Land use planning: Policies and guidelines
Aerial view of agricultural land and the town of Morpeth on the Hunter River.
One of the most significant causes of fish habitat degradation in waterways has been the removal of snags from rivers.
A forester marking trees for a planned first thinning in a hardwood plantation.
Friable sandstone quarry at Maroota, north-west of Sydney.
Agricultural land
- 'Living and working in rural areas' - handbook
- 'Living and working in rural areas' - brochure
- Agricultural land classification
- Rural workers dwellings
- Policy for protection of agricultural land
- Policy for sustainable agriculture in NSW
- Minimum lot size methodology
- Farm subdivision assessment guideline
- Soil survey for wise land management (www.environment.nsw.gov.au)
- Rainfall maps (www.bom.gov.au)
- Drought maps
- Strategic plan for sustainable agriculture in the Sydney region
- Understanding the social context of land use in the Boorowa catchment
- Agricultural land classification study - Taree shire
- Agricultural land classification study - Walgett shire
- National model codes of practice for intensive animal industries
- Environmental management guidelines for the dairy industry
- NSW meat chicken farming guidelines
- Best practice guidelines for using poultry litter on pastures
- Rabbit farming: Planning and development control guidelines
- Beef stocking rates and farm size - Hunter Region
- Planning for horse establishments
- Preparing a development application for intensive agriculture in NSW
- Guidelines for the development of controlled environment horticulture
- Best practice guidelines for growing vegetables
- Environmental management guidelines for growing cut flowers
Aquatic habitat management
- Policy and guidelines for aquatic habitat management and fish conservation (1.5Mb PDF)
- Policy and guidelines for fish friendly waterway crossings (356kb PDF)
- Fish passage requirements for waterway crossings (855kb PDF)
- NSW weirs policy (270 kb PDF)
State forests
Private forestry
Mining operations