Cooks Gap flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cooks Gap (Mid-Western Regional, NSW) - 44.23 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
44.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cooks Gap's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Cooks Gap at a glance
How Cooks Gap is zoned
Buying in Cooks Gap? The zoning, flood and bushfire lines on the section 10.7 certificate attached to the contract are mapped controls - see our s10.7 certificate guide.
Across its 44.23 km², Cooks Gap is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Large Lot Residential. The median lot measures about 102,075 m² across 303 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Check a specific Cooks Gap address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Cooks Gap planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cooks Gap?
The schematic on this page is a Cooks Gap flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cooks Gap address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cooks Gap flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Cooks Gap and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Mid-Western Regional average is 2%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Cooks Gap bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 100% of Cooks Gap is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid-Western Regional average of 97%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Cooks Gap?
The dominant planning zone in Cooks Gap is Large Lot Residential, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Environmental Management. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cooks Gap have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cooks Gap. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Cooks Gap?
Across 303 surveyed parcels in Cooks Gap, the median lot size is about 102,075 m².
Do I need a planning report for a Cooks Gap property?
A Cooks Gap planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.