Blacktown Local Environmental Plan (Central Business District) 2012 (NSW)
This Plan is Blacktown Local Environmental Plan (Central Business District) 2012.
This Plan commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.
This Plan aims to make local environmental planning provisions for land in the Blacktown central business district in accordance with the relevant standard environmental planning instrument under section 33A of the Act.
The particular aims of this Plan are as follows:
(a) to provide a planning framework for the Blacktown central business district to fulfil its role as a regional centre in the Sydney Metropolitan Region,
(b) to promote the economic revitalisation of the Blacktown central business district,
(c) to promote employment, residential, recreational, arts, social, cultural and tourism opportunities in the Blacktown central business district,
(d) to encourage development that achieves sustainable social, economic and environmental outcomes for the benefit of present and future generations,
(e) to facilitate the development of building design excellence appropriate to a regional city, to improve the quality of urban design and to ensure the public domain is safe and attractive,
(f) to enhance access to the Blacktown central business district and Marayong Railway Station, particularly by public transport, walking and cycling,
(g) to protect and enhance the vitality, identity and diversity of the Blacktown central business district,
(h) to protect and enhance the environmental heritage of the Blacktown central business district,
(i) to facilitate the redevelopment of the former Ashlar Golf Course as an attractive and sustainable residential community in a landscaped setting,
(j) to provide a local open space network on the site of the former Ashlar Golf Course that is visually and physically connected with other open spaces in Blacktown.
This Plan applies to the land identified on the Land Application Map.
The Dictionary at the end of this Plan defines words and expressions for the purposes of this Plan.
Notes in this Plan are provided for guidance and do not form part of this Plan.
The consent authority for the purposes of this Plan is (subject to the Act) the Council.
A reference in this Plan to a named map adopted by this Plan is a reference to a map by that name:
(a) approved by the Minister when the map is adopted, and
(b) as amended or replaced from time to time by maps declared by environmental planning instruments to amend or replace that map, and approved by the Minister when the instruments are made.
Any 2 or more named maps may be combined into a single map. In that case, a reference in this Plan to any such named map is a reference to the relevant part or aspect of the single map.
Any such maps are to be kept and made available for public access in accordance with arrangements approved by the Minister.
For the purposes of this Plan, a map may be in, and may be kept and made available in, electronic or paper form, or both.
The maps adopted by this Plan are to be made available on the official NSW legislation website in connection with this Plan. Requirements relating to the maps are set out in the documents entitled Standard technical requirements for LEP maps and Standard requirements for LEP GIS data which are available on the website of the Department of Planning and Environment.
All local environmental plans and deemed environmental planning instruments applying only to the land to which this Plan applies are repealed.
All local environmental plans and deemed environmental planning instruments applying to the land to which this Plan applies and to other land cease to apply to the land to which this Plan applies.
While Blacktown Local Environmental Plan 1988 no longer applies to the land to which this Plan applies, it will continue to apply to the land in the balance of Blacktown until a new local environmental plan applying to that land is made.
If a development application has been made before the commencement of this Plan in relation to land to which this Plan applies and the application has not been finally determined before that commencement, the application must be determined as if this Plan had not commenced.
However, under Division 4B of Part 3 of the Act, a development application may be made for consent to carry out development that may only be carried out if the environmental planning instrument applying to the relevant development is appropriately amended or if a new instrument, including an appropriate principal environmental planning instrument, is made, and the consent authority may consider the application. The Division requires public notice of the development application and the draft environmental planning instrument allowing the development at the same time, or as closely together as is practicable.
This Plan is subject to the provisions of any State environmental planning policy that prevails over this Plan as provided by section 36 of the Act.
The following State environmental planning policies (or provisions) do not apply to the land to which this Plan applies:
• State Environmental Planning Policy No 1—Development Standards
For the purpose of enabling development on land in any zone to be carried out in accordance with this Plan or with a consent granted under the Act, any agreement, covenant or other similar instrument that restricts the carrying out of that development does not apply to the extent necessary to serve that purpose.
This clause does not apply:
(a) to a covenant imposed by the Council or that the Council requires to be imposed, or
(b) to any prescribed instrument within the meaning of section 183A of the Crown Lands Act 1989, or
(c) to any conservation agreement within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or
(d) to any Trust agreement within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Trust Act 2001, or
(e) to any property vegetation plan within the meaning of the Native Vegetation Act 2003, or
(f) to any biobanking agreement within the meaning of Part 7A of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995, or
(g) to any planning agreement within the meaning of Division 6 of Part 4 of the Act.
This clause does not affect the rights or interests of any public authority under any registered instrument.
Under section 28 of the Act, the Governor, before the making of this clause, approved of subclauses (1)–(3).
The land use zones under this Plan are as follows:
• Business Zones B3 Commercial Core
B4 Mixed Use
• Special Purpose Zones SP2 Infrastructure
• Recreation Zones RE1 Public Recreation
For the purposes of this Plan, land is within the zones shown on the Land Zoning Map.
The Land Use Table at the end of this Part specifies for each zone:
(a) the objectives for development, and
(b) development that may be carried out without development consent, and
(c) development that may be carried out only with development consent, and
(d) development that is prohibited.
The consent authority must have regard to the objectives for development in a zone when determining a development application in respect of land within the zone.
In the Land Use Table at the end of this Part:
(a) a reference to a type of building or other thing is a reference to development for the purposes of that type of building or other thing, and
(b) a reference to a type of building or other thing does not include (despite any definition in this Plan) a reference to a type of building or other thing referred to separately in the Land Use Table in relation to the same zone.
This clause is subject to the other provisions of this Plan.
1 Schedule 1 sets out additional permitted uses for particular land.
2 Schedule 2 sets out exempt development (which is generally exempt from both Parts 4 and 5 of the Act). Development in the land use table that may be carried out without consent is nevertheless subject to the environmental assessment and approval requirements of Part 5 of the Act or, if applicable, Part 3A of the Act.
3 Schedule 3 sets out complying development (for which a complying development certificate may be issued as an alternative to obtaining development consent).
4 Clause 2.6 requires consent for subdivision of land.
5 Part 5 contains other provisions which require consent for particular development.
Development may be carried out on unzoned land only with development consent.
In deciding whether to grant development consent, the consent authority:
(a) must consider whether the development will impact on adjoining zoned land and, if so, consider the objectives for development in the zones of the adjoining land, and
(b) must be satisfied that the development is appropriate and is compatible with permissible land uses in any such adjoining land.
Development on particular land that is described or referred to in Schedule 1 may be carried out:
(a) with development consent, or
(b) if the Schedule so provides—without development consent,
in accordance with the conditions (if any) specified in that Schedule in relation to that development.
This clause has effect despite anything to the contrary in the Land Use Table or other provision of this Plan.
Land to which this Plan applies may be subdivided, but only with development consent.
1 If a subdivision is specified as
exempt development in an applicable environmental planning instrument, such as this Plan or State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, the Act enables it to be carried out without development consent.
2 Part 6 of State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 provides that the strata subdivision of a building in certain circumstances is
complying development .
Development consent must not be granted for the subdivision of land on which a secondary dwelling is situated if the subdivision would result in the principal dwelling and the secondary dwelling being situated on separate lots, unless the resulting lots are not less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
The definition of
The demolition of a building or work may be carried out only with development consent.
If the demolition of a building or work is identified in an applicable environmental planning instrument, such as this Plan or State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, as exempt development, the Act enables it to be carried out without development consent.
The objective of this clause is to provide for the temporary use of land if the use does not compromise future development of the land, or have detrimental economic, social, amenity or environmental effects on the land.
