Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012 (NSW)

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Repeal—

This plan was repealed by cl 1.8(1) of the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 (587) with effect from 8.10.2021.

See also—

Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

Maps: Am 2013 (650), cl 4; 2017 (220), cl 4; 2018 (73), cl 4. Entries discontinued from July 2021 when responsibility for map updates moved to Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.

Part 1Preliminary1.1Name of Plan

This Plan is Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012.

1.1AACommencement

This Plan commences 14 days after it is published on the NSW legislation website.

1.2Aims of Plan(1)

This Plan aims to make local environmental planning provisions for land in Kogarah in accordance with the relevant standard environmental planning instrument under section 3.20 of the Act.

(2)

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 guide the orderly and sustainable development of Kogarah,

  • (b)

    to encourage a diversity of housing choice suited to meet the needs of the current and future residents of Kogarah,

  • (c)

    to promote economic development and facilitate the continued growth of commercial, medical-related and industrial employment-generating opportunities,

  • (d)

    to protect and enhance Kogarah’s natural environment, foreshores and waterways,

  • (e)

    to provide high quality open space and a range of recreational areas and facilities suited to meet the needs of the residents of Kogarah and its visitors,

  • (f)

    to conserve Kogarah’s environmental heritage.

1.3Land to which Plan applies

This Plan applies to the land identified on the Land Application Map.

1.4Definitions

The Dictionary at the end of this Plan defines words and expressions for the purposes of this Plan.

1.5Notes

Notes in this Plan are provided for guidance and do not form part of this Plan.

1.6Consent authority

The consent authority for the purposes of this Plan is (subject to the Act) the Council.

1.7Maps(1)

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.

(1AA)

(Repealed)

(2)

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.

(3)

Any such maps are to be kept and made available for public access in accordance with arrangements approved by the Minister.

(4)

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.

Note—

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.

1.8Repeal of planning instruments applying to land(1)

All local environmental plans and deemed environmental planning instruments applying only to the land to which this Plan applies are repealed.

Note—

The following local environmental plans are repealed under this provision—

  • Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 1998

(2)

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.

1.8ASavings provisions relating to development applications(1)

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.

Note—

However, under Division 3.5 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.

(2)

A development application made, but not finally determined, before the commencement of Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amendment No 2) is to be determined and have effect as if that Plan had not been made, but only if an amendment made by that Plan prevents a consent authority from granting consent to the application.

(3)

If a development application has been made before the commencement of Georges River Local Environmental Plan Amendment (Miscellaneous) 2019 in relation to land to which that Plan applies and the application has not been finally determined before that commencement, the application must be determined as if that Plan had not commenced.

cl 1.8A: Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [1]; 2019 (598), Sch 1.2[1]; 2019 (621), Sch 5[1].

1.9Application of SEPPs(1)

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.

(2)

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

1.9ASuspension of covenants, agreements and instruments(1)

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.

(2)

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 relevant instrument within the meaning of section 13.4 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016, 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 Subdivision 2 of Division 7.1 of the Act.

(3)

This clause does not affect the rights or interests of any public authority under any registered instrument.

(4)

Under section 3.16 of the Act, the Governor, before the making of this clause, approved of subclauses (1)–(3).

cl 1.9A: Am 2019 (621), Sch 5[2]–[4].

Part 2Permitted or prohibited development2.1Land use zones

The land use zones under this Plan are as follows—

  • Residential Zones

    R2 Low Density Residential

    R3 Medium Density Residential

    R4 High Density Residential

  • Business Zones

    B1 Neighbourhood Centre

    B2 Local Centre

    B4 Mixed Use

    B6 Enterprise Corridor

  • Industrial Zones

    IN2 Light Industrial

  • Special Purpose Zones

    SP2 Infrastructure

  • Recreation Zones

    RE1 Public Recreation

  • Environment Protection Zones

    E2 Environmental Conservation

  • Waterway Zones

    W2 Recreational Waterways

cl 2.1: Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [2].

2.2Zoning of land to which Plan applies

For the purposes of this Plan, land is within the zones shown on the Land Zoning Map.

2.3Zone objectives and Land Use Table(1)

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.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

This clause is subject to the other provisions of this Plan.

Notes—

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.

2.4Unzoned land(1)

Development may be carried out on unzoned land only with development consent.

(2)

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.

2.5Additional permitted uses for particular land(1)

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.

(2)

This clause has effect despite anything to the contrary in the Land Use Table or other provision of this Plan.

2.6Subdivision—consent requirements(1)

Land to which this Plan applies may be subdivided, but only with development consent.

Notes—

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.

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.

(2)

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.

Note—

The definition of secondary dwelling in the Dictionary requires the dwelling to be on the same lot of land as the principal dwelling.

2.7Demolition requires development consent

The demolition of a building or work may be carried out only with development consent.

Note—

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.

2.8Temporary use of land(1)

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.

(2)

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 28 days (whether or not consecutive days) in any period of 12 months.

(3)

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.

(4)

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.

(5)

Subclause (3) (d) does not apply to the temporary use of a dwelling as a sales office mentioned in subclause (4).

Note—

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 No 33—Hazardous and Offensive Development

  • State Environmental Planning Policy No 50—Canal Estate Development

  • State Environmental Planning Policy No 64—Advertising and Signage

  • State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development) 2019

Land Use tbl: Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [3]–[8]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 [1] [2]; 2018 (488), Sch 1.1 [1]; 2019 (137), Sch 6 [1]; 2019 (621), Sch 3.

Zone R2Low Density Residential1Objectives of zone
  • 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.

2Permitted without consent

Home occupations

3Permitted with consent

Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Health consulting rooms; Hospitals; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Residential care facilities; Respite day care centres; Roads; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Tank-based aquaculture

4Prohibited

Any development not specified in item 2 or 3

Zone R3Medium Density Residential1Objectives of zone
  • 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.

