Landuse and development within the Singleton Local Government Area is managed through a series of State and local strategies, plans and policies.  Singleton Councils strategic planning structure consists of the following key documents:

• Branxton Sub-Regional Land Use Strategy 

• Development Contributions Plan 

• Development Control Plan 

• Floodplain management 

• Hermitage Road Pokolbin Planning Study 

• Local Environmental Plan 

• Singleton Land Use Strategy 

State Government strategic planning framework consists of the following strategies, plans and polices:

• Hunter Regional Plan 

• Upper Hunter Strategic Regional Land Use Plan

• State Regional Planning Policies 

Australian Government strategic planning framework that may be applicable to certain Planning Proposals that have implications for biodiversity include:

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) policy statements