Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (NSW)
This Plan is Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023.
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 Canterbury-Bankstown in accordance with the relevant standard environmental planning instrument under section 3.20 of the Act.
The particular aims of this Plan are as follows—
(aa) to protect and promote the use and development of land for arts and cultural activity, including music and other performance arts,
(a) to manage growth in a way that contributes to the sustainability of Canterbury-Bankstown,
(b) to protect landforms and enhance vegetation, especially foreshores and bushland, in a way that maintains the biodiversity values and landscape amenity of Canterbury-Bankstown,
(c) to identify, conserve and protect the Aboriginal, natural, cultural and built heritage of Canterbury-Bankstown,
(d) to provide development opportunities that are compatible with the desired future character and amenity of Canterbury-Bankstown,
(e) to restrict development on land that is sensitive to urban and natural hazards,
(f) to provide a range of residential accommodation to meet the changing needs of the population,
(g) to provide a range of business and industrial opportunities to encourage local employment and economic growth and retain industrial areas,
(h) to create vibrant town centres by focusing employment and residential uses around existing centres and public transport,
(i) to provide a range of recreational and community service opportunities and open spaces to meet the needs of residents of and visitors to Canterbury-Bankstown,
(j) to achieve good urban design in terms of site layouts, building form, streetscape, architectural roof features and public and private safety,
(k) to ensure activities that may generate intensive car usage and traffic are located near public transport that runs frequently to reduce dependence on cars and road traffic,
(l) to consider the cumulative impact of development on the health of the natural environment and waterways and on the capacity of infrastructure and the road network,
(m) to support healthy living and enhance the quality of life and the social well-being and amenity of the community,
(n) to ensure development is accompanied by appropriate infrastructure,
(o) to promote ecologically sustainable development.
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 local plan-making authority 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 local plan-making authority when the instruments are made.
(Repealed)
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 NSW Planning Portal. 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.
The following local environmental plans are repealed under this provision—
• Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2015
• Canterbury Local Environmental Plan 2012
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.
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.
A development application made, but not finally determined, before the commencement of State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Bankstown Transport Oriented Development Precinct) 2024 must be determined as if that policy had not commenced.
A development application made, but not finally determined, before the commencement of Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 5) must be determined as if the plan had not commenced.
However, under the Act, Division 3.5, 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 3.28 of the Act.
[Not applicable]
For the purpose of enabling development on land in a zone to be carried out in accordance with this plan or with a consent granted under the Act, an agreement, covenant or other similar instrument that restricts the carrying out of the development does not apply to the extent necessary to serve the 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 biodiversity certification conferred under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, Part 8, or
(c) to a private land conservation agreement within the meaning of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, or
(d) to a relevant instrument within the meaning of the Crown Land Management Act 2016, section 13.4, or
(e) to the relevant provisions of a land management (native vegetation) code, and the necessary mandatory code compliant certificate, in relation to a set aside area under the Local Land Services Act 2013, Part 5A, or
(f) to a conservation agreement within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or
(g) to a property vegetation plan within the meaning of the Native Vegetation Act 2003 that is continued in force by the Biodiversity Conservation (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2017, or
(h) to a Trust agreement within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Trust Act 2001 that is continued in force by the Biodiversity Conservation (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2017, or
(i) to a planning agreement within the meaning of the Act, Division 7.1.
This clause does not affect the rights or interests of a public authority under a registered instrument.
Under the Act, section 3.16, the Governor, before the making of this clause, approved of subclauses (1)–(3).
The land use zones under this Plan are as follows—
• Rural Zones RU4 Primary Production Small Lots
• Residential Zones R1 General Residential
R2 Low Density Residential
R3 Medium Density Residential
R4 High Density Residential
• Employment Zones E1 Local Centre
E2 Commercial Centre
E3 Productivity Support
E4 General Industrial
• Mixed Use Zones MU1 Mixed Use
• Special Purpose Zones SP1 Special Activities
SP2 Infrastructure
SP4 Enterprise
• Recreation Zones RE1 Public Recreation
RE2 Private Recreation
• Conservation Zones C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves
C2 Environmental Conservation
• Waterway Zones W1 Natural Waterways
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.
Schedule 1 sets out additional permitted uses for particular land.
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.
Schedule 3 sets out complying development (for which a complying development certificate may be issued as an alternative to obtaining development consent).
Clause 2.6 requires consent for subdivision of land.
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.