2Permitted without consent

Nil

3Permitted with consent

Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Hotel or motel accommodation; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Tank-based aquaculture

4Prohibited

Pond-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3

Zone R4High Density Residential1Objectives of zone
  • 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.

2Permitted without consent

Home occupations; Roads

3Permitted with consent

Attached dwellings; Boarding houses; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Exhibition homes; Flood mitigation works; Group homes; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Shop top housing; Tourist and visitor accommodation

4Prohibited

Pond-based aquaculture; Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3

Zone B1Neighbourhood Centre1Objectives of zone
  • 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.

  • To allow residential development that contributes to the social vitality of the neighbourhood centre and does not detract from the business function of the zone.

2Permitted without consent

Nil

3Permitted with consent

Boarding houses; Business premises; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Medical centres; Neighbourhood shops; Neighbourhood supermarkets; Oyster aquaculture; Respite day care centres; Roads; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4

4Prohibited

Amusement centres; Caravan parks; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; General industries; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries; Helipads; Heliports; Home occupations (sex services); Pond-based aquaculture Resource recovery facilities; Sex services premises; Transport depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities

Zone B2Local Centre1Objectives of zone
  • To provide a range of retail, business, entertainment and community uses that serve the needs of people who live in, work in and visit the local area.

  • To encourage employment opportunities in accessible locations.

  • To maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and cycling.

2Permitted without consent

Nil

3Permitted with consent

Boarding houses; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Information and education facilities; Medical centres; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Service stations; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4

4Prohibited

Amusement centres; Caravan parks; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; General industries; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries; Helipads; Heliports; Home occupations (sex services); Pond-based aquaculture Resource recovery facilities; Sex services premises; Transport depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities

Zone B4Mixed Use1Objectives of zone
  • 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 encourage development that contributes to economic growth and employment opportunities.

  • To encourage development that contributes to an active, vibrant and sustainable town centre.

  • To provide opportunities for residential development, where appropriate.

2Permitted without consent

Nil

3Permitted with consent

Boarding houses; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and education facilities; Medical centres; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4

4Prohibited

Caravan parks; Dwelling houses; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; General industries; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries; Home occupations (sex services); Pond-based aquaculture Resource recovery facilities; Secondary dwellings; Transport depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities

Zone B6Enterprise Corridor1Objectives of zone
  • To promote businesses along main roads and to encourage a mix of compatible uses.

  • To provide a range of employment uses (including business, office, retail and light industrial uses).

  • To maintain the economic strength of centres by limiting retailing activity.

  • To provide for residential uses, but only as part of a mixed use development.

2Permitted without consent

Home occupations

3Permitted with consent

Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Business premises; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Hotel or motel accommodation; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Markets; Neighbourhood shops; Office premises; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Plant nurseries; Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Service stations; Shop top housing; Specialised retail premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Veterinary hospitals; Warehouse or distribution centres; Wholesale supplies; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4

4Prohibited

Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips; Biosolids treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; 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; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Food and drink premises; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Restricted premises; Retail premises; Rural industries; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Signage; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities

Zone IN2Light Industrial1Objectives of zone
  • To provide a wide range of light industrial, warehouse and related land uses.

  • To encourage employment opportunities and to support the viability of centres.

  • To minimise any adverse effect of industry on other land uses.

  • To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of workers in the area.

  • To support and protect industrial land for industrial uses.

  • To support and encourage a range of local services that provide for the needs of the local community.

2Permitted without consent

Nil

3Permitted with consent

Depots; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Industrial training facilities; Light industries; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Roads; Tank-based aquaculture; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4

4Prohibited

Amusement centres; Eco-tourist facilities; Educational establishments; Electricity generating works; Function centres; General industries; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Hospitals; Kiosks; Pond-based aquaculture Pubs; Residential accommodation; Shops; Tourist and visitor accommodation

Zone SP2Infrastructure1Objectives of zone
  • To provide for infrastructure and related uses.

  • To prevent development that is not compatible with or that may detract from the provision of infrastructure.

2Permitted without consent

Nil

3Permitted with consent

Aquaculture; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Depots; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Markets; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Respite day care centres; Roads; Signage; The purpose shown on the Land Zoning Map, including any development that is ordinarily incidental or ancillary to development for that purpose

4Prohibited

Any development not specified in item 2 or 3

Zone RE1Public Recreation1Objectives of zone
  • 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.

2Permitted without consent

Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Environmental protection works

3Permitted with consent

Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Emergency services facilities; Environmental facilities; Flood mitigation works; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Markets; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Signage; Water recreation structures

4Prohibited

Any development not specified in item 2 or 3

Zone E2Environmental Conservation1Objectives of zone
  • 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.

2Permitted without consent

Environmental protection works

3Permitted with consent

Environmental facilities; Flood mitigation works; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Oyster aquaculture Roads

4Prohibited

Business premises; Hotel or motel accommodation; Industries; 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

Zone W2Recreational Waterways1Objectives of zone
  • To protect the ecological, scenic and recreation values of recreational waterways.

  • To allow for water-based recreation and related uses.

  • To provide for sustainable fishing industries and recreational fishing.

2Permitted without consent

Nil

3Permitted with consent

Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Jetties; Kiosks; Marinas; Moorings; Roads; Water recreation structures

4Prohibited

Industries; Multi dwelling housing; Residential flat buildings; Seniors housing; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3

Part 3Exempt and complying development3.1Exempt development(1)

The objective of this clause is to identify development of minimal environmental impact as exempt development.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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.

(5)

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.

Note—

See State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017 and Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013.

(6)

A heading to an item in Schedule 2 is part of that Schedule.

3.2Complying development(1)

The objective of this clause is to identify development as complying development.

(2)

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.

Note—

See also clause 5.8 (3) which provides that the conversion of fire alarms is complying development in certain circumstances.

(3)

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.

(4)

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.

(5)

A heading to an item in Schedule 3 is part of that Schedule.

3.3Environmentally sensitive areas excluded(1)

Exempt or complying development must not be carried out on any environmentally sensitive area for exempt or complying development.

