Anti-gas protestors have been allowed temporary camping privileges at the site of their stand-off with Metgasco drills in New South Wales, but the local council says their time is up.

Activists opposed to coal seam gas developments have been camping near the town of Bentley in NSW’s Richmond Valley.

They had been given approval to stay there in the form of a temporary camping permit, but the Council says they have failed to meet its terms.

Protestors had applied to allow more campers to join their stand-off, though it now appears that all will be asked to leave.

The Richmond Valley Council says it will not renew the camp’s approval when it runs out this Friday.

Richmond Valley general manager John Walker has told the ABC that the council conditions have been ignored.

“That application has been assessed and has been opposed by people who have a fairly strong influence, such as the police, the RMS and our planners themselves,” he said.

“It unfortunately is not of an appropriate quality and the proposed use will not be approved.

“As it's grown... it's become something different from a primitive site.

He says most of the conditions have not been met.

“There are many, many aspects of the conditions that were applied to it that are not being adhered to, and it's just an inappropriate mechanism for any approval.

“A primitive camp site does not allow for example cooking.

“It has limited capacity in terms of toilet facilities, it doesn't provide for washing, it didn't allow music for example.

“It didn't allow other activities that are there, it certainly put some conditions on controlling people moving along the roadway, the main Lismore-Kyogle road.

“All of which are not being adhered to.”

A representative of the local Lock the Gate Alliance told reporters that the council is uses its legislative ability to silence their protest.

“If the laws of this land are used against us to facilitate mining by martial law, then people will take appropriate non-violent direct action,” he said.