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diminish National Capital landscape values. Rural holdings must not be subdivided into units which cannot support long term economic farming or agriculture, or which create small units primarily used for residential purposes, except where agreed by the National Capital Authority.
 2.       On rural lands soils should be conserved and natural tree cover enhanced in order to protect both the resources and the landscape setting of the National Capital.
 3.        Urban development near Tidbinbilla Deep Space Communication Complex is limited by the following zone constraints (refer Figure 11):
           * Zone 'A' – no development is permitted within a 1.25 kilometre radius from the centre of the complex
           * Zone 'B' – no industrial development is permitted within a three kilometre radius of the centre
           * Zone 'C' – an arc from the north‑west to the south‑west which is modified by the terrain.
Figure 11: Tidbinbilla Deep Space Communication Complex zone constraints

3.7.4 Permitted land uses in Rural Areas
 1.        The range of uses permitted in Rural Areas is as follows:
         * Agriculture
         * Forestry (Kowen and Pierce's Creek pine plantations only)
         * General Farming
         * Intensive Farming
         * Landscape Buffer
         * Outdoor Recreation Facility
         * Overnight Camping
         * Park
         * Public Utility
         * Road
         * Scientific Research Establishment
and may include Dwelling, if necessary, for the operation of any of these uses.
The nature of uses permitted in Rural Areas is defined at Appendix A.

PART FOUR – DESIGNATED AREAS AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Explanatory Statement
Section 10(1) of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 (the Act) states that the National Capital Plan (the Plan) may specify areas of land that have the special characteristics of the National Capital to be Designated Areas. The Act (section 10 (2)(c))further states that the Plan may set out detailed conditions of planning, design and development in Designated Areas and the priorities in carrying out such planning, design and development.
Finally, section 10(2)(d) of the Act states that the Plan may set out special requirements for the development of any area (not being a Designated Area), being requirements that are desirable in the interests of the National Capital.
Part Four of the Plan therefore:
       * identifies those areas of the Territory deemed to have the special characteristics of the National Capital, and divides this area into 'precincts'
       * sets out conditions of planning, design and development for each precinct through 'Precinct Codes' and 'General Codes'
       * sets out Special Requirements that are desirable in the interests of the National Capital.
To give effect to the above, Part Four has been structured as follows:
Part Four(a) 'Principles and Policies for Designated Areas and Special Requirements for National Land outside Designated Areas' sets out