(2)

For the purposes of this clause—

environmentally sensitive area for exempt or complying development means any of the following—

  • (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.

Part 4Principal development standards4.1Minimum subdivision lot size(1)

The objectives of this clause are as follows—

  • (a)

    to promote the efficient use of land,

  • (b)

    to ensure that subdivision does not prevent the orderly development of land,

  • (c)

    to require adequate street frontages and dimensions for standard and battle-axe lots,

  • (d)

    to ensure that the intensity of development is appropriate to the land’s environmental capability.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(3A), (3B)

(Repealed)

(4)

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 1989.

(4A)

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 when calculating the size of the lot for the purposes of this clause.

cl 4.1: Am 2013 (650), Sch 1 [1]–[4]; 2017 (220), Sch 1 [9] [10].

4.1AAMinimum subdivision lot size for community title schemes

[Not adopted]

4.1AMinimum lot sizes for multi dwelling housing, residential flat buildings and seniors housing(1)

The objective of this clause is to achieve planned residential density in certain zones.

(2)

Development consent may be granted to development on a lot in a zone shown in Column 2 of the Table to this clause for a purpose shown in Column 1 of the Table opposite that zone, if the area of the lot is equal to or greater than the area specified for that purpose and shown in Column 3 of the Table.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Multi dwelling housing

Zone R3 Medium Density Residential

800 square metres

Residential flat building

Zone R3 Medium Density Residential

1,000 square metres

Seniors housing

Zone R2 Low Density Residential

1,000 square metres

Zone R3 Medium Density Residential

1,000 square metres

cl 4.1A: Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [11] [12].

4.1BMinimum lot size for dual occupancies(1)

The objective of this clause is to provide for housing diversity and affordability in residential zones.

(2)

Despite clause 4.1, development consent must not be granted for the erection of a dual occupancy on a lot unless—

  • (a)

    the lot is at least the minimum lot size shown on the Lot Size for Dual Occupancies Development Map in relation to that land, and

  • (b)

    in relation to a dual occupancy (detached)—the lot has at least 2 road frontages and each dwelling has a frontage to a road.

cll 4.1B, 4.1C: Ins 2017 (220), Sch 1 [13].

4.1CMinimum subdivision lot size for dual occupancies(1)

The objective of this clause is to ensure that dwellings on lots created by the subdivision of a lot on which a dual occupancy has been erected do not exceed the maximum permissible floor space ratio for the site.

(2)

Despite clauses 4.1 and 4.1B, development consent may be granted for the subdivision of land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential or Zone R3 Medium Density Residential, but only if—

  • (a)

    there is a dual occupancy on the land that was lawfully erected, and

  • (b)

    the lot size for each resulting lot will be at least 300 square metres.

cll 4.1B, 4.1C: Ins 2017 (220), Sch 1 [13].

4.2Rural subdivision

[Not applicable]

4.3Height of buildings(1)

The objectives of this clause are as follows—

  • (a)

    to establish the maximum height for buildings,

  • (b)

    to minimise the impact of overshadowing, visual impact and loss of privacy on adjoining properties and open space areas,

  • (c)

    to provide appropriate scale and intensity of development through height controls.

(2)

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.

cll 4.3, 4.4: Subst 2017 (220), Sch 1 [14].

4.4Floor space ratio(1)

The objectives of this clause are as follows—

  • (a)

    to ensure the intensity of development is compatible with the desired future character and zone objectives for the land,

  • (b)

    to limit the bulk and scale of development.

(2)

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.

cll 4.3, 4.4: Subst 2017 (220), Sch 1 [14].

4.4AExceptions to floor space ratio for residential accommodation in Zone R2(1)

The objectives of this clause are as follows—

  • (a)

    to ensure that the bulk and scale of development are compatible with the size of the lot, and

  • (b)

    to promote good residential amenity.

(2)

Despite clause 4.4 (2), the floor space ratio for residential accommodation on land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential is not to exceed the maximum floor space ratio specified in the table to this subclause.

Site area

Maximum floor space ratio

less than 650 square metres

0.55:1

less than 800 square metres but not less than 650 square metres

[(lot area − 650) × 0.3 + 357.5] ÷ lot area:1

less than 1,000 square metres but not less than 800 square metres

[(lot area − 800) × 0.2 + 402.5] ÷ lot area:1

less than 1,500 square metres but not less than 1,000 square metres

[(lot area − 1,000) × 0.15 + 442.5] ÷ lot area:1

not less than 1,500 square metres

[(lot area − 1,500) × 0.1 + 517.5] ÷ lot area:1

(3)

Despite subclause (2), the maximum floor space ratio for residential accommodation on land identified as “Area 1” on the Floor Space Ratio Map is not to exceed 0.6:1.

cl 4.4A: Ins 2017 (220), Sch 1 [14].

4.5Calculation of floor space ratio and site area(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.

(2)

The floor space ratio of buildings on a site is the ratio of the gross floor area of all buildings within the site to the site area.

(3)

In determining the site area of proposed development for the purpose of applying a floor space ratio, the site area is taken to be—

  • (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.

(4)

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)).

(5)

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.

(6)

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.

(7)

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.

(8)

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.

(9)

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.

(10)

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.

(11)

In this clause, public place has the same meaning as it has in the Local Government Act 1993.

cl 4.5: Subst 2017 (220), Sch 1 [14].

4.6Exceptions to development standards(1)

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.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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 Planning Secretary has been obtained.

(5)

In deciding whether to grant concurrence, the Planning Secretary 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 Planning Secretary before granting concurrence.

(6)

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.

Note—

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 or Zone E3 Environmental Management.

(7)

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).

(8)

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,

  • (c)

    clause 5.4.

Part 5Miscellaneous provisions5.1Relevant acquisition authority(1)

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 owner-initiated acquisition provisions).

Note—

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.

(2)

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 E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves and marked “National Park”

Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

(3)

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.

Note—

When this Plan was made it did not include Zone E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves.