If a subdivision is specified as
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
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).
Canal estate development is prohibited on land to which this Plan applies.
In this Plan,
(a) a constructed canal, or other waterway or waterbody, that—
(i) is inundated by surface water or groundwater movement, or
(ii) drains to a waterway or waterbody by surface water or groundwater movement, and
(b) the erection of a dwelling, and
(c) one or both of the following—
(i) the use of fill material to raise the level of all or part of the land on which the dwelling will be erected to comply with requirements for residential development in the flood planning area,
(ii) excavation to create a waterway.
Canal estate development does not include development for the purposes of drainage or the supply or treatment of water if the development is—
(a) carried out by or with the authority of a person or body responsible for the drainage, supply or treatment, and
(b) limited to the minimum reasonable size and capacity.
In this clause—
State environmental planning policies, including the following, may be relevant to development on land to which this Plan applies—
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, Chapter 2—relating to infrastructure facilities, including 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 (Resources and Energy) 2021, Chapter 2
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, Chapter 3
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Industry and Employment) 2021, Chapter 3
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production) 2021, Chapter 2
• To enable sustainable primary industry and other compatible land uses.
• To encourage and promote diversity and employment opportunities in relation to primary industry enterprises, particularly those that require smaller lots or that are more intensive in nature.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
Home occupations
Animal boarding or training establishments; Aquaculture; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Dwelling houses; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Extensive agriculture; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works; Home businesses; Intensive plant agriculture; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Roads; Roadside stalls
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• 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.
• To allow development that is of a scale and nature that provides an appropriate transition to adjoining land uses.
Home occupations
Attached dwellings; Boarding houses; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Group homes; Home-based child care; Hostels; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide for the housing needs of the community within a low density residential environment.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
• To allow for certain non-residential uses that are compatible with residential uses and do not adversely affect the living environment or amenity of the area.
• To ensure suitable landscaping in the low density residential environment.
• To minimise and manage traffic and parking impacts.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
Home occupations
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Early education and care facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Health consulting rooms; Home businesses; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Semi-detached dwellings; Tank-based aquaculture
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide for the housing needs of the community within a medium density residential environment.
• To provide a variety of housing types within a medium density residential environment.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
• To allow for certain non-residential uses that are compatible with residential uses and do not adversely affect the living environment or amenity of the area.
• To allow for development that provides a suitable visual transition between high density residential areas and low density residential areas.
• To ensure suitable landscaping in the medium density residential environment.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
• To allow for increased residential density in accessible locations to maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and cycling.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
Home occupations
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dwelling houses; Early education and care facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Home businesses; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Seniors housing; Tank-based aquaculture
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide for the housing needs of the community within a high density residential environment.
• To provide a variety of housing types within a high density residential environment.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
• To allow for increased residential density in accessible locations to maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and cycling.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
Home occupations
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dwelling houses; Early education and care facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Flood mitigation works; Home businesses; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Serviced apartments; Shop top housing
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To provide a range of retail, business and community uses that serve the needs of people who live in, work in or visit the area.
• To encourage investment in local commercial development that generates employment opportunities and economic growth.
• To enable residential development that contributes to a vibrant and active local centre and is consistent with the Council’s strategic planning for residential development in the area.
• To encourage business, retail, community and other non-residential land uses on the ground floor of buildings.
• To encourage employment opportunities in accessible locations.
• To maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and cycling.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
• To ensure that new development provides diverse and active street frontages to attract pedestrian traffic and to contribute to vibrant, diverse and functional streets and public spaces.
Home occupations
Amusement centres; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Home industries; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and education facilities; Local distribution premises; Medical centres; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation facilities (indoor); Respite day care centres; Service stations; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Veterinary hospitals; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Ecotourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open cut mining; Port facilities; Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations; Residential accommodation; Rural industries; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Signage; Storage premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste or resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
• To strengthen the role of the commercial centre as the centre of business, retail, community and cultural activity.
• To encourage investment in commercial development that generates employment opportunities and economic growth.
• To encourage development that has a high level of accessibility and amenity, particularly for pedestrians.
• To enable residential development only if it is consistent with the Council’s strategic planning for residential development in the area.
• To ensure that new development provides diverse and active street frontages to attract pedestrian traffic and to contribute to vibrant, diverse and functional streets and public spaces.
• To encourage walking, cycling and the use of public transport.
