What’s permitted in C2 Environmental Conservation
Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010 · as at 19 August 2026 · Penrith City Council
This comes straight from the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) that applies to this exact address, not a general state guide.
The land use table
These are the planning scheme’s official terms. A close match tells you the rule for that term; whether your project counts as that term is a judgement call.
Permitted with consent 6
Development Application (DA)
- Environmental facilities
- Environmental protection works
- Flood mitigation works
- Oyster aquaculture
- Recreation areas
- Roads
Prohibited 14
- Business premises
- Hotel or motel accommodation
- Industries
- Local distribution premises
- Multi dwelling housing
- Pond-based aquaculture
- Recreation facilities (major)
- Residential flat buildings
- Restricted premises
- Retail premises
- Seniors housing
- Service stations
- Tank-based aquaculture
- Warehouse or distribution centres
Anything not named below is treated as “Prohibited”. That is not the same as being on the list.
Objectives of this zone
- To protect, manage and restore areas of high ecological, scientific, cultural or aesthetic values.
- To prevent development that could destroy, damage or otherwise have an adverse effect on those values.
- To protect, manage, restore and enhance the ecology, hydrology and scenic values of riparian corridors and waterways, wetlands, groundwater resources, biodiversity corridors, areas of remnant indigenous vegetation and dependent ecosystems.
- To allow for low impact passive recreational and ancillary land uses that are consistent with the retention of the natural ecological significance.
Some state-level housing and precinct policies sit above council rules and can override them — those aren’t included here.
A council’s LEP can also grant extra permitted uses of its own on top of the standard list — those aren’t included here either.
Check a property in Penrith
This page is the table for the zone. Search an address to see whether this zone actually covers the lot, or open the Penrith zoning map.
Other zones in Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010
Building rules
Frequently asked questions
Does this C2 Environmental Conservation table apply to my property in Penrith?
Only if this zone and this planning scheme apply to the land. Search your address — that is what names both.
Can I assume my project is one of the terms listed for C2 Environmental Conservation?
No. The list uses the planning scheme’s official names. Whether your project counts as one of those names is a judgement call — that’s what a planner is for.
If a use is not listed in C2 Environmental Conservation, is it prohibited in Penrith?
Not by itself. Unlisted uses follow this zone’s fallback (“Prohibited”). That is different from being named on the list.
Sources
General guidance only — not planning advice. This is the land use table from Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010, sourced 19 August 2026. It does not decide what your project is, and overlays can still change what you need to apply for.
Talk to a town planner in Penrith
This page covers the general rules. A qualified town planner can tell you what applies to your actual block — the zone, the overlays and the approval path — before you spend money on drawings.
- Qualified, practising town planners
- Advice on your property, not a generic rule
- No cost, no obligation