Despite any other provision of this Plan, development consent may be granted for development on land in any zone for a temporary use for a maximum period of 52 days (whether or not consecutive days) in any period of 12 months.
Development consent must not be granted unless the consent authority is satisfied that:
(a) the temporary use will not prejudice the subsequent carrying out of development on the land in accordance with this Plan and any other applicable environmental planning instrument, and
(b) the temporary use will not adversely impact on any adjoining land or the amenity of the neighbourhood, and
(c) the temporary use and location of any structures related to the use will not adversely impact on environmental attributes or features of the land, or increase the risk of natural hazards that may affect the land, and
(d) at the end of the temporary use period the land will, as far as is practicable, be restored to the condition in which it was before the commencement of the use.
Despite subclause (2), the temporary use of a dwelling as a sales office for a new release area or a new housing estate may exceed the maximum number of days specified in that subclause.
Subclause (3) (d) does not apply to the temporary use of a dwelling as a sales office mentioned in subclause (4).
A type of development referred to in the Land Use Table is a reference to that type of development only to the extent it is not regulated by an applicable State environmental planning policy. The following State environmental planning policies in particular may be relevant to development on land to which this Plan applies:
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 (including provision for secondary dwellings)
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007—relating to infrastructure facilities such as those that comprise, or are for, air transport, correction, education, electricity generating works and solar energy systems, health services, ports, railways, roads, waste management and water supply systems
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries) 2007
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Rural Lands) 2008
• State Environmental Planning Policy No 33—Hazardous and Offensive Development
• State Environmental Planning Policy No 50—Canal Estate Development
• State Environmental Planning Policy No 62—Sustainable Aquaculture
• State Environmental Planning Policy No 64—Advertising and Signage
• To provide for the housing needs of the community.
• To provide for a variety of housing types and densities.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
Home occupations
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Child care centres; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Emergency services facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Hostels; Information and education facilities; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; Veterinary hospitals
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide a range of small-scale retail, business and community uses that serve the needs of people who live or work in the surrounding neighbourhood.
Nil
Boarding houses; Business premises; Child care centres; Community facilities; Medical centres; Neighbourhood shops; Respite day care centres; Shop top housing; Water reticulation systems; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Bulky goods premises; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cellar door premises; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Function centres; Garden centres; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres; Home-based child care; Home occupations (sex services); Hospitals; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Landscaping material supplies; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Passenger transport facilities; Plant nurseries; Port facilities; Pubs; Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Research stations; Residential accommodation; Restricted premises; Roadside stalls; Rural industries; Rural supplies; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Timber yards; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste or resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
• To provide a wide range of retail, business, office, entertainment, community and other suitable land uses that serve the needs of the local and wider community.
• To encourage appropriate employment opportunities in accessible locations.
• To maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and cycling.
• To consolidate business and supporting activities in appropriate locations.
• To encourage and provide active street frontages and a network of pedestrian-friendly streets and lanes.
Nil
Child care centres; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Heliports; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and education facilities; Medical centres; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Environmental facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Highway service centres; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Recreation facilities (major); Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Rural industries; Service stations; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
• To provide a mixture of compatible land uses.
• To integrate suitable business, office, residential, retail and other development in accessible locations so as to maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and cycling.
• To permit development that encourages vitality and economic growth.
Nil
Boarding houses; Child care centres; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Heliports; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and education facilities; Medical centres; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Environmental facilities; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Highway service centres; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Recreation facilities (major); Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Rural industries; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
• To provide for infrastructure and related uses.
• To prevent development that is not compatible with or that may detract from the provision of infrastructure.
• To ensure that development does not have an adverse impact on the environment.
Nil
Roads; The purpose shown on the Land Zoning Map, including any development that is ordinarily incidental or ancillary to development for that purpose
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To enable land to be used for public open space or recreational purposes.
• To provide a range of recreational settings and activities and compatible land uses.
• To protect and enhance the natural environment for recreational purposes.
Environmental protection works
Building identification signs; Child care centres; Community facilities; Educational establishments; Environmental facilities; Function centres; Information and education facilities; Kiosks; Markets; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
Under section 76 of the Act, exempt development may be carried out without the need for development consent under Part 4 of the Act or for assessment under Part 5 of the Act.
The section states that exempt development:
(a) must be of minimal environmental impact, and
(b) cannot be carried out in critical habitat of an endangered species, population or ecological community (identified under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 or the Fisheries Management Act 1994), and
(c) cannot be carried out in a wilderness area (identified under the Wilderness Act 1987).
The objective of this clause is to identify development of minimal environmental impact as exempt development.
Development specified in Schedule 2 that meets the standards for the development contained in that Schedule and that complies with the requirements of this Part is exempt development.
To be exempt development, the development:
(a) must meet the relevant deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia or, if there are no such relevant provisions, must be structurally adequate, and
(b) must not, if it relates to an existing building, cause the building to contravene the Building Code of Australia, and
(c) must not be designated development, and
(d) must not be carried out on land that comprises, or on which there is, an item that is listed on the State Heritage Register under the Heritage Act 1977 or that is subject to an interim heritage order under the Heritage Act 1977.
Development that relates to an existing building that is classified under the Building Code of Australia as class 1b or class 2–9 is exempt development only if:
(a) the building has a current fire safety certificate or fire safety statement, or
(b) no fire safety measures are currently implemented, required or proposed for the building.
To be exempt development, the development must:
(a) be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, if applicable, and
(b) not involve the removal or pruning of a tree or other vegetation that requires a permit or development consent for removal or pruning, unless that removal or pruning is undertaken in accordance with a permit or development consent.
A permit for the removal or pruning of a tree or other vegetation may be granted under this Plan. A development consent for the removal of native vegetation may be granted where relevant under the Native Vegetation Act 2003.
A heading to an item in Schedule 2 is part of that Schedule.
The objective of this clause is to identify development as complying development.
Development specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3 that is carried out in compliance with:
(a) the development standards specified in relation to that development, and
(b) the requirements of this Part,
is complying development.
See also clause 5.8 (3) which provides that the conversion of fire alarms is complying development in certain circumstances.
To be complying development, the development must:
(a) be permissible, with development consent, in the zone in which it is carried out, and
(b) meet the relevant deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia, and
(c) have an approval, if required by the Local Government Act 1993, from the Council for an on-site effluent disposal system if the development is undertaken on unsewered land.
A complying development certificate for development specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3 is subject to the conditions (if any) set out or referred to in Part 2 of that Schedule.
A heading to an item in Schedule 3 is part of that Schedule.
Exempt or complying development must not be carried out on any environmentally sensitive area for exempt or complying development.
For the purposes of this clause:
(a) the coastal waters of the State,
(b) a coastal lake,
(c) land to which State Environmental Planning Policy No 14—Coastal Wetlands or State Environmental Planning Policy No 26—Littoral Rainforests applies,
(d) land reserved as an aquatic reserve under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 or as a marine park under the Marine Parks Act 1997,
(e) land within a wetland of international significance declared under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands or within a World heritage area declared under the World Heritage Convention,
(f) land within 100 metres of land to which paragraph (c), (d) or (e) applies,
(g) land identified in this or any other environmental planning instrument as being of high Aboriginal cultural significance or high biodiversity significance,
(h) land reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or land acquired under Part 11 of that Act,
(i) land reserved or dedicated under the Crown Lands Act 1989 for the preservation of flora, fauna, geological formations or for other environmental protection purposes,
(j) land identified as being critical habitat under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 or Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.
The objectives of this clause are as follows:
(a) to set out minimum lot sizes for residential buildings, and
(b) to ensure that new residential buildings are compatible with the character of any surrounding residential area.