Nil
Amusement centres; Artisan food and drink industries; Backpackers’ accommodation; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Health services facilities; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and education facilities; Local distribution premises; Medical centres; Mortuaries; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle repair stations; Veterinary hospitals; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; 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; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres; Home-based child care; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industries; Jetties; Port facilities; Recreation facilities (major); Residential accommodation; Rural industries; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Waste or resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wholesale supplies
• To provide a range of facilities and services, light industries, warehouses and offices.
• To provide for land uses that are compatible with, but do not compete with, land uses in surrounding local and commercial centres.
• To maintain the economic viability of local and commercial centres by limiting certain retail and commercial activity.
• To provide for land uses that meet the needs of the community, businesses and industries but that are not suited to locations in other employment zones.
• To provide opportunities for new and emerging light industries.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities and services to meet the day to day needs of workers, to sell goods of a large size, weight or quantity or to sell goods manufactured on-site.
• To support urban renewal and a pattern of land use and density that reflects the existing and future capacity of the transport network.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
Home occupations
Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat building and repair facilities; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Business premises; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Depots; Food and drink premises; Function centres; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Information and education facilities; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Markets; Mortuaries; Neighbourhood shops; Neighbourhood supermarkets; Office premises; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations; Respite day care centres; Rural supplies; Service stations; Specialised retail premises; Storage premises; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Timber yards; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Veterinary hospitals; Warehouse or distribution centres; Wholesale supplies; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Amusement centres; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres; Home occupations (sex services); Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open cut mining; Port facilities; Residential accommodation; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport depots; Truck depots; Waste or resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities
• To provide a range of industrial, warehouse, logistics and related land uses.
• To ensure the efficient and viable use of land for industrial uses.
• To minimise any adverse effect of industry on other land uses.
• To encourage employment opportunities.
• To enable limited non-industrial land uses that provide facilities and services to meet the needs of businesses and workers.
• To support and protect industrial land for industrial uses.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
Nil
Agricultural produce industries; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Depots; Freight transport facilities; Garden centres; General industries; Goods repair and reuse premises; Hardware and building supplies; Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Restaurants or cafes; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Early education and care facilities; Eco-tourist facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Function centres; Health services facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres; Home businesses; Home occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Industries; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open cut mining; Passenger transport facilities; Port facilities; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Residential accommodation; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Veterinary hospitals; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
• To encourage a diversity of business, retail, office and light industrial land uses that generate employment opportunities.
• To ensure that new development provides diverse and active street frontages to attract pedestrian traffic and to contribute to vibrant, diverse and functional streets and public spaces.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
• To encourage business, retail, community and other non-residential land uses on the ground floor of buildings.
• To integrate suitable business, office, residential, retail and other development in accessible locations to maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and cycling.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
Home occupations
Amusement centres; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Information and education facilities; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Medical centres; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle repair stations; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Animal boarding or training establishments; 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; Exhibition homes; 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; Open cut mining; Port facilities; Residential accommodation; Rural industries; Service stations; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Signage; Storage premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste or resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
• To provide for special land uses that are not provided for in other zones.
• To provide for sites with special natural characteristics that are not provided for in other zones.
• To facilitate development that is in keeping with the special characteristics of the site or its existing or intended special use, and that minimises any adverse impacts on surrounding land.
Nil
Aquaculture; 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 provide for infrastructure and related uses.
• To prevent development that is not compatible with or that may detract from the provision of infrastructure.
Nil
Aquaculture; 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 provide for development and land uses that support enterprise and productivity.
• To encourage employment opportunities.
• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of workers in the area.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
Nil
Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Light industries; Neighbourhood shops; Office premises; Oyster aquaculture; Restaurants or cafes; Take away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Early education and care facilities; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Function centres; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Highway service centres; Home businesses; Home occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Places of public worship; Port facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Residential accommodation; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Service stations; Sewerage systems; Sex services premises; Signage; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Veterinary hospitals; Waste or resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
• 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.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
Nil
Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Community facilities; Emergency services facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Markets; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Take away food and drink premises; Water recreation structures; Wharf or boating facilities
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To enable land to be used for private 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.
• To promote a high standard of urban design and local amenity.
Nil
Aquaculture; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Car parks; Community facilities; Early education and care facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Kiosks; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To enable the management and appropriate use of land that is reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or that is acquired under Part 11 of that Act.
• To enable uses authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.
• To identify land that is to be reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and to protect the environmental significance of that land.
