Interpretation

Current

(1)

In this Part—

approved government school means a school that is—

(a)

an approved school, and

(b)

a government school.

approved school means a school, other than an existing school—

(a)

for which development consent has been granted, or

(b)

for which an approval under the Act, Part 5 has been granted, or

(c)

for which a Ministerial authorisation under the NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022 has been given.

campervan has the same meaning as in the Local Government (Manufactured Home Estates, Caravan Parks, Camping Grounds and Moveable Dwellings) Regulation 2021.

caravan has the same meaning as in the Local Government (Manufactured Home Estates, Caravan Parks, Camping Grounds and Moveable Dwellings) Regulation 2021.

design guide means the Design Guide for Schools published by the Government Architect NSW in May 2025.

government school has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1990.

moveable dwelling has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993, but does not include a campervan, caravan or tent.

non-government school has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1990.

prescribed zone means any of the following land use zones—

(a)

Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,

(b)

Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots,

(c)

Zone RU5 Village,

(d)

Zone RU6 Transition,

(e)

Zone R1 General Residential,

(f)

Zone R2 Low Density Residential,

(g)

Zone R3 Medium Density Residential,

(h)

Zone R4 High Density Residential,

(i)

Zone R5 Large Lot Residential,

(i1)

Zone E1 Local Centre,

(i2)

Zone E2 Commercial Centre,

(i3)

Zone E3 Productivity Support,

(i4)

Zone MU1 Mixed Use,

(j)

Zone B1 Neighbourhood Centre,

(k)

Zone B2 Local Centre,

(l)

Zone B3 Commercial Core,

(m)

Zone B4 Mixed Use,

(n)

Zone B5 Business Development,

(o)

Zone B6 Enterprise Corridor,

(p)

Zone B7 Business Park,

(q)

Zone B8 Metropolitan Centre,

(r)

Zone SP1 Special Activities,

(s)

Zone SP2 Infrastructure,

(s1)

Zone SP4 Enterprise under the following local environmental plans—

(i)

Canada Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013,

(ii)

Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022,

(iii)

Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010,

(iv)

Pittwater Local Environmental Plan 2014,

(v)

Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Environmental Plan 2011,

(vi)

Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015,

(vii)

The Hills Local Environmental Plan 2019,

(viii)

Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2011,

(s2)

Zone SP5 Metropolitan Centre,

(t)

Zone C4 Environmental Living,

(u)

the following zones under State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021—

(i)

Employment

(ii)

Tourism,

(iii)

Urban,

(iv)

1 Urban Development.

staff accommodation, for a school, means the following if used for the accommodation of staff employed to work at the school—

(a)

residential accommodation,

(b)

moveable dwellings.

stakeholder and community participation plan means the Stakeholder and Community Participation Plan published by the Department of Education in October 2024.

(2)

In this Part, development for the purposes of a school does not include development for the purposes of campus student accommodation.

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3.34 Interpretation