5.2Classification and reclassification of public land(1)

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.

Note—

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.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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.

(5)

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).

Note—

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.

5.3Development near zone boundaries(1)

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.

(2)

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 20 metres.

(3)

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

  • (a1)

    land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential, Zone R3 Medium Density Residential, Zone R4 High Density Residential, Zone B1 Neighbourhood Centre, Zone B2 Local Centre, Zone B4 Mixed Use, Zone B6 Enterprise Corridor, Zone IN2 Light Industrial or Zone W2 Recreational Waterways, or

  • (b)

    land within the coastal zone, or

  • (c)

    land proposed to be developed for the purpose of sex services or restricted premises.

Note—

When this Plan was made it did not include Zone E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves, Zone E2 Environmental Conservation, Zone E3 Environmental Management or Zone W1 Natural Waterways.

(4)

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.

(5)

This clause does not prescribe a development standard that may be varied under this Plan.

cl 5.3: Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [15].

5.4Controls relating to miscellaneous permissible uses(1)

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.

Note—

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.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

If development for the purposes of an industrial retail outlet is permitted under this Plan, the retail floor area must not exceed—

  • (a)

    10% 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.

(5)

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.

(6)

If development for the purposes of a kiosk is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 15 square metres.

(7)

If development for the purposes of a neighbourhood shop is permitted under this Plan, the retail floor area must not exceed 80 square metres.

(7AA)

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.

(8)

If development for the purposes of a roadside stall is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 8 square metres.

(9)

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)

    13% of the total floor area of the principal dwelling.

(10)

If development for the purposes of an artisan food and drink industry is permitted under this Plan in an industrial or rural zone, the floor area used for retail sales (not including any cafe or restaurant area) must not exceed—

  • (a)

    10% of the gross floor area of the industry, or

  • (b)

    100 square metres,

whichever is the lesser.

cl 5.4: Am 2018 (406), Sch 1.74 [1] [2].

5.5Controls relating to secondary dwellings on land in a rural zone

[Not adopted]

5.6Architectural roof features(1)

The objectives of this clause are as follows—

  • (a)

    to create variety in the Kogarah skyline and urban environment,

  • (b)

    to encourage quality roof designs that contribute to the aesthetic and environmental design and performance of the building,

  • (c)

    to encourage integration of the design of the roof into the overall facade, building composition and desired contextual response,

  • (d)

    to promote architectural design excellence.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

cl 5.6: Subst 2017 (220), Sch 1 [16].

5.7Development below mean high water mark(1)

The objective of this clause is to ensure appropriate environmental assessment for development carried out on land covered by tidal waters.

(2)

Development consent is required to carry out development on any land below the mean high water mark of any body of water subject to tidal influence (including the bed of any such water).

5.8Conversion of fire alarms(1)

This clause applies to a fire alarm system that can be monitored by Fire and Rescue NSW or by a private service provider.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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.

(5)

In this clause—

private service provider means a person or body that has entered into an agreement that is in force with Fire and Rescue NSW to monitor fire alarm systems.

5.9, 5.9AA

(Repealed)

5.10Heritage conservationNote—

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.

(1)

The objectives of this clause are as follows—

  • (a)

    to conserve the environmental heritage of Kogarah,

  • (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.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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).

(5)

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.

(6)

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.

(7)

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.

(8)

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.

(9)

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.

(10)

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.

5.11Bush fire hazard reduction

Bush fire hazard reduction work authorised by the Rural Fires Act 1997 may be carried out on any land without development consent.

Note—

The Rural Fires Act 1997 also makes provision relating to the carrying out of development on bush fire prone land.

5.12Infrastructure development and use of existing buildings of the Crown(1)

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.

(2)

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.

5.13Eco-tourist facilities

[Not applicable]

5.14Siding Spring Observatory—maintaining dark sky

[Not adopted]

5.15Defence communications facility

[Not adopted]

5.16Subdivision of, or dwellings on, land in certain rural, residential or environment protection zones

[Not applicable]

5.17Artificial waterbodies in environmentally sensitive areas in areas of operation of irrigation corporations

[Not applicable]

5.18Intensive livestock agriculture(1)

The objectives of this clause are—

  • (a)

    to ensure appropriate environmental assessment of development for the purpose of intensive livestock agriculture that is permitted with consent under this Plan, and

  • (b)

    to provide for certain capacity thresholds below which development consent is not required for that development subject to certain restrictions as to location.

(2)

This clause applies if development for the purpose of intensive livestock agriculture is permitted with consent under this Plan.

(3)

In determining whether or not to grant development consent under this Plan to development for the purpose of intensive livestock agriculture, the consent authority must take the following into consideration—

  • (a)

    the adequacy of the information provided in the statement of environmental effects or (if the development is designated development) the environmental impact statement accompanying the development application,

  • (b)

    the potential for odours to adversely impact on the amenity of residences or other land uses within the vicinity of the site,

  • (c)

    the potential for the pollution of surface water and ground water,

  • (d)

    the potential for the degradation of soils,

  • (e)

    the measures proposed to mitigate any potential adverse impacts,

  • (f)

    the suitability of the site in the circumstances,

  • (g)

    whether the applicant has indicated an intention to comply with relevant industry codes of practice for the health and welfare of animals,

  • (h)

    the consistency of the proposal with, and any reasons for departing from, the environmental planning and assessment aspects of any guidelines for the establishment and operation of relevant types of intensive livestock agriculture published, and made available to the consent authority, by the Department of Primary Industries (within the Department of Industry) and approved by the Planning Secretary.

(4)

Despite any other provision of this Plan, development for the purpose of intensive livestock agriculture may be carried out without development consent if—

  • (a)

    the development is of a type specified in subclause (5), and

  • (b)

    the consent authority is satisfied that the development will not be located—

    • (i)

      in an environmentally sensitive area, or

    • (ii)

      within 100 metres of a natural watercourse, or

    • (iii)

      in a drinking water catchment, or

    • (iv)

      within 500 metres of any dwelling that is not associated with the development, or a residential zone, or

    • (v)

      if the development is a poultry farm—within 500 metres of another poultry farm.