Uses authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
Nil
Any development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To protect, manage and restore areas of high ecological, scientific, cultural or aesthetic values.
• To prevent development that could destroy, damage or otherwise have an adverse effect on those values.
Nil
Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Oyster aquaculture; Roads
Business premises; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industries; Local distribution premises; Multi dwelling housing; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation facilities (major); Residential flat buildings; Restricted premises; Retail premises; Seniors housing; Service stations; Tank-based aquaculture; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
• To protect the ecological and scenic values of natural waterways.
• To prevent development that would have an adverse effect on the natural values of waterways in this zone.
• To provide for sustainable fishing industries and recreational fishing.
Nil
Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Charter and tourism boating facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Jetties; Mooring pens; Moorings; Water recreation structures; Wharf or boating facilities
Business premises; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industries; Local distribution premises; Multi dwelling housing; Recreation facilities (major); Residential flat buildings; Restricted premises; Retail premises; Seniors housing; Service stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3
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.
(e) (Repealed)
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, pruning or other clearing of vegetation that requires a permit, development consent or other approval unless it is undertaken in accordance with a permit, development consent or other approval.
See State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Chapter 2 and the Local Land Services Act 2013, Part 5A.
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 within the coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area (within the meaning of the Coastal Management Act 2016),
(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 Land Management Act 2016 for the preservation of flora, fauna, geological formations or for other environmental protection purposes,
(j) land that is a declared area of outstanding biodiversity value under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 or declared critical habitat under Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to ensure lots are large enough to accommodate proposed dwellings, setbacks to adjoining land, private open space and landscaped areas, driveways and vehicle manoeuvring areas,
(b) to ensure the subdivision of low density residential zoned land reflects and reinforces the predominant subdivision pattern of the area,
(c) to ensure lots can be used for buildings that are safe from flooding, bush fire risk and other hazards,
(d) to ensure lots are large enough to protect special attributes, including natural or cultural features, heritage items, heritage conservation areas, trees and natural topographical features,
(e) to ensure all lots are provided with adequate and safe access,
(f) to minimise the likely adverse impact of subdivision and development on the amenity of the area,
(g) to prevent fragmentation or isolation of land.
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.
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 for the purposes of subclause (3).
Despite subclause (3), development consent must not be granted to—
(a) subdivision of land identified as “Area 1” on the Lot Size Map unless each resulting lot is at least 24m wide at the front building line, or
(b) subdivision of land identified as “Area 2” on the Lot Size Map unless each resulting lot is at least 20m wide at the front building line, or
(c) subdivision of land identified as “Area 3” on the Lot Size Map unless—
(i) the total number of resulting lots does not exceed 181 lots, and
(ii) the size of each resulting lot is at least 200m
2 .
This clause does not apply in relation to the subdivision of any land—
(a) by the registration of a strata plan or strata plan of subdivision under the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015, or
(b) by any kind of subdivision under the Community Land Development Act 2021.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to ensure lots are large enough to accommodate proposed dwellings, setbacks to adjoining land, private open space and landscaped areas, driveways and vehicle manoeuvring areas,
(b) to ensure lots can be used for buildings that are safe from flooding, bush fire risk and other hazards,
(c) to ensure lots are large enough to protect special attributes, including natural or cultural features, heritage items, heritage conservation areas, trees and natural topographical features,
(d) to ensure all lots are provided with adequate and safe access,
(e) to minimise the likely adverse impact of subdivision and development on the amenity of the area,
(f) to prevent fragmentation or isolation of land.
This clause applies to a subdivision (being a subdivision that requires development consent) under the Community Land Development Act 2021 of land in any of the following zones—
(a) Zone R1 General Residential,
(b) Zone R2 Low Density Residential,
but does not apply to a subdivision by the registration of a strata plan.
The size of any lot resulting from a subdivision of land to which this clause applies (other than any lot comprising association property within the meaning of the Community Land Development Act 2021) is not to be less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
This clause applies despite clause 4.1.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to ensure lots are large enough to accommodate proposed dwellings, setbacks to adjoining land, private open space and landscaped areas, driveways and vehicle manoeuvring areas,
(b) to ensure lots are large enough to protect special attributes, including natural or cultural features, heritage items, heritage conservation areas, trees and natural topographical features,
(c) to minimise the likely adverse impact of development on the amenity of the area.
