Singleton Local Environment Plan 1996

The Singleton Local Environmental Plan 1996 (SLEP 1996) is legislation that sets rules and standards for development and land uses on private and public land. The SLEP 1996 was made on the 5th of July 1996 and at that time, applied to the entire Singleton Local Government Area (LGA).

The primary function of a Local Environmental Plan (LEP) is to manage land use and development by separating incompatible land uses through land use zones. Each zone has a specific set of objectives that identify the purpose of the zone and a land use table, which describes the type of development that is permitted with consent, permitted without consent or prohibited.