(5)

The following types of development are specified for the purposes of subclause (4)—

  • (a)

    a cattle feedlot having a capacity to accommodate fewer than 50 head of cattle,

  • (b)

    a goat feedlot having a capacity to accommodate fewer than 200 goats,

  • (c)

    a sheep feedlot having a capacity to accommodate fewer than 200 sheep,

  • (d)

    a pig farm having a capacity to accommodate fewer than 20 breeding sows, or fewer than 200 pigs (of which fewer than 20 may be breeding sows),

  • (e)

    a dairy (restricted) having a capacity to accommodate fewer than 50 dairy cows,

  • (f)

    a poultry farm having a capacity to accommodate fewer than 1,000 birds for meat or egg production (or both).

(6)

For the avoidance of doubt, subclause (4) does not apply to development that is prohibited or that may be carried out without development consent under this or any other environmental planning instrument.

(7)

In this clause—

environmentally sensitive area has the same meaning as in clause 1.5 of State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008.

residential zone means Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots, Zone RU5 Village, Zone RU6 Transition, Zone R1 General Residential, Zone R2 Low Density Residential, Zone R3 Medium Density Residential, Zone R4 High Density Residential, Zone R5 Large Lot Residential, Zone B4 Mixed Use, Zone B6 Enterprise Corridor, Zone E3 Environmental Management or Zone E4 Environmental Living.

5.19Pond-based, tank-based and oyster aquaculture(1)

The objectives of this clause are as follows—

  • (a)

    to encourage sustainable oyster, pond-based and tank-based aquaculture in the State, namely, aquaculture development that uses, conserves and enhances the community’s resources so that the total quality of life now and in the future can be preserved and enhanced,

  • (b)

    to set out the minimum site location and operational requirements for permissible pond-based and tank-based aquaculture development.

(2)

The consent authority must not grant development consent to carry out development for the purpose of pond-based aquaculture or tank-based aquaculture unless the consent authority is satisfied of the following—

  • (a)

    that the development complies with the site location and operational requirements set out in Part 1 of Schedule 6 for the development,

  • (b)

    in the case of—

    • (i)

      pond-based aquaculture or tank-based aquaculture in Zone R1 General Residential, Zone R2 Low Density Residential or Zone R5 Large Lot Residential—that the development is for the purpose of small scale aquarium fish production, and

    • (ii)

      pond-based aquaculture in Zone E3 Environmental Management or Zone E4 Environmental Living—that the development is for the purpose of extensive aquaculture, and

    • (iii)

      tank-based aquaculture in Zone R3 Medium Density Residential, Zone E3 Environmental Management or Zone E4 Environmental Living—that the development is for the purpose of small scale aquarium fish production, and

    • (iv)

      pond-based aquaculture or tank-based aquaculture in Zone W1 Natural Waterways, Zone W2 Recreational Waterways or Zone W3 Working Waterways—that the development will use waterways to source water.

(3)

The requirements set out in Part 1 of Schedule 6 are minimum requirements and do not limit the matters a consent authority is required to take into consideration under the Act or the conditions that it may impose on any development consent.

(4)

Development for the purpose of pond-based aquaculture, that is also extensive aquaculture, may be carried out without development consent if—

  • (a)

    the development is carried out in Zone RU1 Primary Production, Zone RU2 Rural Landscape, Zone RU3 Forestry, Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots or Zone RU6 Transition, and

  • (b)

    the development complies with the site location requirements and operational requirements set out in Part 2 of Schedule 6.

(5)

In determining a development application for development for the purpose of oyster aquaculture, the consent authority must consider—

  • (a)

    any provisions of any aquaculture industry development plan that are relevant to the subject of the development application, and

  • (b)

    the NSW Oyster Industry Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy.

(6)

Development for the purpose of oyster aquaculture may be carried out without development consent—

  • (a)

    on land that is wholly within a priority oyster aquaculture area, or

  • (b)

    on land that is partly within and partly outside a priority oyster aquaculture area, but only if the land outside the area is no more than 0.1 hectare in area.

(7)

In this clause—

aquaculture industry development plan means an aquaculture industry development plan published under Part 6 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.

extensive aquaculture has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Regulation 2017.

NSW Oyster Industry Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy means the third edition of the publication of that title, as published in 2016 by the Department of Primary Industries (within the Department of Industry).

priority oyster aquaculture area means an area identified as a priority oyster aquaculture area on a map referred to in Chapter 5.3 of the NSW Oyster Industry Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy, being a map a copy of which is held in the head office of the Department of Primary Industries (within the Department of Industry) and published on that Department’s website.

5.20Standards that cannot be used to refuse consent—playing and performing music(1)

The consent authority must not refuse consent to development in relation to licensed premises on the following grounds—

  • (a)

    the playing or performance of music, including the following—

    • (i)

      the genre of music played or performed, or

    • (ii)

      whether the music played or performed is live or amplified, or

    • (iii)

      whether the music played or performed is original music, or

    • (iv)

      the number of musicians or live entertainment acts playing or performing, or

    • (v)

      the type of instruments played,

  • (b)

    whether dancing occurs,

  • (c)

    the presence or use of a dance floor or another area ordinarily used for dancing,

  • (d)

    the direction in which a stage for players or performers faces,

  • (e)

    the decorations to be used, including, for example, mirror balls, or lighting used by players or performers.

(2)

The consent authority must not refuse consent to development in relation to licensed premises on the grounds of noise caused by the playing or performance of music, if the consent authority is satisfied the noise may be managed and minimised to an acceptable level.

(3)

In this clause—

licensed premises has the same meaning as in the Liquor Act 2007.

5.21Flood planning(1)

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 flood function and behaviour on the land, taking into account projected changes as a result of climate change,

  • (c)

    to avoid adverse or cumulative impacts on flood behaviour and the environment,

  • (d)

    to enable the safe occupation and efficient evacuation of people in the event of a flood.