Development consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of dual occupancies on a lot in Zone R2 on land identified as “Area 1” on the Clause Application Map unless—
(a) the lot is at least—
(i) for dual occupancies (attached)—500m
2 , and(ii) for dual occupancies (detached)—700m
2 , and
(b) the width of the lot at the front building line is at least—
(i) for dual occupancies (attached)—15m, and
(ii) for dual occupancies (detached)—20m, and
(c) each dwelling will have a frontage to a road.
Despite clauses 4.1 and 4.1AA, development consent must not be granted to the subdivision of a dual occupancy in Zone R2 on land identified as “Area 1” on the Clause Application Map unless each resulting lot will be at least—
(a) for dual occupancies (attached)—250m
2 , and(b) for dual occupancies (detached)—350m
2 .
Development consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of dual occupancies on a lot on land identified as “Area 2” on the Clause Application Map unless—
(a) the lot is at least 600m
2 , and(b) the width of the lot at the front building line is at least 15m, and
(c) each dwelling will have a frontage to a road.
Despite clauses 4.1 and 4.1AA, development consent must not be granted to the subdivision of a dual occupancy on a lot on land identified as “Area 2” on the Clause Application Map unless—
(a) each resulting lot will be at least 300m
2 , and(b) there will be 1 dwelling on each lot created.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to ensure lots for residential accommodation are large enough to accommodate proposed dwellings, setbacks to adjoining residential land, private open space and landscaped areas, driveways and vehicle manoeuvring areas,
(b) to ensure lots for non-residential accommodation are large enough to accommodate setbacks to adjoining land, private open space and landscaped areas, play areas, pedestrian access, set down and pick up areas, car parks, driveways and vehicle manoeuvring areas,
(c) to minimise the likely adverse impact of development on the amenity of the area,
(d) to require the consolidation of 2 or more lots where the area or width of an existing lot is inadequate,
(e) to ensure lots are large enough to protect special attributes, including natural or cultural features, heritage items, heritage conservation areas, trees and natural topographical features,
(f) to prevent fragmentation or isolation of land.
Development consent must not be granted to development on land specified in Column 1 of the table to this subclause for a purpose specified in Column 2 unless—
(a) the lot is at least the size specified in Column 3, and
(b) the width of the lot at the front building line is at least the width specified in Column 4.
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
“Area 1” on the Clause Application Map | Attached dwellings | 750m | 20m |
Zone R3 or R4 | Boarding houses | 1,000m | 20m |
Zone R2 in Area 1 | Centre-based child care facilities | — | 20m |
Zone R3 or R4 in Area 1 | Multi dwelling housing | 1,000m | 20m |
Zone R2, R3 or R4 in Area 1 | Places of public worship | 800m | 20m |
Zone R4 in Area 1 | Residential flat buildings | 1,500m | 30m |
Zone R4 in Area 4 | Residential flat buildings | 1,700m | 40m |
Zone R4 in Area 1 | Serviced apartments | 1,500m | 30m |
Zone E3 in Area 1 | Serviced apartments | 5,000m | — |
Zone R4 in Area 1 | Shop top housing | 1,500m | 30m |
Area 8 | Semi-detached dwellings | 210m | — |
Area 8 | Attached dwellings | 140m | — |
Area 8 | Dwelling houses— | ||
| 300m | — | |
| 245m | — | |
Zone R4 in Area 10 |
| 1,500m | 30m |
Zone E1 in “Area 10” |
| — | 30m |
Subclause (2) does not apply to a lot with more than one frontage if the lot is on land in Area 10 in the following zones—
(a) Zone R4 High Density Residential,
(b) Zone E1 Local Centre.
In this clause—
The objective of this clause is to achieve planned residential density.
This clause applies to land identified as “Area 2” on the Clause Application Map that is in the following zones—
(a) Zone R2 Low Density Residential,
(b) Zone R3 Medium Density Residential,
(c) Zone R4 High Density Residential.
If a lot is a battle-axe lot or other lot with an access handle, development consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of dwelling houses on the lot unless the lot is at least 600m
The objective of this clause is to provide flexibility in the application of standards for subdivision in rural zones to allow land owners a greater chance to achieve the objectives for development in the relevant zone.
This clause applies to the following rural zones—
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
(baa) Zone RU3 Forestry,
(c) Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots,
(d) Zone RU6 Transition.
Land in a zone to which this clause applies may, with development consent, be subdivided for the purpose of primary production to create a lot of a size that is less than the minimum size shown on the Lot Size Map in relation to that land.
