Find below key resources providing background information on the North Coast Region.
Please note: some of the PDFs on this page contain large amounts of rich content and may take some time to download.
Plans & strategies
- North Coast Regional Plan 2036 (PDF, 6.7 MB)
- North Coast Subregions Background Pape 2016 (PDF, 672 KB)
- Far North Coast Regional Strategy 2006 (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Mid North Coast Regional Strategy 2006 (PDF, 4.8 MB)
- North Coast Settlement Planning Guidelines 2019 (PDF,1.6 MB)
- Settlement planning guidelines: Mid and Far North Coast Regional Strategies 2007 (PDF, 80.7 KB)
- Urban Design Guide for Regional New South Wales 2020 (PDF, 9.9 MB)
- North Coast Urban Design Guidelines 2009 (PDF, 11.7 MB)
Housing
- 2019 North Coast Housing and Land Monitor Figures for 2016-2017 (PDF, 25.4 MB)
- Far North Coast Housing and Land Monitor 2016 (PDF, 5.2 MB)
- Mid North Coast Housing and Land Monitor 2016 (PDF, 6.8 MB)
- Far North Coast Region Residential Submarket Analysis 2014 (PDF, 4.1 MB)
- Mid North Coast Region Residential Submarket Analysis 2014 (PDF, 5.5 MB)
- Far North Coast Housing and Land Monitor 2011 (PDF, 21.5 MB)
- Far North Coast Housing and Land Monitor 2010 (PDF, 5.2 MB)
Jobs & economy
- Marine-Based Industry Policy – Far North Coast and Mid North Coast NSW (PDF, 347 KB) - provides criteria to help councils and industry identify sites that may be appropriate for marine-based industries.
- North Coast Employment Land Review 2015 (PDF, 25.5 MB) - this report examines employment land market trends and needs for the NSW North Coast to 2031. See below for report contents.
Agriculture
- Northern Rivers Farmland Protection Project - Final Recommendations 2005 (PDF, 342 KB) - identifies important farmland to be protected from urban and rural residential development
- Northern Rivers Farmland Protection Project 2005 Map 1 (PDF, 2.9 MB) - Kyogle, Richmond Valley, Lismore & Tweed Local Government Areas
- Northern Rivers Farmland Protection Project 2005 Map 2 (PDF, 7.1 MB) - Tweed, Byron, Lismore & Ballina Local Government Areas
- Northern Rivers Farmland Protection Project 2005 Map 3 (PDF, 2.7 MB) - Richmond Valley, Lismore & Kyogle Local Government Areas
- Northern Rivers Farmland Protection Project 2005 Map 4 (PDF, 4.6 MB) - Ballina, Byron, Lismore & Richmond Valley Local Government Areas
- Mid North Coast Farmland Mapping Project - Final Recommendations 2008 (PDF, 215 KB) - identifies important farmland to be protected from urban and rural residential development
- Mid North Coast Farmland Mapping Project Map 1 (PDF, 4.9 MB) - Northern Clarence Valley 2008
- Mid North Coast Farmland Mapping Project Map 2 (PDF, 8.8 MB) - Southern Clarence Valley and parts of Coffs Harbour and Bellingen 2008
- Mid North Coast Farmland Mapping Project Map 3 (PDF, 7.0 MB) - Nambucca Valley and parts of Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Kempsey 2008
- Mid North Coast Farmland Mapping Project Map 4 (PDF, 5.3 MB) - Port Macquarie-Hastings and part of Kempsey 2008
- Mid North Coast Farmland Mapping Project Fact Sheet (PDF, 17.9 KB) - Mid North Coast Farmland Mapping Project 2008
- Draft Planning for Agriculture in Rural Land Use Strategies 2022 (PDF, 1.4 MB) - provides guidance on how to plan for agriculture in rural land use planning strategies
- Living and working in rural areas 2007 (PDF, 230 KB): a handbook for managing land use conflict issues on the NSW North Coast
- Draft Model Poultry Development Control Plan (PDF, 971 KB) - provides guidance on minimising the impact of boiler poultry farms on the environment, including natural resources, local residents and existing and future surrounding land uses.
Banner credit: Cudgen farmland, NSW. Photo by: Ryan Fowler / Destination Tweed
Page last updated: 09/02/2023