This clause applies to a subdivision of any land shown on the Lot Size Map that requires development consent and that is carried out after the commencement of this Plan.
The size of any lot resulting from a subdivision of land to which this clause applies is not to be less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
Despite subclause (3), the size of any such lot may be less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to land within the former Ashlar Golf Course if:
(a) the subdivision is carried out for the purposes of a semi-detached dwelling or an attached dwelling, and
(b) the size of any resulting lot is not less than:
(i) in the case of subdivision carried out for the purposes of a semi-detached dwelling—200 square metres, or
(ii) in the case of subdivision carried out for the purposes of an attached dwelling—140 square metres.
If a lot is a battle-axe lot or other lot with an access handle, the area of the access handle is not to be included in calculating the lot size.
This clause does not apply in relation to the subdivision of individual lots in a strata plan or community title scheme.
In this clause,
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[Not applicable]
The objectives of this clause are as follows:
(a) to establish maximum height controls for buildings as a means of controlling the density and scale of buildings,
(b) to nominate heights that will provide a transition in built form and land use intensity,
(c) to define focal points by way of nominating greater building heights in certain locations,
(d) to provide sufficient space for development for the purposes of retail premises, commercial premises and residential accommodation,
(e) to allow sun access to the public domain and ensure that specific areas are not overshadowed,
(f) to ensure that buildings and public areas continue to receive satisfactory exposure to the sky and sunlight,
(g) to minimise any visual impact on, or loss of solar access to, land in the vicinity of proposed development as a result of that development,
(h) to minimise any loss of privacy to residential land as a result of proposed development,
(i) to ensure that there is an appropriate interface between commercial centres and land in any adjoining residential zone or in any adjoining public land.
The height of a building on any land is not to exceed the maximum height shown for the land on the Height of Buildings Map.
The objectives of this clause are as follows:
(a) to minimise any visual impact on, or loss of solar access to, land in the vicinity of proposed development as a result of that development,
(b) to minimise any loss of privacy to residential land as a result of proposed development.
This clause applies to land in Zone R1 General Residential.
A building on land to which this clause applies that consists of a street corner lot is not to have more than 3 storeys.
One of the dwellings in a dual occupancy (detached) must be:
(a) located behind (and further from the street frontage than) the other dwelling, and
(b) not exceed 5.5 metres in height or have more than one storey.
Despite subclause (4), any dwelling in a dual occupancy (detached) on land to which this clause applies may exceed 5.5 metres in height if:
(a) the land consists of a street corner lot, and
(b) the dwelling is located directly above a rear entry garage facing a private road, and
(c) the dwelling occupies a single floor, and
(d) the combined height of the garage and dwelling does not exceed 10 metres.
The objectives of this clause are as follows:
(a) to establish maximum floor space ratios as a means of controlling the density, bulk and scale of buildings,
(b) to establish the maximum floor space for development for the purpose of commercial premises, taking into account the availability of infrastructure and the generation of vehicle and pedestrian traffic,
(c) to concentrate intensive land uses in locations that are most accessible to transport or are on key gateway sites.
The maximum floor space ratio for a building on any land is not to exceed the floor space ratio shown for the land on the Floor Space Ratio Map.
The objectives of this clause are as follows:
(a) to define
floor space ratio ,(b) to set out rules for the calculation of the site area of development for the purpose of applying permitted floor space ratios, including rules to:
(i) prevent the inclusion in the site area of an area that has no significant development being carried out on it, and
(ii) prevent the inclusion in the site area of an area that has already been included as part of a site area to maximise floor space area in another building, and
(iii) require community land and public places to be dealt with separately.
The
In determining the site area of proposed development for the purpose of applying a floor space ratio, the
(a) if the proposed development is to be carried out on only one lot, the area of that lot, or
(b) if the proposed development is to be carried out on 2 or more lots, the area of any lot on which the development is proposed to be carried out that has at least one common boundary with another lot on which the development is being carried out.
In addition, subclauses (4)–(7) apply to the calculation of site area for the purposes of applying a floor space ratio to proposed development.
The following land must be excluded from the site area:
(a) land on which the proposed development is prohibited, whether under this Plan or any other law,
(b) community land or a public place (except as provided by subclause (7)).
The area of a lot that is wholly or partly on top of another or others in a strata subdivision is to be included in the calculation of the site area only to the extent that it does not overlap with another lot already included in the site area calculation.
The site area for proposed development must not include a lot additional to a lot or lots on which the development is being carried out unless the proposed development includes significant development on that additional lot.
For the purpose of applying a floor space ratio to any proposed development on, above or below community land or a public place, the site area must only include an area that is on, above or below that community land or public place, and is occupied or physically affected by the proposed development, and may not include any other area on which the proposed development is to be carried out.
The gross floor area of any existing or proposed buildings within the vertical projection (above or below ground) of the boundaries of a site is to be included in the calculation of the total floor space for the purposes of applying a floor space ratio, whether or not the proposed development relates to all of the buildings.
When development consent is granted to development on a site comprised of 2 or more lots, a condition of the consent may require a covenant to be registered that prevents the creation of floor area on a lot (the restricted lot) if the consent authority is satisfied that an equivalent quantity of floor area will be created on another lot only because the site included the restricted lot.
If:
(a) a covenant of the kind referred to in subclause (9) applies to any land (
affected land ), and(b) proposed development relates to the affected land and other land that together comprise the site of the proposed development,
the maximum amount of floor area allowed on the other land by the floor space ratio fixed for the site by this Plan is reduced by the quantity of floor space area the covenant prevents being created on the affected land.
In this clause,
The objectives of this clause are as follows:
(a) to provide an appropriate degree of flexibility in applying certain development standards to particular development,
(b) to achieve better outcomes for and from development by allowing flexibility in particular circumstances.
Development consent may, subject to this clause, be granted for development even though the development would contravene a development standard imposed by this or any other environmental planning instrument. However, this clause does not apply to a development standard that is expressly excluded from the operation of this clause.
Development consent must not be granted for development that contravenes a development standard unless the consent authority has considered a written request from the applicant that seeks to justify the contravention of the development standard by demonstrating:
(a) that compliance with the development standard is unreasonable or unnecessary in the circumstances of the case, and
(b) that there are sufficient environmental planning grounds to justify contravening the development standard.
Development consent must not be granted for development that contravenes a development standard unless:
(a) the consent authority is satisfied that:
(i) the applicant’s written request has adequately addressed the matters required to be demonstrated by subclause (3), and
(ii) the proposed development will be in the public interest because it is consistent with the objectives of the particular standard and the objectives for development within the zone in which the development is proposed to be carried out, and
(b) the concurrence of the Director-General has been obtained.
In deciding whether to grant concurrence, the Director-General must consider:
(a) whether contravention of the development standard raises any matter of significance for State or regional environmental planning, and
(b) the public benefit of maintaining the development standard, and
(c) any other matters required to be taken into consideration by the Director-General before granting concurrence.
Development consent must not be granted under this clause for a subdivision of land in Zone RU1 Primary Production, Zone RU2 Rural Landscape, Zone RU3 Forestry, Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots, Zone RU6 Transition, Zone R5 Large Lot Residential, Zone E2 Environmental Conservation, Zone E3 Environmental Management or Zone E4 Environmental Living if:
(a) the subdivision will result in 2 or more lots of less than the minimum area specified for such lots by a development standard, or
(b) the subdivision will result in at least one lot that is less than 90% of the minimum area specified for such a lot by a development standard.