However, such a lot cannot be created if an existing dwelling would, as the result of the subdivision, be situated on the lot.
A dwelling cannot be erected on such a lot.
A dwelling includes a rural worker’s dwelling (see definition of that term in the Dictionary).
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to establish the height of development consistent with the character, amenity and landform of the area in which the development will be located,
(b) to maintain the prevailing suburban character and amenity by limiting the height of development to a maximum of 2 storeys in Zone R2,
(c) to provide appropriate height transitions between development, particularly at zone boundaries,
(d) to minimise overshadowing to existing buildings and open space,
(e) to minimise the visual impact of development on heritage items and heritage conservation areas,
(f) to support building design that contributes positively to the streetscape and visual amenity of an area.
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.
Despite subclause (2), the following maximum building heights apply—
(a) 6m for a secondary dwelling that is not attached to the principal dwelling in Zone R2 on land identified as “Area 1” on the Clause Application Map,
(b) 8.5m for a dwelling house in Zone R4 on land identified as “Area 2” on the Clause Application Map,
(c) 11m for a building on a lot that is less than 5,000m
2 on land identified as “Area 1” on the Height of Buildings Map that is in Zone E3 Productivity Support,
The maximum wall height for a secondary dwelling that is not attached to the principal dwelling in Zone R2 on land identified as “Area 1” on the Clause Application Map is 3m.
The maximum wall height for a dwelling house or dual occupancy in Zone R2 on land identified as “Area 1” on the Clause Application Map is 7m.
In this clause—
(a) the underside of the eaves at the wall line, or
(b) the top of the parapet or the flat roof.
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to establish the bulk and maximum density of development consistent with the character, amenity and capacity of the area in which the development will be located,
(b) to ensure the bulk of non-residential development in or adjoining a residential zone is compatible with the prevailing suburban character and amenity of the residential zone,
(c) to encourage lot consolidations in commercial centres to facilitate higher quality built form and urban design outcomes,
(d) to establish the maximum floor space available for development, taking into account the availability of infrastructure and the generation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic,
(e) to provide a suitable balance between landscaping and built form in residential areas.
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.
Despite subclause (2), the maximum floor space ratio for a building on land specified in Column 1 of the table to this subclause with a lot width at the front building line less than the width specified in Column 2 is the floor space ratio specified in Column 3.
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
“Area 1” on the Floor Space Ratio Map | 18m | 2:1 |
“Area 2” on the Floor Space Ratio Map | 18m | 1:1 |
“Area 3” on the Floor Space Ratio Map | 30m | 2:1 |
“Area 4” on the Floor Space Ratio Map | 30m | 1:1 |
Despite subclause (2), the following maximum floor space ratios apply—
(a) for a building used for non-residential purposes—
(i) on land in Zone R2 and identified as “Area 1” on the Clause Application Map—0.4:1, and
(ii) on land in Zone R2 or R3 and identified as “Area 2” on the Clause Application Map—0.5:1, and
(iii) on land in Zone R4 and identified as “Area 2” on the Clause Application Map—0.75:1,
(b) for a building used for the purposes of dwelling houses or semi-detached dwellings on land identified as “Area 2” on the Clause Application Map—
(i) for a site area less than 200m
2 —0.65:1, and(ii) for a site area greater than 200m
2 but less than 600m2 —0.55:1, and(iii) for a site area of 600m
2 or more—0.5:1,
(c) for a building used for the purposes of dual occupancies on land in Zone R2 and identified as “Area 2” on the Clause Application Map—0.5:1,
(d) for a building on land identified as “Area 5” on the Floor Space Ratio Map, where mid-block connections of at least 20m wide are not provided for public use—2:1.
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 to development that contravenes a development standard unless the consent authority is satisfied the applicant has demonstrated that—
(a) compliance with the development standard is unreasonable or unnecessary in the circumstances, and
(b) there are sufficient environmental planning grounds to justify the contravention of the development standard.
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 requires a development application for development that proposes to contravene a development standard to be accompanied by a document setting out the grounds on which the applicant seeks to demonstrate the matters in paragraphs (a) and (b).
The consent authority must keep a record of its assessment carried out under subclause (3).
(Repealed)
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 C2 Environmental Conservation, Zone C3 Environmental Management or Zone C4 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.