(2)

Development consent must not be granted to development on land the consent authority considers to be within the flood planning area unless the consent authority is satisfied the development—

  • (a)

    is compatible with the flood function and behaviour on the land, and

  • (b)

    will not adversely affect flood behaviour in a way that results in detrimental increases in the potential flood affectation of other development or properties, and

  • (c)

    will not adversely affect the safe occupation and efficient evacuation of people or exceed the capacity of existing evacuation routes for the surrounding area in the event of a flood, and

  • (d)

    incorporates appropriate measures to manage risk to life in the event of a flood, and

  • (e)

    will not adversely affect the environment or cause avoidable erosion, siltation, destruction of riparian vegetation or a reduction in the stability of river banks or watercourses.

(3)

In deciding whether to grant development consent on land to which this clause applies, the consent authority must consider the following matters—

  • (a)

    the impact of the development on projected changes to flood behaviour as a result of climate change,

  • (b)

    the intended design and scale of buildings resulting from the development,

  • (c)

    whether the development incorporates measures to minimise the risk to life and ensure the safe evacuation of people in the event of a flood,

  • (d)

    the potential to modify, relocate or remove buildings resulting from development if the surrounding area is impacted by flooding or coastal erosion.

(4)

A word or expression used in this clause has the same meaning as it has in the Considering Flooding in Land Use Planning Guideline unless it is otherwise defined in this clause.

(5)

In this clause—

Considering Flooding in Land Use Planning Guideline means the Considering Flooding in Land Use Planning Guideline published on the Department’s website on 14 July 2021.

flood planning area has the same meaning as it has in the Floodplain Development Manual.

Floodplain Development Manual means the Floodplain Development Manual(ISBN 0 7347 5476 0) published by the NSW Government in April 2005.

5.22Special flood considerations

[Not adopted]

Part 6Additional local provisions6.1Acid sulfate soils(1)

The objective of this clause is to ensure that development does not disturb, expose or drain acid sulfate soils and cause environmental damage.

(2)

Development consent is required for the carrying out of works described in the Table to this subclause on land shown on the Acid Sulfate Soils Map as being of the class specified for those works.

Class of land

Works

1

Any works.

2

Works below the natural ground surface.

Works by which the watertable is likely to be lowered.

3

Works more than 1 metre below the natural ground surface.

Works by which the watertable is likely to be lowered more than 1 metre below the natural ground surface.

4

Works more than 2 metres below the natural ground surface.

Works by which the watertable is likely to be lowered more than 2 metres below the natural ground surface.

5

Works within 100 metres of adjacent Class 2, 3 or 4 land that is below 5 metres Australian Height Datum and by which the watertable is likely to be lowered below 1 metre Australian Height Datum on adjacent Class 2, 3 or 4 land.

(3)

Development consent must not be granted under this clause for the carrying out of works unless an acid sulfate soils management plan has been prepared for the proposed works in accordance with the Acid Sulfate Soils Manual and has been provided to the consent authority.

(4)

Despite subclause (2), development consent is not required under this clause for the carrying out of works if—

  • (a)

    a preliminary assessment of the proposed works prepared in accordance with the Acid Sulfate Soils Manual indicates that an acid sulfate soils management plan is not required for the works, and

  • (b)

    the preliminary assessment has been provided to the consent authority and the consent authority has confirmed the assessment by notice in writing to the person proposing to carry out the works.

(5)

Despite subclause (2), development consent is not required under this clause for the carrying out of any of the following works by a public authority (including ancillary work such as excavation, construction of access ways or the supply of power)—

  • (a)

    emergency work, being the repair or replacement of the works of the public authority, required to be carried out urgently because the works have been damaged, have ceased to function or pose a risk to the environment or to public health and safety,

sawmill or log processing works means a building or place used for handling, cutting, chipping, pulping or otherwise processing logs, baulks, branches or stumps, principally derived from surrounding districts, into timber or other products derived from wood.

Note—

Sawmill or log processing works are a type of rural industry—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

school means a government school or non-government school within the meaning of the Education Act 1990.

Note—

Schools are a type of educational establishment—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

school-based child care means a building or place within a school that is used to provide out-of-school-hours care (including vacation care) for school children only.

Note—

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.

secondary dwelling means a self-contained dwelling that—

  • (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.

Note—

See clause 5.4 for controls relating to the total floor area of secondary dwellings.

Secondary dwellings are a type of residential accommodation—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

self-storage units means premises that consist of individual enclosed compartments for storing goods or materials (other than hazardous or offensive goods or materials).

Note—

Self-storage units are a type of storage premises—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

semi-detached dwelling means a dwelling that is on its own lot of land and is attached to only one other dwelling.

Note—

Semi-detached dwellings are a type of residential accommodation—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

seniors housing means a building or place that is—

  • (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.

Note—

Seniors housing is a type of residential accommodation—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

service station means a building or place used for the sale by retail of fuels and lubricants for motor vehicles, whether or not the building or place is also used for any one or more of the following—

  • (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 apartment means a building (or part of a building) providing self-contained accommodation to tourists or visitors on a commercial basis and that is regularly serviced or cleaned by the owner or manager of the building or part of the building or the owner’s or manager’s agents.

Note—

Serviced apartments are a type of tourist and visitor accommodation—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

sewage reticulation system means a building or place used for the collection and transfer of sewage to a sewage treatment plant or water recycling facility for treatment, or transfer of the treated waste for use or disposal, including associated—

  • (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.

Note—

Sewage reticulation systems are a type of sewerage system—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

sewage treatment plant means a building or place used for the treatment and disposal of sewage, whether or not the facility supplies recycled water for use as an alternative water supply.