When this Plan was made it did not include Zone RU1 Primary Production, Zone RU2 Rural Landscape, Zone RU3 Forestry, Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots, Zone RU6 Transition, Zone R5 Large Lot Residential, Zone E2 Environmental Conservation, Zone E3 Environmental Management or Zone E4 Environmental Living.
After determining a development application made pursuant to this clause, the consent authority must keep a record of its assessment of the factors required to be addressed in the applicant’s written request referred to in subclause (3).
This clause does not allow development consent to be granted for development that would contravene any of the following:
(a) a development standard for complying development,
(b) a development standard that arises, under the regulations under the Act, in connection with a commitment set out in a BASIX certificate for a building to which State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 applies or for the land on which such a building is situated,
(ba) clause 4.3A,
(c) clause 5.4,
(ca) clause 5A.1 or 5A.2,
(cb) clause 6.7.
The objective of this clause is to identify, for the purposes of section 27 of the Act, the authority of the State that will be the relevant authority to acquire land reserved for certain public purposes if the land is required to be acquired under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (
If the landholder will suffer hardship if there is any delay in the land being acquired by the relevant authority, section 23 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 requires the authority to acquire the land.
The authority of the State that will be the relevant authority to acquire land, if the land is required to be acquired under the owner-initiated acquisition provisions, is the authority of the State specified below in relation to the land shown on the Land Reservation Acquisition Map (or, if an authority of the State is not specified in relation to land required to be so acquired, the authority designated or determined under those provisions).
Type of land shown on Map | Authority of the State |
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Local open space” | Council |
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Regional open space” | The corporation constituted under section 8 of the Act |
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Classified road” | Roads and Maritime Services |
Zone E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves and marked “National Park” | Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 |
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Local Road” | Council |
When this Plan was made it did not include Zone E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Development on land acquired by an authority of the State under the owner-initiated acquisition provisions may, before it is used for the purpose for which it is reserved, be carried out, with development consent, for any purpose.
The objective of this clause is to enable the Council to classify or reclassify public land as “operational land” or “community land” in accordance with Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the Local Government Act 1993.
Under the Local Government Act 1993, “public land” is generally land vested in or under the control of a council (other than roads, Crown reserves and commons). The classification or reclassification of public land may also be made by a resolution of the Council under section 31, 32 or 33 of the Local Government Act 1993. Section 30 of that Act enables this Plan to discharge trusts on which public reserves are held if the land is reclassified under this Plan as operational land.
The public land described in Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 4 is classified, or reclassified, as operational land for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1993.
The public land described in Part 3 of Schedule 4 is classified, or reclassified, as community land for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1993.
The public land described in Part 1 of Schedule 4:
(a) does not cease to be a public reserve to the extent (if any) that it is a public reserve, and
(b) continues to be affected by any trusts, estates, interests, dedications, conditions, restrictions or covenants that affected the land before its classification, or reclassification, as operational land.
The public land described in Part 2 of Schedule 4, to the extent (if any) that it is a public reserve, ceases to be a public reserve when the description of the land is inserted into that Part and is discharged from all trusts, estates, interests, dedications, conditions, restrictions and covenants affecting the land or any part of the land, except:
(a) those (if any) specified for the land in Column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 4, and
(b) any reservations that except land out of the Crown grant relating to the land, and
(c) reservations of minerals (within the meaning of the Crown Lands Act 1989).
In accordance with section 30 (2) of the Local Government Act 1993, the approval of the Governor to subclause (5) applying to the public land concerned is required before the description of the land is inserted in Part 2 of Schedule 4.
The objective of this clause is to provide flexibility where the investigation of a site and its surroundings reveals that a use allowed on the other side of a zone boundary would enable a more logical and appropriate development of the site and be compatible with the planning objectives and land uses for the adjoining zone.
This clause applies to so much of any land that is within the relevant distance of a boundary between any 2 zones. The relevant distance is 100 metres.
This clause does not apply to:
(a) land in Zone RE1 Public Recreation, Zone E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves, Zone E2 Environmental Conservation, Zone E3 Environmental Management or Zone W1 Natural Waterways, or
(aa) land in Zone B3 Commercial Core or Zone B4 Mixed Use, or
(b) land within the coastal zone, or
(c) land proposed to be developed for the purpose of sex services or restricted premises.
Despite the provisions of this Plan relating to the purposes for which development may be carried out, development consent may be granted to development of land to which this clause applies for any purpose that may be carried out in the adjoining zone, but only if the consent authority is satisfied that:
(a) the development is not inconsistent with the objectives for development in both zones, and
(b) the carrying out of the development is desirable due to compatible land use planning, infrastructure capacity and other planning principles relating to the efficient and timely development of land.
This clause does not prescribe a development standard that may be varied under this Plan.
If development for the purposes of bed and breakfast accommodation is permitted under this Plan, the accommodation that is provided to guests must consist of no more than 3 bedrooms.
Any such development that provides for a certain number of guests or rooms may involve a change in the class of building under the Building Code of Australia.
If development for the purposes of a home business is permitted under this Plan, the carrying on of the business must not involve the use of more than 30 square metres of floor area.
If development for the purposes of a home industry is permitted under this Plan, the carrying on of the home industry must not involve the use of more than 30 square metres of floor area.
If development for the purposes of an industrial retail outlet is permitted under this Plan, the retail floor area must not exceed:
(a) 20% of the gross floor area of the industry or rural industry located on the same land as the retail outlet, or
(b) 400 square metres,
whichever is the lesser.
If development for the purposes of farm stay accommodation is permitted under this Plan, the accommodation that is provided to guests must consist of no more than 3 bedrooms.
If development for the purposes of a kiosk is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 10 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a neighbourhood shop is permitted under this Plan, the retail floor area must not exceed 80 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a roadside stall is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 8 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a secondary dwelling is permitted under this Plan, the total floor area of the dwelling (excluding any area used for parking) must not exceed whichever of the following is the greater:
(a) 60 square metres,
(b) 20% of the total floor area of the principal dwelling.
[Not applicable]
The objectives of this clause are as follows:
(a) to allow minor architectural roof features to exceed height limits,
(b) to allow for varying roof forms that contribute positively, and add interest, to the streetscape and skyline.
Development that includes an architectural roof feature that exceeds, or causes a building to exceed, the height limits set by clause 4.3 may be carried out, but only with development consent.
Development consent must not be granted to any such development unless the consent authority is satisfied that:
(a) the architectural roof feature:
(i) comprises a decorative element on the uppermost portion of a building, and
(ii) is not an advertising structure, and
(iii) does not include floor space area and is not reasonably capable of modification to include floor space area, and
(iv) will cause minimal overshadowing, and
(b) any building identification signage or equipment for servicing the building (such as plant, lift motor rooms, fire stairs and the like) contained in or supported by the roof feature is fully integrated into the design of the roof feature.
[Not applicable]
This clause applies to a fire alarm system that can be monitored by Fire and Rescue NSW or by a private service provider.
The following development may be carried out, but only with development consent:
(a) converting a fire alarm system from connection with the alarm monitoring system of Fire and Rescue NSW to connection with the alarm monitoring system of a private service provider,
(b) converting a fire alarm system from connection with the alarm monitoring system of a private service provider to connection with the alarm monitoring system of another private service provider,
(c) converting a fire alarm system from connection with the alarm monitoring system of a private service provider to connection with a different alarm monitoring system of the same private service provider.
Development to which subclause (2) applies is complying development if it consists only of:
(a) internal alterations to a building, or
(b) internal alterations to a building together with the mounting of an antenna, and any support structure, on an external wall or roof of a building so as to occupy a space of not more than 450mm × 100mm × 100mm.
