In 2005 and 2006 Council undertook 2 major community consultation programs in respect of the preparation of the Bathurst Region Urban and Rural Strategies and Heritage Study.

Planning future land use for the Bathurst Region is a major task. The Bathurst Region Urban Strategy provides the broad ranging frameworks on which Council will build a new comprehensive Local Environmental Plan (LEP) as it relates to the urban environment that will set out the regulations to manage the Bathurst Regional Local Government Area.

Planning future land use for the Bathurst Region is a major task. The draft Bathurst Region Rural Strategy will provide the broad ranging frameworks on which Council will build a new comprehensive Local Environmental Plan (LEP) as it relates to the rural environment that will set out the regulations to manage the Bathurst Regional Local Government Area.

Planning future land use for the Bathurst Region is a major task. The Bathurst Region Heritage Study provides the broad ranging frameworks on which Council will build a new comprehensive Local Environmental Plan (LEP) as it relates to the region's heritage, that will set out the regulations to manage the Bathurst Regional Local Government Area.

Connell Wagner has prepared a Local Environmental Study (LES) on behalf of Bathurst Regional Council to assess the suitability of a 347 hectare area of rural land surrounding the existing Eglinton village for further residential development and the possible expansion of the village boundaries.

The Bathurst Region Statistical Profiles have been produced to provide a broad social and economic profile of the Bathurst Regional Council local goverment area.