Note—

Sewage treatment plants are a type of sewerage system—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

sewerage system means any of the following—

  • (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).

sex services means sexual acts or sexual services in exchange for payment.

sex services premises means a brothel, but does not include home occupation (sex services).

shop means premises that sell merchandise such as groceries, personal care products, clothing, music, homewares, stationery, electrical goods or the like or that hire any such merchandise, and includes a neighbourhood shop and neighbourhood supermarket, but does not include food and drink premises or restricted premises.

Note—

Shops are a type of retail premises—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

shop top housing means one or more dwellings located above ground floor retail premises or business premises.

Note—

Shop top housing is a type of residential accommodation—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

signage means any sign, notice, device, representation or advertisement that advertises or promotes any goods, services or events and any structure or vessel that is principally designed for, or that is used for, the display of signage, and includes any of the following—

  • (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.

site area means the area of any land on which development is or is to be carried out. The land may include the whole or part of one lot, or more than one lot if they are contiguous to each other, but does not include the area of any land on which development is not permitted to be carried out under this Plan.

Note—

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.

site coverage means the proportion of a site area covered by buildings. However, the following are not included for the purpose of calculating site coverage—

  • (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 bar means a small bar within the meaning of the Liquor Act 2007.

Note—

Small bars are a type of food and drink premises—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

spa pool has the same meaning as in the Swimming Pools Act 1992.

Note—

The term is defined to include any excavation, structure or vessel in the nature of a spa pool, flotation tank, tub or the like.

specialised retail premises means a building or place the principal purpose of which is the sale, hire or display of goods that are of a size, weight or quantity, that requires—

  • (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.

Note—

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 retail premises—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

stock and sale yard means a building or place that is used on a commercial basis for the purpose of offering livestock or poultry for sale and that may be used for the short-term storage and watering of stock.

Note—

Stock and sale yards are a type of rural industry—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

storage premises means a building or place used for the storage of goods, materials, plant or machinery for commercial purposes and where the storage is not ancillary to any industry, business premises or retail premises on the same parcel of land, and includes self-storage units, but does not include a heavy industrial storage establishment or a warehouse or distribution centre.

storey means a space within a building that is situated between one floor level and the floor level next above, or if there is no floor above, the ceiling or roof above, but does not include—

  • (a)

    a space that contains only a lift shaft, stairway or meter room, or

  • (b)

    a mezzanine, or

  • (c)

    an attic.

swimming pool has the same meaning as in the Swimming Pools Act 1992.

Note—

The term is defined as follows—

swimming pool means an excavation, structure or vessel—

  • (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 means premises that are predominantly used for the preparation and retail sale of food or drink (or both) for immediate consumption away from the premises.

Note—

Take away food and drink premises are a type of food and drink premises—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

tank-based aquaculture means aquaculture undertaken exclusively in tanks, but not including natural water-based aquaculture.

Note—

Tank-based aquaculture is a type of aquaculture—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary. Typical tank-based aquaculture is the tank culture of barramundi or abalone.

telecommunications facility means—

  • (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.

telecommunications network means a system, or series of systems, that carries, or is capable of carrying, communications by means of guided or unguided electromagnetic energy, or both.

temporary structure has the same meaning as in the Act.

Note—

The term is defined as follows—

temporary structure includes a booth, tent or other temporary enclosure (whether or not part of the booth, tent or enclosure is permanent), and also includes a mobile structure.

the Act means the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

timber yard means a building or place the principal purpose of which is the sale of sawn, dressed or treated timber, wood fibre boards or similar timber products. It may include the cutting of such timber, boards or products to order and the sale of hardware, paint, tools and materials used in conjunction with the use and treatment of timber.

Note—

Timber yards are a type of retail premises—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

tourist and visitor accommodation means a building or place that provides temporary or short-term accommodation on a commercial basis, and includes any of the following—

  • (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.

transport depot means a building or place used for the parking or servicing of motor powered or motor drawn vehicles used in connection with a business, industry, shop or passenger or freight transport undertaking.

truck depot means a building or place used for the servicing and parking of trucks, earthmoving machinery and the like.

turf farming means the commercial cultivation of turf for sale and the removal of turf for that purpose.

Note—

Turf farming is a type of intensive plant agriculture—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

underground mining means—

  • (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 body repair workshop means a building or place used for the repair of vehicles or agricultural machinery, involving body building, panel building, panel beating, spray painting or chassis restoration.

vehicle repair station means a building or place used for the purpose of carrying out repairs to, or the selling and fitting of accessories to, vehicles or agricultural machinery, but does not include a vehicle body repair workshop or vehicle sales or hire premises.

vehicle sales or hire premises means a building or place used for the display, sale or hire of motor vehicles, caravans, boats, trailers, agricultural machinery and the like, whether or not accessories are sold or displayed there.

Note—

Vehicle sales or hire premises are a type of retail premises—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

veterinary hospital means a building or place used for diagnosing or surgically or medically treating animals, whether or not animals are kept on the premises for the purpose of treatment.

viticulture means the cultivation of grapes for use in the commercial production of fresh or dried fruit or wine.

Note—

Viticulture is a type of intensive plant agriculture—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

warehouse or distribution centre means a building or place used mainly or exclusively for storing or handling items (whether goods or materials) pending their sale, but from which no retail sales are made, and includes local distribution premises.

waste disposal facility means a building or place used for the disposal of waste by landfill, incineration or other means, including such works or activities as recycling, resource recovery and other resource management activities, energy generation from gases, leachate management, odour control and the winning of extractive material to generate a void for disposal of waste or to cover waste after its disposal.

Note—

Waste disposal facilities are a type of waste or resource management facility—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

waste or resource management facility means any of the following—

  • (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 station means a building or place used for the collection and transfer of waste material or resources, including the receipt, sorting, compacting, temporary storage and distribution of waste or resources and the loading or unloading of waste or resources onto or from road or rail transport.