(Repealed)
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 4.4, to the extent that it applies to land in Zone MU1 Mixed Use that has a maximum floor space ratio of 3:1,
(c) clause 5.4,
(caa) clause 5.5,
(ca) clause 6.27.
The objective of this clause is to identify, for the purposes of section 3.15 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 (
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 2.5 of the Act |
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Classified road” | Transport for NSW |
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Local road” | Council |
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Drainage” | Council |
Zone C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves and marked “National Park” | Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 |
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 limit development on certain land intended to be acquired for a public purpose.
This clause applies to land shown on the Land Reservation Acquisition Map and specified in Column 1 of the table to this clause and that has not been acquired by the relevant authority of the State specified for the land in clause 5.1.
Development consent must not be granted to development on land to which this clause applies other than development for a purpose specified opposite the land in Column 2.
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Land | Development |
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Classified road” | Roads |
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Local road” | Roads |
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Public car park” | Car parks |
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Local open space” | Recreation areas |
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Regional open space” | Recreation areas |
Zone C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves and marked “National Park” | Roads |
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 and certain Crown land). 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 Land Management Act 2016).
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 5 metres.
This clause does not apply to—
(a) land in Zone RE1 Public Recreation, Zone C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves, Zone C2 Environmental Conservation, Zone C3 Environmental Management or Zone W1 Natural Waterways, or
(aa) land in Zone E4 General Industrial, 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) 15% of the gross floor area of the industry or rural industry located on the same land as the retail outlet, or
(b) 100 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 in buildings.
If development for the purposes of a kiosk is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 30 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a neighbourhood shop is permitted under this Plan, the retail floor area must not exceed 100 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a neighbourhood supermarket is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 1,000 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a roadside stall is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 9 square metres.
If development for the purposes of a secondary dwelling is permitted under this Plan on land other than land in a rural zone, 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) 10% of the total floor area of the principal dwelling.
If development for the purposes of an artisan food and drink industry is permitted under this Plan in Zone E3 Productivity Support, Zone E4 General Industrial, Zone E5 Heavy Industrial, Zone W4 Working Waterfront or a rural zone, the floor area used for retail sales (not including any cafe or restaurant area) must not exceed—
(a) 15% of the gross floor area of the industry, or
(b) 100 square metres,
whichever is the lesser.
[Not adopted]
The objectives of this clause are as follows—
(a) to enable minor roof features to exceed the maximum height for a building,
(b) to provide opportunities for architectural roof features that form an integral part of a building’s design and contribute to a high quality built form.
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
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
Accordingly, a building or place within a school that is used to provide out-of-school-hours care for both school children and pre-school children is not school-based child care.
School-based child care is 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 clauses 5.4 and 5.5 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 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, Chapter 3, Part 5, or
(c) a group of independent living units, 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.
(a) a large area for handling, display or storage, or
(b) direct vehicular access to the site of the building or place by members of the public for the purpose of loading or unloading such goods into or from their vehicles after purchase or hire,
but does not include a building or place used for the sale of foodstuffs or clothing unless their sale is ancillary to the sale, hire or display of other goods referred to in this definition.
Examples of goods that may be sold at specialised retail premises include automotive parts and accessories, household appliances and fittings, furniture, homewares, office equipment, outdoor and recreation equipment, pet supplies and party supplies.
Specialised retail premises are a type of
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
Tank-based aquaculture is 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.
Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (336). LW 23.6.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 1.1AA. This Plan has been amended as follows—
(650) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Land Use Zones) Order 2021. LW 5.11.2021. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 1.12.2022, cl 2(2). | |
(412) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 1). LW 28.7.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(336) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 2). LW 25.8.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(522) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Exceptions to Development Standards) Order 2023. LW 15.9.2023. Date of commencement, 1.11.2023, cl 2. | |
(608) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Flood Planning) Order 2023. LW 10.11.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(208) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 3). LW 14.6.2024. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(209) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 4). LW 14.6.2024. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(335) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Riverwood) 2024. LW 2.8.2024. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(591) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Bankstown Transport Oriented Development Precinct) 2024. LW 27.11.2024. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(174) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 5). LW 17.4.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(253) | State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Canterbury Transport Oriented Development Precinct) 2025. LW 30.5.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(288) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 6). LW 20.6.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(357) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 7). LW 18.7.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(397) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 8). LW 8.8.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(511) | Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Group Homes) Order 2025. LW 19.9.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(522) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 9). LW 26.9.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(560) | Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 (Amendment No 10). LW 17.10.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. |
No reference is made to certain amendments made consequential on the amendment of the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006.