A complying development certificate for any such complying development is subject to a condition that any building work may only be carried out between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm on Monday to Friday and between 7.00 am and 5.00 pm on Saturday, and must not be carried out on a Sunday or a public holiday.
In this clause:
The objective of this clause is to preserve the amenity of the area, including biodiversity values, through the preservation of trees and other vegetation.
This clause applies to species or kinds of trees or other vegetation that are prescribed for the purposes of this clause by a development control plan made by the Council.
A development control plan may prescribe the trees or other vegetation to which this clause applies by reference to species, size, location or other manner.
A person must not ringbark, cut down, top, lop, remove, injure or wilfully destroy any tree or other vegetation to which any such development control plan applies without the authority conferred by:
(a) development consent, or
(b) a permit granted by the Council.
The refusal by the Council to grant a permit to a person who has duly applied for the grant of the permit is taken for the purposes of the Act to be a refusal by the Council to grant consent for the carrying out of the activity for which a permit was sought.
This clause does not apply to a tree or other vegetation that the Council is satisfied is dying or dead and is not required as the habitat of native fauna.
This clause does not apply to a tree or other vegetation that the Council is satisfied is a risk to human life or property.
A permit under this clause cannot allow any ringbarking, cutting down, topping, lopping, removal, injuring or destruction of a tree or other vegetation:
(a) that is or forms part of a heritage item or that is within a heritage conservation area, or
(b) that is or forms part of an Aboriginal object or that is within an Aboriginal place of heritage significance,
unless the Council is satisfied that the proposed activity:
(c) is of a minor nature or is for the maintenance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place of heritage significance or heritage conservation area, and
(d) would not adversely affect the heritage significance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place of heritage significance or heritage conservation area.
As a consequence of this subclause, the activities concerned will require development consent. The heritage provisions of clause 5.10 will be applicable to any such consent.
This clause does not apply to or in respect of:
(a) the clearing of native vegetation:
(i) that is authorised by a development consent or property vegetation plan under the Native Vegetation Act 2003, or
(ii) that is otherwise permitted under Division 2 or 3 of Part 3 of that Act, or
(b) the clearing of vegetation on State protected land (within the meaning of clause 4 of Schedule 3 to the Native Vegetation Act 2003) that is authorised by a development consent under the provisions of the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 as continued in force by that clause, or
(c) trees or other vegetation within a State forest, or land reserved from sale as a timber or forest reserve under the Forestry Act 1916, or
(d) action required or authorised to be done by or under the Electricity Supply Act 1995, the Roads Act 1993 or the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002, or
(e) plants declared to be noxious weeds under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993.
Permissibility may be a matter that is determined by or under any of these Acts.
[Not applicable]
This clause applies to any tree or other vegetation that is not of a species or kind prescribed for the purposes of clause 5.9 by a development control plan made by the Council.
The ringbarking, cutting down, topping, lopping, removal, injuring or destruction of any tree or other vegetation to which this clause applies is permitted without development consent.
Heritage items (if any) are listed and described in Schedule 5. Heritage conservation areas (if any) are shown on the Heritage Map as well as being described in Schedule 5.
The objectives of this clause are as follows:
(a) to conserve the environmental heritage of the Blacktown central business district,
(b) to conserve the heritage significance of heritage items and heritage conservation areas, including associated fabric, settings and views,
(c) to conserve archaeological sites,
(d) to conserve Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places of heritage significance.
Development consent is required for any of the following:
(a) demolishing or moving any of the following or altering the exterior of any of the following (including, in the case of a building, making changes to its detail, fabric, finish or appearance):
(i) a heritage item,
(ii) an Aboriginal object,
(iii) a building, work, relic or tree within a heritage conservation area,
(b) altering a heritage item that is a building by making structural changes to its interior or by making changes to anything inside the item that is specified in Schedule 5 in relation to the item,
(c) disturbing or excavating an archaeological site while knowing, or having reasonable cause to suspect, that the disturbance or excavation will or is likely to result in a relic being discovered, exposed, moved, damaged or destroyed,
(d) disturbing or excavating an Aboriginal place of heritage significance,
(e) erecting a building on land:
(i) on which a heritage item is located or that is within a heritage conservation area, or
(ii) on which an Aboriginal object is located or that is within an Aboriginal place of heritage significance,
(f) subdividing land:
(i) on which a heritage item is located or that is within a heritage conservation area, or
(ii) on which an Aboriginal object is located or that is within an Aboriginal place of heritage significance.
However, development consent under this clause is not required if:
(a) the applicant has notified the consent authority of the proposed development and the consent authority has advised the applicant in writing before any work is carried out that it is satisfied that the proposed development:
(i) is of a minor nature or is for the maintenance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place of heritage significance or archaeological site or a building, work, relic, tree or place within the heritage conservation area, and
(ii) would not adversely affect the heritage significance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place, archaeological site or heritage conservation area, or
(b) the development is in a cemetery or burial ground and the proposed development:
(i) is the creation of a new grave or monument, or excavation or disturbance of land for the purpose of conserving or repairing monuments or grave markers, and
(ii) would not cause disturbance to human remains, relics, Aboriginal objects in the form of grave goods, or to an Aboriginal place of heritage significance, or
(c) the development is limited to the removal of a tree or other vegetation that the Council is satisfied is a risk to human life or property, or
(d) the development is exempt development.
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause in respect of a heritage item or heritage conservation area, consider the effect of the proposed development on the heritage significance of the item or area concerned. This subclause applies regardless of whether a heritage management document is prepared under subclause (5) or a heritage conservation management plan is submitted under subclause (6).
The consent authority may, before granting consent to any development:
(a) on land on which a heritage item is located, or
(b) on land that is within a heritage conservation area, or
(c) on land that is within the vicinity of land referred to in paragraph (a) or (b),
require a heritage management document to be prepared that assesses the extent to which the carrying out of the proposed development would affect the heritage significance of the heritage item or heritage conservation area concerned.
The consent authority may require, after considering the heritage significance of a heritage item and the extent of change proposed to it, the submission of a heritage conservation management plan before granting consent under this clause.
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause to the carrying out of development on an archaeological site (other than land listed on the State Heritage Register or to which an interim heritage order under the Heritage Act 1977 applies):
(a) notify the Heritage Council of its intention to grant consent, and
(b) take into consideration any response received from the Heritage Council within 28 days after the notice is sent.
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause to the carrying out of development in an Aboriginal place of heritage significance:
(a) consider the effect of the proposed development on the heritage significance of the place and any Aboriginal object known or reasonably likely to be located at the place by means of an adequate investigation and assessment (which may involve consideration of a heritage impact statement), and
(b) notify the local Aboriginal communities, in writing or in such other manner as may be appropriate, about the application and take into consideration any response received within 28 days after the notice is sent.
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause for the demolition of a nominated State heritage item:
(a) notify the Heritage Council about the application, and
(b) take into consideration any response received from the Heritage Council within 28 days after the notice is sent.
The consent authority may grant consent to development for any purpose of a building that is a heritage item or of the land on which such a building is erected, or for any purpose on an Aboriginal place of heritage significance, even though development for that purpose would otherwise not be allowed by this Plan, if the consent authority is satisfied that:
(a) the conservation of the heritage item or Aboriginal place of heritage significance is facilitated by the granting of consent, and
(b) the proposed development is in accordance with a heritage management document that has been approved by the consent authority, and
(c) the consent to the proposed development would require that all necessary conservation work identified in the heritage management document is carried out, and
(d) the proposed development would not adversely affect the heritage significance of the heritage item, including its setting, or the heritage significance of the Aboriginal place of heritage significance, and
(e) the proposed development would not have any significant adverse effect on the amenity of the surrounding area.
