapping at approximately 5-year intervals. \r \r The 2017 Landuse product is considered as a benchmark product that can be used for Landuse change reporting. Ongoing improvements to the 2017 Landuse product will be undertaken to correct errors or additional improvements to the mapping. \r

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Metadata Portal Metadata Information

Abstract

The dataset was derived by the Bioregional Assessment Programme. This dataset was derived from the Future Residential Growth Area dataset. You can find a link to the parent dataset in the Lineage Field in this metadata statement. The history field in this metadata statement describes how this dataset was derived.

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

The spatial layers developed by the Bioregional Assessment programme are not available to be downloaded.

Future Residential Growth Area Land has been identified in planning instruments or Government-endorsed planning strategies. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Note a 2 km buffer was placed by ERIN around the extent of the future residential growth areas. The original data does not contain a 2 km buffer zone around future residential growth areas.

Purpose

It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within these two kilometre buffered areas.

Dataset History

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

The spatial layers developed by the Bioregional Assessment programme are not available to be downloaded.

Future Residential Growth Area Land has been identified in planning instruments or Government-endorsed planning strategies. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Note a 2 km buffer was placed by the Department of the Environment around the extent of the future residential growth areas. The original data, created by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure, does not contain a 2 km buffer zone around future residential growth areas.

Dataset Citation

Bioregional Assessment Programme (2014) NSW CSG Exclusion Zone - Future Residential Growth Area V2 20140509. Bioregional Assessment Derived Dataset. Viewed 14 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/0ff279d0-7381-4f44-9a37-28e926f14189.

Dataset Ancestors

• Derived From Future Residential Growth Area

Abstract

This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

The spatial layers developed by the Bioregional Assessment programme are not available to be downloaded.

It is a shapefile obtained from Trade & Investment NSW which shows the 2 km residential exclusion zones for CSG activities for whole of NSW.

Future Residential Growth Area Land has been identified in planning instruments or Government-endorsed planning strategies. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Dataset History

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

The spatial layers developed by the Bioregional Assessment programme are not available to be downloaded.

A source shapefile obtained from Coal and Petroleum Geoscience, Division of Resources and Energy, Mineral Resources | Trade & Investment NSW

516 High Street | Maitland NSW 2320 | PO Box 344 | Hunter Region Mail Centre NSW 2310

www.industry.nsw.gov.au

Generated by NSW Department of Trade of Investment based on the current and future residential zones and by applying a buffer of 2 km around these zones.

Dataset Citation

NSW Department of Planning & Environment (2014) New South Wales 2 kilometers Residential Exclusions Zone. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 18 July 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/8e9b4d01-bba2-4741-9ffd-aed0484eb14a.

This data has now been superseded, please go to https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nvr-map-excluded-land-transitional2022 for the most current NVR Data

The transitional NVR map - land excluded from the LLS Act layer is a component of the transitional NVR map. The transitional NVR map was prepared by Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) under Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) and supporting Local Land Services Regulation 2014.

Section 60A of the Local Land Service Act 2013 (LLS Act) identifies land where the regulatory framework for native vegetation clearing in rural areas does not apply. This land is mapped as Land Excluded from the LLS Act on the transitional NVR map.

The 2021 annual review of the transitional NVR map was published on 26 March 2021. Please read below for details of land types included in the transitional NVR map - land excluded from the LLS Act layer and changes occurring as a result of the 2021 Annual Review. The latest version of the map can be viewed online using the transitional NVR Map Viewer

Land excluded from the LLS Act listed under Section 60A of the LLS Act includes:

• Urban areas under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017, including 33 local government areas and 22 listed local environmental plan zones under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
• National Park estate and other conservation areas
• State forestry land.
• Crown Reserves; land dedicated or reserved under the Crown Lands Act 1989
• Interim Heritage order or listing on the State Heritage Register under the Heritage Act 1977
• Lord Howe Island

Changes to the transitional NVR map - land excluded from the LLS Act layer arising from the 2021 Annual Review include:

• Environmental Planning Instrument (EPI) land zoning – updates to land excluded from the LLS Act as a result of changes to land zoning for some local government areas.

• National Park, State Forest and Crown Land Estate Updates to land excluded from the LLS Act as a result of changes to the National Park, State Forest and Crown Land Estates

A complete list of lands excluded from the LLS Act can be found in the Native Vegetation Regulatory Map - Method statement found: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Biodiversity/native-vegetation-regulatory-map-method-statement-170495.pdf

All spatial data sets compiled for the transitional NVR lands excluded from the LLS Act layer are held within databases maintained by NSW Government.

Data on the transitional NVR viewer is updated on a monthly basis for Landholder initiated Map Reviews and other minor data changes. https://www.lmbc.nsw.gov.au/Maps/index.html?viewer=NVRMap

Please contact Department of Planning and Environment data broker on data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for additional information.

