Find below key resources providing background information on the North Coast Region.
Plans and strategies
- North Coast Regional Plan 2036 (PDF, 6.7 MB)
- North Coast Sub Regions Background Paper 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, 81 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, 3.7 MB)
- Mid North Coast Region Residential Submarket Analysis 2014 (PDF, 5 MB)
- Far North Coast Housing and Land Monitor 2011 (PDF, 21.4 MB)
- Far North Coast Housing and Land Monitor 2010 (PDF, 5.2 MB)
Jobs and economy
- Marine-Based Industry Policy – Far North Coast and Mid North Coast NSW (PDF, 343 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 and Tweed Local Government Areas
- Northern Rivers Farmland Protection Project 2005 Map 2 (PDF, 7.1 MB) – Tweed, Byron, Lismore and Ballina Local Government Areas
- Northern Rivers Farmland Protection Project 2005 Map 3 (PDF, 2.7 MB) – Richmond Valley, Lismore and Kyogle Local Government Areas
- Northern Rivers Farmland Protection Project 2005 Map 4 (PDF, 4.6 MB) – Ballina, Byron, Lismore and 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 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, 18 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
- 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.