Bush fire hazard reduction work authorised by the Rural Fires Act 1997 may be carried out on any land without development consent.
The Rural Fires Act 1997 also makes provision relating to the carrying out of development on bush fire prone land.
This Plan does not restrict or prohibit, or enable the restriction or prohibition of, the carrying out of any development, by or on behalf of a public authority, that is permitted to be carried out with or without development consent, or that is exempt development, under State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007.
This Plan does not restrict or prohibit, or enable the restriction or prohibition of, the use of existing buildings of the Crown by the Crown.
[Not applicable]
The objective of this clause is to require satisfactory arrangements to be made for the provision of designated State public infrastructure before the subdivision of land in an urban release area to satisfy needs that arise from development on the land, but only if the land is developed intensively for urban purposes.
Development consent must not be granted for the subdivision of land in an urban release area unless the Director-General has certified in writing to the consent authority that satisfactory arrangements have been made to contribute to the provision of designated State public infrastructure in relation to that land.
Subclause (2) does not apply to:
(a) any lot identified in the certificate as a residue lot, or
(b) any lot to be created by a subdivision of land that was the subject of a previous development consent granted in accordance with this clause, or
(c) any lot that is proposed in the development application to be reserved or dedicated for public open space, public roads, public utility undertakings, educational facilities or any other public purpose, or
(d) a subdivision for the purpose only of rectifying an encroachment on any existing lot.
This clause does not apply to land in an urban release area if all or any part of the land is in a special contributions area (as defined by section 93C of the Act).
Development consent must not be granted for development on land in an urban release area unless the Council is satisfied that any public utility infrastructure that is essential for the proposed development is available or that adequate arrangements have been made to make that infrastructure available when it is required.
This clause does not apply to development for the purpose of providing, extending, augmenting, maintaining or repairing any public utility infrastructure.
The objective of this clause is to ensure that development on land in an urban release area occurs in a logical and cost-effective manner, in accordance with a staging plan and only after a development control plan that includes specific controls has been prepared for the land.
Development consent must not be granted for development on land in an urban release area unless a development control plan that provides for the matters specified in subclause (3) has been prepared for the land.
The development control plan must provide for all of the following:
(a) a staging plan for the timely and efficient release of urban land, making provision for necessary infrastructure and sequencing,
(b) an overall transport movement hierarchy showing the major circulation routes and connections to achieve a simple and safe movement system for private vehicles, public transport, pedestrians and cyclists,
(c) an overall landscaping strategy for the protection and enhancement of riparian areas and remnant vegetation, including visually prominent locations, and detailed landscaping requirements for both the public and private domain,
(d) a network of active and passive recreation areas,
(e) stormwater and water quality management controls,
(f) amelioration of natural and environmental hazards, including bush fire, flooding and site contamination and, in relation to natural hazards, the safe occupation of, and the evacuation from, any land so affected,
(g) detailed urban design controls for significant development sites,
(h) measures to encourage higher density living around transport, open space and service nodes,
(i) measures to accommodate and control appropriate neighbourhood commercial and retail uses,
(j) suitably located public facilities and services, including provision for appropriate traffic management facilities and parking.
Subclause (2) does not apply to development for any of the following purposes:
(a) a subdivision for the purpose of a realignment of boundaries that does not create additional lots,
(b) a subdivision of land if any of the lots proposed to be created is to be reserved or dedicated for public open space, public roads or any other public or environment protection purpose,
(c) a subdivision of land in a zone in which the erection of structures is prohibited,
(d) development on land that is of a minor nature only, if the consent authority is of the opinion that the carrying out of the development would be consistent with the objectives of the zone in which the land is situated.
A provision of this Part prevails over any other provision of this Plan to the extent of any inconsistency.
The objectives of this clause are as follows:
(a) to minimise the flood risk to life and property associated with the use of land,
(b) to allow development on land that is compatible with the land’s flood hazard, taking into account projected changes as a result of climate change,
(c) to avoid significant adverse impacts on flood behaviour and the environment.
This clause applies to land at or below the flood planning level.
Development consent must not be granted to development on land to which this clause applies unless the consent authority is satisfied that the development:
(a) is compatible with the flood hazard of the land, and
(b) is not likely to significantly adversely affect flood behaviour resulting in detrimental increases in the potential flood affectation of other development or properties, and
(c) incorporates appropriate measures to manage risk to life from flood, and
(d) is not likely to significantly adversely affect the environment or cause avoidable erosion, siltation, destruction of riparian vegetation or a reduction in the stability of river banks or watercourses, and
(e) is not likely to result in unsustainable social and economic costs to the community as a consequence of flooding.
A word or expression used in this clause has the same meaning as it has in the Floodplain Development Manual (ISBN 0 7347 5476 0) published by the NSW Government in April 2005, unless it is otherwise defined in this clause.
In this clause:
The objective of this clause is to protect and maintain the following:
(a) water quality within watercourses,
(b) the stability of the bed and banks of watercourses,
(c) aquatic and riparian habitats,
(d) ecological processes within watercourses and riparian areas.
This clause applies to the following land:
(a) all watercourses,
(b) all land that is within 40 metres of the top of the bank of any watercourse.
In deciding whether to grant development consent for development on land to which this clause applies, the consent authority must consider:
(a) whether or not the development is likely to have any adverse impact on the following:
(i) the water quality and flows within the watercourse,
(ii) aquatic and riparian species, habitats and ecosystems of the watercourse,
(iii) the stability of the bed and banks of the watercourse,
(iv) the free passage of fish and other aquatic organisms within or along the watercourse,
(v) any future rehabilitation of the watercourse and riparian areas, and
(b) whether or not the development is likely to increase water extraction from the watercourse, and
(c) any appropriate measures proposed to avoid, minimise or mitigate the impacts of the development.
Development consent must not be granted to development on land to which this clause applies unless the consent authority is satisfied that:
(a) the development is designed, sited and will be managed to avoid any significant adverse environmental impact, or
(b) if that impact cannot be reasonably avoided—the development is designed, sited and will be managed to minimise that impact, or
(c) if that impact cannot be minimised—the development will be managed to mitigate that impact.
The objective of this clause is to prevent substandard residential building design occurring by way of development for the purpose of converting serviced apartments to residential accommodation.
Development consent must not be granted for the subdivision, under a strata scheme, of a building or part of a building that is being, or has ever been, used for serviced apartments for the purpose of converting the building to residential accommodation unless the consent authority has considered the following in relation to the development, as if it were a residential flat development (within the meaning of State Environmental Planning Policy No 65—Design Quality of Residential Flat Development):
(a) the design quality principles set out in Part 2 of that Policy,
(b) the design principles of the Residential Flat Design Code (a publication of the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources, September 2002).
Subclause (2) (a) does not apply if the development is the subdivision of a building to which State Environmental Planning Policy No 65—Design Quality of Residential Flat Development has ever applied.
The objective of this clause is to promote employment opportunities in Zone B4 Mixed Use.
Development consent must not be granted to the erection of a building, or to the change of use of a building, on land in Zone B4 Mixed Use unless the consent authority is satisfied that the ground floor and first floor of the building will be used for a purpose other than residential accommodation.
The objective of this clause is to deliver a high standard of architectural and urban design.
Development consent must not be granted to development involving the erection of a new building or external alterations to an existing building on any land unless the consent authority is satisfied that the development exhibits design excellence.
