A Local Environmental Plan (LEP) is the primary legal planning document for guiding land use and planning decisions made by Council. An LEP describes what can be undertaken on land and is supported by mapping (including land use zones, height of building, lot size maps etc.).
A Local Environmental Plan (LEP) is the primary legal planning document for guiding land use and planning decisions made by Council. An LEP describes what can be undertaken on land and is supported by mapping (including land use zones, height of building, lot size maps etc.).
Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022
The Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022 (CCLEP 2022) is a consolidation of Gosford LEP 2014 and Wyong LEP 2013 into one plan for the entire Central Coast. The CCLEP 2022, and the corresponding Central Coast Development Control Plan 2022 (CCDCP 2022) provides a consistent approach to planning decisions across the whole of the Central Coast LGA. This streamlines decision- making and provides a simpler development framework for the community.
View the Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022
The Central Coast LEP 2022 Digital Mapping
Central Coast LEP 2022 is supported by Digital Mapping only with the former pdf. mapping system progressively being retired by the NSW State Government. The mapping can be accessed via the mapping link found when you access the LEP on the NSW Legislation Website.
The LEP mapping can also be accessed through Council's Online Mapping Tool.
Changes to Business and Industrial Zones
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) has replaced the Business and Industrial zones in Council’s Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) with new ‘Employment’ zones.
The new Employment zones took effect from 26 April 2023 and should be in the Central Coast LEP 2022 by early May 2023.
The table below shows the Business and Industrial zones (pre-26 April 2023) and the replacement Employment zones (post-26 April 2023) for CCLEP 2022.
| Previous Business and Industrial Zone | New Employment Zone |
| B1 Neighbourhood Centre B2 Local Centre | E1 Local Centre |
| B3 Commercial Core | E2 Commercial Centre |
| B4 Mixed Use | MU1 Mixed Use |
| B5 Business Development B6 Enterprise Corridor | E3 Productivity Support |
| B7 Business Park | SP4 Enterprise |
| IN1 General Industrial IN2 Light Industrial | E4 General Industrial |
| IN4 Working Waterfront | W4 Working Waterfront |
In most cases, land uses allowed under the ‘old’ zones are also allowed under the new zones. Where they are not, transitional rules apply and land uses permitted before the zone changes will continue to be permitted until 26 April 2025.
The list of permitted uses in some areas has increased as a result of merging two zones together. Landowners will have greater flexibility in these locations.
Learn more about the Employment Zones Reform
Other Planning Instruments
On land where CCLEP 2022 applies, development applications accepted by Council prior to 1 August 2022 are subject to the pre-existing planning controls:
CCLEP 2022 applies to the vast majority of the LGA, with a small portion of the local government area being land deferred for further consideration.
The updating the CCLEP 2022 for these deferred lands will be publicly exhibited to the community mid-2023. At this stage the deferred lands remain subject to The Interim Development Order 122 (IDO 122) and Gosford Planning Scheme Ordinance.
The Gosford Town Centre remains subject to State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts Regional) 2021 Pt 5.8 Gosford City Centre.
Further information relating to development controls are located on the Development Control Plan page