As all the insomniacs in the shire read through the draft Palerang Local Environmental Plan (PLEP) in search of enlightenment, a number of people have asked about the application of existing land use rights in the context of this new planning instrument.
Existing use rights allow any land use that is legally practiced under a previous planning instrument to carry forward under a new planning instrument whether or not it is consistent with the provisions of the new instrument. (more…)