In considering whether the development exhibits design excellence, the consent authority must have regard to the following matters:
(a) whether a high standard of architectural design, materials and detailing appropriate to the building type and location will be achieved,
(b) whether the form and external appearance of the development will improve the quality and amenity of the public domain,
(c) whether the development detrimentally impacts on view corridors,
(d) how the development addresses the following matters:
(i) the suitability of the land for development,
(ii) the relationship of any building that forms part of the development to other buildings (existing or proposed) on the same site or on neighbouring sites in terms of separation, setbacks, amenity and urban form,
(iii) bulk, massing and modulation of buildings,
(iv) street frontage heights,
(v) environmental impacts such as sustainable design, overshadowing, wind and reflectivity,
(vi) the achievement of the principles of ecologically sustainable development,
(vii) pedestrian, cycle, vehicular and service access, circulation and requirements,
(viii) the impact on, and any proposed improvements to, the public domain.
Development consent must not be granted to development unless the consent authority is satisfied that any of the following services that are essential for the development are available or that adequate arrangements have been made to make them available when required:
(a) the supply of water,
(b) the supply of electricity,
(c) the disposal and management of sewage,
(d) stormwater drainage or on-site conservation,
(e) suitable vehicular access.
The objectives of this clause are:
(a) to ensure that new development does not compromise the effective and ongoing operation and function of local roads, and
(b) to prevent or reduce the potential impact of traffic noise and vehicle emission on development adjacent to such roads.
Development consent must not be granted to development on land that has a frontage to a local road unless the consent authority is satisfied that:
(a) where practicable, vehicular access to the land is provided by a road other than the local road, and
(b) the safety, efficiency and ongoing operation of the local road will not be adversely affected by the development as a result of:
(i) the design of the vehicular access to the land, or
(ii) the emission of smoke or dust from the development, or
(iii) the nature, volume or frequency of vehicles using the local road to gain access to the land, and
(c) the development is of a type that is not sensitive to traffic noise or vehicle emissions, or is appropriately located and designed, or includes measures, to ameliorate potential traffic noise or vehicle emissions within the site of the development arising from the adjacent local road.
In this clause,
Development consent must not be granted for a subdivision on land in Zone R1 General Residential that would create separate titles for each of the two dwellings in a dual occupancy, unless:
(a) the two dwellings are in a dual occupancy (detached), and
(b) the frontage of each of the two dwellings faces a different street, and
(c) the resulting size of each lot is not less than 300 square metres.
This clause does not apply in relation to a subdivision under either of the following Acts:
(a) the Community Land Development Act 1989,
(b) the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973.
(Clause 2.5)
This clause applies to so much of the land comprised in Lot 1, DP 222469 and Lot 1, DP 785936 (at Springfield Avenue and Crudge Road, Blacktown) as is in Zone RE1 Public Recreation.
The erection of a building and its use as a relevant sales office are permitted with development consent if the consent authority is satisfied that the building:
(a) will be used as a sales office for no more than 4 years, and
(b) will be removed from the land as soon as practicable after it ceases to be used as a sales office.
In this clause,
(Clause 3.1)
State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 specifies exempt development under that Policy. The Policy has State-wide application. This Schedule contains additional exempt development not specified in that Policy.
Exempt development may be carried out without the need for development consent under the Act. Such development is not exempt from any approval, licence, permit or authority that is required under any other Act and adjoining owners’ property rights and the common law still apply.
(When this Plan was made this Schedule was blank)
(Clause 3.2)
State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 specifies complying development and the complying development conditions for that development under that Policy. The Policy has State-wide application. This Schedule contains additional complying development not specified in that Policy.
(When this Plan was made this Part was blank)
Complying development must comply with the requirements of the Act, the regulations under the Act and this Plan.
Any development specified in Part 1 is subject to the same conditions set out in Schedule 6 to State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008.
(Clause 5.2)
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Locality | Description |
Nil |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Locality | Description | Any trusts etc not discharged |
Nil |
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Locality | Description |
Nil |
(Clause 5.10)
Suburb | Item name | Address | Property description | Significance | Item no |
Blacktown | Blacktown Railway Station—signals building | Railway land | State | I2 | |
Blacktown | Former Blacktown Primary School | Flushcombe Road | Lot 32, DP 834989 | Local | I1 |
(Clause 1.4)
(a) the site of one or more Aboriginal objects or a place that has the physical remains of pre-European occupation by, or is of contemporary significance to, the Aboriginal people. It may (but need not) include items and remnants of the occupation of the land by Aboriginal people, such as burial places, engraving sites, rock art, midden deposits, scarred and sacred trees and sharpening grooves, or
(b) a natural Aboriginal sacred site or other sacred feature. It includes natural features such as creeks or mountains of long-standing cultural significance, as well as initiation, ceremonial or story places or areas of more contemporary cultural significance.
(a) the construction, operation and decommissioning of associated works, and
(b) the rehabilitation of land affected by mining.
Mining is not a type of
The term is defined as follows:
(a) any tent, or any caravan or other van or other portable device (whether on wheels or not), used for human habitation, or
(b) a manufactured home, or
(c) any conveyance, structure or thing of a class or description prescribed by the regulations (under the Local Government Act 1993) for the purposes of this definition.
Multi dwelling housing is a type of
The term is defined as follows:
(1) Native vegetation means any of the following types of indigenous vegetation:(a) trees (including any sapling or shrub, or any scrub),
(b) understorey plants,
(c) groundcover (being any type of herbaceous vegetation),
(d) plants occurring in a wetland.
(2) Vegetation is
indigenous if it is of a species of vegetation, or if it comprises species of vegetation, that existed in the State before European settlement.(3) Native vegetation does not include any mangroves, seagrasses or any other type of marine vegetation to which section 205 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 applies.
See clause 5.4 for controls relating to the retail floor area of neighbourhood shops.
Neighbourhood shops are a type of
(a) has been identified as an item of State significance in a publicly exhibited heritage study adopted by the Council, and
(b) the Council has, by notice in writing to the Heritage Council, nominated as an item of potential State significance.
Offensive industries are a type of
Offensive storage establishments are a type of
Office premises are a type of
(a) people who are disadvantaged because of their alcohol or drug dependence, extreme poverty, psychological disorder or other similar disadvantage, or
(b) people who require protection because of domestic violence or upheaval.
Plant nurseries are a type of
(a) facilities for the embarkation or disembarkation of passengers onto or from any vessels, including public ferry wharves,
(b) facilities for the loading or unloading of freight onto or from vessels and associated receival, land transport and storage facilities,
(c) wharves for commercial fishing operations,
(d) refuelling, launching, berthing, mooring, storage or maintenance facilities for any vessel,
(e) sea walls or training walls,
(f) administration buildings, communication, security and power supply facilities, roads, rail lines, pipelines, fencing, lighting or car parks.
The term is defined as follows:
Pubs are a type of
The term is defined as follows:
(a) a public road, or
(b) land to which the Crown Lands Act 1989 applies, or
(c) a common, or
(d) land subject to the Trustees of Schools of Arts Enabling Act 1902, or
(e) a regional park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.
(a) the supply of water,
(b) the supply of electricity,
(c) the disposal and management of sewage.
(a) railway, road transport, water transport, air transport, wharf or river undertakings,
(b) undertakings for the supply of water, hydraulic power, electricity or gas or the provision of sewerage or drainage services,
and a reference to a person carrying on a public utility undertaking includes a reference to a council, electricity supply authority, Government Department, corporation, firm or authority carrying on the undertaking.
(a) a children’s playground, or
(b) an area used for community sporting activities, or
(c) a public park, reserve or garden or the like,
and any ancillary buildings, but does not include a recreation facility (indoor), recreation facility (major) or recreation facility (outdoor).
