Notice of change to Business and Industrial zone names
The state government has renamed ‘business and industrial zones’ to ‘employment zones’.
From 26 April 2023, a reference to a former Business or Industrial zone under an environmental planning instrument (other than a state environmental planning policy) should be taken to reference to a new Employment zone under the environmental planning instrument (other than a state environmental planning policy).
The previous and new zone names are provided in the table below.
Previous zone name | New zone name |
|---|---|
Zone B1 – Neighbourhood Centre Zone B2 – Local Centre | Zone E1 – Local Centre |
Zone B3 – Commercial Core | Zone E2 – Commercial Centre |
Zone B4 – Mixed Use | Zone MU1 – Mixed Use |
Zone B5 – Business Development Zone B6 – Enterprise Corridor | Zone E3 – Productivity Support |
Zone IN1 – General Industrial Zone IN2 – Light Industrial | Zone E4 – General Industrial |
Zone IN4 – Working Waterfront | Zone W4 – Working Waterfront |
This amendment was made by the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Land Use Zones) Order 2022 (Amending Order).
For further information, please refer to:
- Equivalent Zones Table – Local Environmental Plans (PDF 841kb)
- Applicable Self-Repealing SEPP Table (PDF 103kb)
- Frequently Asked Questions – Implementing Employment Zones (PDF 116kb)
- The Department of Planning and Environment website.