Cl 1.8A | Am 2024 (591), Sch 1[1]; 2025 (174), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 2.1 | Am 2024 (208), Sch 1[1] [2]; 2024 (591), Sch 1[2]; 2025 (174), Sch 1[2]–[4]. |
Land Use Table | Am 2024 (208), Sch 1[3]; 2024 (591), Sch 1[3]; 2025 (174), Sch 1[5] [6]; 2025 (357), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 4.1 | Am 2025 (174), Sch 1[7]–[9]. |
Cl 4.1AA | Am 2024 (208), Sch 1[4]. |
Cl 4.1A | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[1] [2]; 2025 (522), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 4.1B | Am 2024 (208), Sch 1[5] [6]; 2024 (209), Sch 1[3]; 2025 (174), Sch 1[10]; 2025 (253), Sch 1[1] [2]; 2025 (397), Sch 1[1]–[6]. |
Cl 4.1C | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[4]. |
Cl 4.3 | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[5] [6]; 2025 (174), Sch 1[11]. |
Cl 4.4 | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[7]–[9]; 2025 (522), Sch 1[2]. |
Cl 4.6 | Am 2025 (174), Sch 1[12]. |
Cl 5.1 | Am 2024 (208), Sch 1[7]. |
Cl 5.3 | Am 2025 (174), Sch 1[13]. |
Cl 6.3 | Am 2025 (174), Sch 1[14]. |
Cl 6.10 | Am 2024 (591), Sch 1[4]. |
Cl 6.12 | Am 2025 (174), Sch 1[15]. |
Cl 6.13 | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[10]. |
Cl 6.14 | Am 2024 (591), Sch 1[5]; 2025 (174), Sch 1[16] [17]. |
Cl 6.15 | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[11] [12]; 2024 (591), Sch 1[6]–[10]. |
Cl 6.16 | Rep 2024 (591), Sch 1[11]. |
Cl 6.21 | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[13]; 2025 (174), Sch 1[18] [19]. |
Cl 6.29 | Rep 2024 (591), Sch 1[12]. |
Cl 6.32 | Ins 2023 (412), cl 5. |
Cl 6.33 | Ins 2023 (487), Sch 1. |
Cl 6.34 | Ins 2024 (208), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 6.35 | Ins 2024 (335), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 6.36 | Ins 2024 (591), Sch 1[13]. |
Cl 6.37 | Ins 2024 (591), Sch 1[13]. Am 2025 (253), Sch 1[3]; 2025 (397), Sch 1[7]. |
Cl 6.37A | Ins 2025 (253), Sch 1[4]. Am 2025 (397), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 6.38 | Ins 2024 (591), Sch 1[13]. Am 2025 (253), Sch 1[5]. |
Cl 6.39 | Ins 2024 (591), Sch 1[13]. Am 2025 (174), Sch 1[20]. |
Cl 6.40 | Ins 2024 (591), Sch 1[13]. |
Cl 6.41 | Ins 2024 (591), Sch 1[13]. Am 2025 (288), Sch 1. |
Cl 6.42 | Ins 2024 (591), Sch 1[13]. |
Cl 6.43 | Ins 2024 (591), Sch 1[13]. |
Cl 6.44 | Ins 2025 (174), Sch 1[21]. |
Cl 6.45 | Ins 2025 (253), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 6.46 | Ins 2025 (253), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 6.47 | Ins 2025 (253), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 6.48 | Ins 2025 (253), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 6.49 | Ins 2025 (253), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 6.50 | Ins 2025 (253), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 6.51 | Ins 2025 (253), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 6.52 | Ins 2025 (253), Sch 1[6]. |
Sch 1 | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[14]–[22]; 2024 (335), Sch 1[2]; 2025 (174), Sch 1[22]–[32]; 2025 (253), Sch 1[7]; 2025 (357), Sch 1[2] [3]; 2025 (560), Sch 1. |
Sch 2 | Am 2024 (591), Sch 1[14]; 2025 (174), Sch 1[33]. |
Sch 5 | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[23] [24]; 2024 (591), Sch 1[15]; 2025 (522), Sch 1[3]. |
Dictionary | Am 2024 (209), Sch 1[25]; 2024 (591), Sch 1[16]; 2025 (253), Sch 1[8]. |
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