The term is defined as follows:
(a) relates to the settlement of the area that comprises New South Wales, not being Aboriginal settlement, and
(b) is of State or local heritage significance.
(a) attached dwellings,
(b) boarding houses,
(c) dual occupancies,
(d) dwelling houses,
(e) group homes,
(f) hostels,
(g) multi dwelling housing,
(h) residential flat buildings,
(i) rural workers’ dwellings,
(j) secondary dwellings,
(k) semi-detached dwellings,
(l) seniors housing,
(m) shop top housing,
but does not include tourist and visitor accommodation or caravan parks.
(a) meals and cleaning services, and
(b) personal care or nursing care, or both, and
(c) appropriate staffing, furniture, furnishings and equipment for the provision of that accommodation and care,
but does not include a dwelling, hostel, hospital or psychiatric facility.
Residential care facilities are a type of
Residential flat buildings are a type of
Resource recovery facilities are a type of
Restaurants or cafes are a type of
(a) bulky goods premises,
(b) cellar door premises,
(c) food and drink premises,
(d) garden centres,
(e) hardware and building supplies,
(f) kiosks,
(g) landscaping material supplies,
(h) markets,
(i) plant nurseries,
(j) roadside stalls,
(k) rural supplies,
(l) shops,
(m) timber yards,
(n) vehicle sales or hire premises,
but does not include highway service centres, service stations, industrial retail outlets or restricted premises.
Retail premises are a type of
See clause 5.4 for controls relating to the gross floor area of roadside stalls.
Roadside stalls are a type of
(a) agricultural produce industries,
(b) livestock processing industries,
(c) composting facilities and works (including the production of mushroom substrate),
(d) sawmill or log processing works,
(e) stock and sale yards,
(f) the regular servicing or repairing of plant or equipment used for the purposes of a rural enterprise.
Rural industries are not a type of
Rural supplies are a type of
Rural workers’ dwellings are a type of
Sawmill or log processing works are a type of
Schools are a type of
(a) is established in conjunction with another dwelling (the
principal dwelling ), and(b) is on the same lot of land as the principal dwelling, and
(c) is located within, or is attached to, or is separate from, the principal dwelling.
See clause 5.4 for controls relating to the total floor area of secondary dwellings.
Secondary dwellings are a type of
Self-storage units are a type of
Semi-detached dwellings are a type of
(a) a residential care facility, or
(b) a hostel within the meaning of clause 12 of State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004, or
(c) a group of self-contained dwellings, or
(d) a combination of any of the buildings or places referred to in paragraphs (a)–(c),
and that is, or is intended to be, used permanently for:
(e) seniors or people who have a disability, or
(f) people who live in the same household with seniors or people who have a disability, or
(g) staff employed to assist in the administration of the building or place or in the provision of services to persons living in the building or place,
but does not include a hospital.
Seniors housing is a type of
(a) the ancillary sale by retail of spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles,
(b) the cleaning of motor vehicles,
(c) installation of accessories,
(d) inspecting, repairing and servicing of motor vehicles (other than body building, panel beating, spray painting, or chassis restoration),
(e) the ancillary retail selling or hiring of general merchandise or services or both.
Serviced apartments are a type of
(a) pipelines and tunnels, and
(b) pumping stations, and
(c) dosing facilities, and
(d) odour control works, and
(e) sewage overflow structures, and
(f) vent stacks.
Sewage reticulation systems are a type of
Sewage treatment plants are a type of
(a) biosolids treatment facility,
(b) sewage reticulation system,
(c) sewage treatment plant,
(d) water recycling facility,
(e) a building or place that is a combination of any of the things referred to in paragraphs (a)–(d).
Shops are a type of
Shop top housing is a type of
(a) an advertising structure,
(b) a building identification sign,
(c) a business identification sign,
but does not include a traffic sign or traffic control facilities.
The effect of this definition is varied by clause 4.5 for the purpose of the determination of permitted floor space area for proposed development.
(a) any basement,
(b) any part of an awning that is outside the outer walls of a building and that adjoins the street frontage or other site boundary,
(c) any eaves,
(d) unenclosed balconies, decks, pergolas and the like.
Small bars are a type of
The term is defined to include any excavation, structure or vessel in the nature of a spa pool, flotation tank, tub or the like.
Stock and sale yards are a type of
(a) a space that contains only a lift shaft, stairway or meter room, or
(b) a mezzanine, or
(c) an attic.
The term is defined as follows:
(a) that is capable of being filled with water to a depth of 300 millimetres or more, and
(b) that is solely or principally used, or that is designed, manufactured or adapted to be solely or principally used, for the purpose of swimming, wading, paddling or any other human aquatic activity,
and includes a spa pool, but does not include a spa bath, anything that is situated within a bathroom or anything declared by the regulations made under the Swimming Pools Act 1992 not to be a swimming pool for the purposes of that Act.
Take away food and drink premises are a type of
(a) any part of the infrastructure of a telecommunications network, or
(b) any line, cable, optical fibre, fibre access node, interconnect point equipment, apparatus, tower, mast, antenna, dish, tunnel, duct, hole, pit, pole or other structure in connection with a telecommunications network, or
(c) any other thing used in or in connection with a telecommunications network.
The term is defined as follows:
Timber yards are a type of
(a) backpackers’ accommodation,
(b) bed and breakfast accommodation,
(c) farm stay accommodation,
(d) hotel or motel accommodation,
(e) serviced apartments,
but does not include:
(f) camping grounds, or
(g) caravan parks, or
(h) eco-tourist facilities.
Turf farming is a type of
(a) mining carried out beneath the earth’s surface, including bord and pillar mining, longwall mining, top-level caving, sub-level caving and auger mining, and
(b) shafts, drill holes, gas and water drainage works, surface rehabilitation works and access pits associated with that mining (whether carried out on or beneath the earth’s surface),
but does not include open cut mining.
Vehicle sales or hire premises are a type of
Viticulture is a type of
Waste disposal facilities are a type of
(a) a resource recovery facility,
(b) a waste disposal facility,
(c) a waste or resource transfer station,
(d) a building or place that is a combination of any of the things referred to in paragraphs (a)–(c).
Waste or resource transfer stations are a type of
(a) retention structures, and
(b) treatment works, and
(c) irrigation schemes.
Water recycling facilities are a type of
Water reticulation systems are a type of
Water storage facilities are a type of
(a) a water reticulation system,
(b) a water storage facility,
(c) a water treatment facility,
(d) a building or place that is a combination of any of the things referred to in paragraphs (a)–(c).
Water treatment facilities are a type of
(a) natural wetland, including marshes, mangroves, backwaters, billabongs, swamps, sedgelands, wet meadows or wet heathlands that form a shallow waterbody (up to 2 metres in depth) when inundated cyclically, intermittently or permanently with fresh, brackish or salt water, and where the inundation determines the type and productivity of the soils and the plant and animal communities, or
(b) artificial wetland, including marshes, swamps, wet meadows, sedgelands or wet heathlands that form a shallow waterbody (up to 2 metres in depth) when inundated cyclically, intermittently or permanently with water, and are constructed and vegetated with wetland plant communities.
(a) facilities for the embarkation or disembarkation of passengers onto or from any vessels, including public ferry wharves,
(b) facilities for the loading or unloading of freight onto or from vessels and associated receival, land transport and storage facilities,
(c) wharves for commercial fishing operations,
(d) refuelling, launching, berthing, mooring, storage or maintenance facilities for any vessel,
(e) sea walls or training walls,
(f) administration buildings, communication, security and power supply facilities, roads, rail lines, pipelines, fencing, lighting or car parks.
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