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The Parkes Local Environmental Plan 2012 (PLEP) is a key planning instrument that guides local development in the Parkes Shire. The PLEP includes controls from zoning and land use to environmental protection and heritage.
The Parkes Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) sets out the 20-year land-use vision for the Parkes Shire.
The Middleton Urban Masterplan sets the guidelines and proposed future for the locality of Middleton, situated south of the Orange-Broken Hill Railway Line and east of Forbes Road (the former Newell Highway).
The Parkes Shire Housing Strategy 2021-2041 (PSHS) establishes a long-term plan for the provision of housing across the Shire over the next 20 years in line with the NSW Government’s Local Housing Strategy Guideline the Parkes Local Strategic Planning Statement 2041.