Abstract This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied. Important Note: 14/01/2015. …Show full descriptionAbstract This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied. Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments. A polygon dataset showing critical industry Equine Clusters in the Upper Hunter region. The horse breeding cluster includes a highly integrated concentration of horse breeding facilities and related infrastructure covering thoroughbred and stock horse breeding centres and numerous other equine developments and support services, such as a specialised veterinary centre. Purpose Industry clusters that meet the following criteria: there is a concentration of enterprises that provides clear development and marketing advantages and is based on an agricultural product; the productive industries are interrelated; it consists of a unique combination of factors such as location, infrastructure, heritage and natural resources; it is of national and/or international importance; it is an iconic industry that contributes to the region's identity; and it is potentially substantially impacted by coal seam gas or mining proposals. Dataset History The equine cluster is spatially defined as the following land (excluding State Forests and National Park): Mapping was first completed at a broad regional scale in 2012 as part of the Upper Hunter Strategic Regional Land Use Plan, a commitment was made in the Plan to verify the location of specific enterprises in the clusters. In 2013, an independent consultant conducted the regional verification process, with input from industry members. The consultant used evidence of current commercial activity. These maps were exhibited in October and November 2013 to ensure that the process captured all relevant enterprises. Landholders were given the opportunity to nominate their land for inclusion if it met certain criteria. Mining and coal seam gas companies were also given an opportunity to identify properties that they owned as at the date of release of the Strategic Regional Land Use Plan (10 September 2012) to have these properties removed from the CIC mapping. Dataset Citation NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure (2013) Strategic Agricultural Lands (SAL) Equine Critical Industry Cluster. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 27 September 2017, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/81056a9a-bdca-4e2a-8288-759ac4fbafff.

The transitional NVR - category 2-vulnerable regulated land layer is a component of the transitional NVR map. The transitional NVR Map was prepared by Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) under Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) and supporting Local Land Services Regulation 2014. Category 2-vulnerable regulated land for this layer is taken to include land designated as steep or highly erodible land, protected riparian land or special category land.

The 2022 annual review of the transitional NVR map was published on 23 March 2022. Please read below for details about changes occurring as a result of the 2022 annual review. The latest version of the map can be viewed online using the transitional NVR Map viewer.

https://www.lmbc.nsw.gov.au/Maps/index.html?viewer=NVRMap

The category 2-vulnerable regulated land layer indicates where clearing of native vegetation may not be permitted under the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2017, and a limited suite of allowable activities apply)

Category 2-vulnerable regulated land is comprised of three layers. These being:

• Vulnerable Riparian. Generated from the NSW Hydroline and HydroArea dataset, natural named watercourses were used to capture streams with a buffer applied to both watercourses and water-bodies. Three datasets have been generated by creating buffers in the original dataset.

A 20-meter buffer was used for both sides of the bank to represent the no-clearing boundary within the banks of major streams, lakes and lagoons. The buffer polygon created includes the bed of the stream, lakes and lagoons.

A 22.5-meter buffer was applied on either side streams mapped by hydroline. It was assumed that the average stream width for a stream represented by a stream centre line is 5m.

For minor streams mapped by hydroline, a 10m buffer was applied either side of the stream.

Vulnerable - Steep Land, generated from 5m elevation data (courtesy Dept. Customer Service). This product has currently been generated for all MGA Zones in NSW 54,55 and 56.

• Special Category Land. A selection of land susceptible to erosion or land that is otherwise environmentally sensitive, such as mass movement and salinity.

Changes to the mapping of category 2-vulnerable regulated land introduced in the publish of the revised transitional NVR Map on 23 March 2022 have resulted from the changes to the transitional NVR - land excluded from the LLS Act layer and also the refinement of the mapping of steep slopes land (>18 degrees slope). Availability of more detailed elevation data (5m ELVIS DEM) for New South Wales has resulted in changes for steep land mapping in Eastern NSW (MGA Zone 56).

The data is provided as multi value raster that identifies the category 2-vulnerable regulated land, category 2-sensitive regulated land and where category 2-sensitive and category 2-vulnerable regulated land overlaps.

Pixel values:

3 - category 2-vulnerable regulated land

4 - category 2-sensitive regulated land

6 - where category 2-sensitive and category 2-vulnerable regulated land overlap (display class)

Spatial datasets compiled in the category 2-vulnerable regulated land layer are sourced from Department Planning and Environment.

Data on the transitional NVR map viewer is updated on a monthly basis for minor data changes. https://www.lmbc.nsw.gov.au/Maps/index.html?viewer=NVRMap

Please contact Department of Planning and Environment data broker on data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for additional information.

Impervious surfaces were derived from two existing mapping products, producing six classes of impervious area: Buildings, Roads, Railways, Roads and Railways, Airports and Aerodromes, Stormwater Infrastructure.\r \r Impervious Surfaces associated with buildings were derived from the Geoscape® Buildings Theme, which provides polygon representations of every building in Australia with a roof area equal to or greater than 9m2. Building polygons from the Greater Sydney Region were extracted and used to create the ‘Buildings’ feature.\r \r Impervious Surfaces not associated with buildings were derived from the NSW Land Use Map 2017 (inclusive of the draft Land Use Mapping for the Sydney Metropolitan Region), which provides land use mapping for NSW at a 1:10,000 reliability scale, based on the Australian Land Use and Management Classification Code. This layer was used to generate the Roads, Railways, Roads and Railways (polygons reclassified during QC) Airports and Aerodromes, and Stormwater Infrastructure features.\r \r Once both sets of features had been generated, they were intersected with LGA to aid in computation and provide additional map utility. Following this, any overlap between the Buildings features and the Land Use features was corrected using the Erase Function, before the layers were combined using the union function, and dissolved by LGA and feature class to provide LGA-level breakdowns of the prevalence and providence of impervious areas.