Note—

Waste or resource transfer stations are a type of waste or resource management facility—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

water recreation structure means a structure used primarily for recreational purposes that has a direct structural connection between the shore and the waterway, and may include a pier, wharf, jetty or boat launching ramp.

water recycling facility means a building or place used for the treatment of sewage effluent, stormwater or waste water for use as an alternative supply to mains water, groundwater or river water (including, in particular, sewer mining works), whether the facility stands alone or is associated with other development, and includes associated—

  • (a)

    retention structures, and

  • (b)

    treatment works, and

  • (c)

    irrigation schemes.

Note—

Water recycling facilities are a type of sewerage system—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

water reticulation system means a building or place used for the transport of water, including pipes, tunnels, canals, pumping stations, related electricity infrastructure and dosing facilities.

Note—

Water reticulation systems are a type of water supply system—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

water storage facility means a dam, weir or reservoir for the collection and storage of water, and includes associated monitoring or gauging equipment.

Note—

Water storage facilities are a type of water supply system—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

water supply system means any of the following—

  • (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 facility means a building or place used for the treatment of water (such as a desalination plant or a recycled or reclaimed water plant) whether the water produced is potable or not, and includes residuals treatment, storage and disposal facilities, but does not include a water recycling facility.

Note—

Water treatment facilities are a type of water supply system—see the definition of that term in this Dictionary.

waterbody means a waterbody (artificial) or waterbody (natural).

waterbody (artificial) or artificial waterbody means an artificial body of water, including any constructed waterway, canal, inlet, bay, channel, dam, pond, lake or artificial wetland, but does not include a dry detention basin or other stormwater management construction that is only intended to hold water intermittently.

waterbody (natural) or natural waterbody means a natural body of water, whether perennial or intermittent, fresh, brackish or saline, the course of which may have been artificially modified or diverted onto a new course, and includes a river, creek, stream, lake, lagoon, natural wetland, estuary, bay, inlet or tidal waters (including the sea).

watercourse means any river, creek, stream or chain of ponds, whether artificially modified or not, in which water usually flows, either continuously or intermittently, in a defined bed or channel, but does not include a waterbody (artificial).

waterway means the whole or any part of a watercourse, wetland, waterbody (artificial) or waterbody (natural).

wetland means—

  • (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.

wharf or boating facilities means a wharf or any of the following facilities associated with a wharf or boating that are not port facilities—

  • (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.

wholesale supplies means a building or place used for the display, sale or hire of goods or materials by wholesale only to businesses that have an Australian Business Number registered under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth.

Dictionary: Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [32]–[34]; 2021 (225), Sch 1.

Historical notesTable of amending instruments

Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012 (2013-26). LW 25.1.2013. Date of commencement, 14 days after publication on LW, cl 1.1AA. This Plan has been amended as follows—

2013

No 5

Liquor Amendment (Small Bars) Act 2013. Assented to 19.3.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (292) LW 21.6.2013.

No 47

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013. Assented to 25.6.2013.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.17, 5.7.2013, sec 2 (1).

(650)

Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amendment No 1). LW 22.11.2013.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

No 111

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2013. Assented to 3.12.2013.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.27, 10.1.2014, Sch 3.27.

2014

No 33

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. Assented to 24.6.2014.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.36, 14.7.2014, Sch 2.36.

(513)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment Order 2014. LW 15.8.2014.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

2015

No 15

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015. Assented to 29.6.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.7.2015, sec 2 (3).

2016

(43)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Maps) Order 2016. LW 27.1.2016.

Date of commencement, 27.1.2016, cl 2.

(126)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment Order 2016. LW 11.3.2016.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(309)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Observatory and Defence Facility) Order 2016. LW 10.6.2016.

Date of commencement, 56 days after publication on LW, cl 2.

2017

(220)

Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amendment No 2). LW 26.5.2017.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(453)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Vegetation) Order 2017. LW 25.8.2017.

Date of commencement, 25.8.2017, cl 2.

(492)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Child Care) Order 2017. LW 1.9.2017.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(493)

State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Child Care) 2017. LW 1.9.2017.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

2018

(73)

Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amendment No 3). LW 2.3.2018.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(105)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Coastal Management) Order 2018. LW 23.3.2018.

Date of commencement, 3.4.2018, cl 2.

(154)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Minimum Subdivision Lot Size) Order 2018. LW 20.4.2018.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

No 40

Forestry Legislation Amendment Act 2018. Assented to 27.6.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.12, 9.11.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (620) LW 9.11.2018.

(404)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Artisan Food and Drink Industries) Order 2018. LW 27.7.2018.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(405)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Garden Centres) Order 2018. LW 27.7.2018.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(406)

State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Artisan Food and Drink Industries) 2018. LW 27.7.2018

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(477)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Land Use Terms) Order 2018. LW 29.8.2018.

Date of commencement, 31.8.2018, cl 2.

(488)

State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Land Use Terms) 2018. LW 29.8.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.1, 31.8.2018, cl 2 (1).

No 46

Children (Education and Care Services) Supplementary Provisions Amendment Act 2018. Assented to 27.9.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 31.10.2019, sec 2(1) and 2019 (200) LW 24.5.2019.

(717)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Greater Sydney Commission) Order 2018. LW 7.12.2018.

Date of commencement, 10.12.2018, cl 2.

2019

(133)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Primary Production and Rural Development) Order 2019. LW 28.2.2019.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(137)

State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development) 2019. LW 28.2.2019.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(598)

Georges River Local Environmental Plan Amendment (Miscellaneous) 2019. LW 6.12.2019.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

(620)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment Order 2019. LW 13.12.2019.

Date of commencement, 15.1.2020, cl 2.

(621)

State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Miscellaneous) 2019. LW 13.12.2019.

Date of commencement of Schs 3 and 5, 15.1.2020, cl 2(1).

2020

(155)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Energy Storage Technology) Order 2020. LW 17.4.2020.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

No 30

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020.

Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 4, 22.1.2021, sec 2(4).

(636)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Definitions) Order 2020. LW 28.10.2020.

Date of commencement, 28.10.2020, cl 2.

No 40

Liquor Amendment (Night-time Economy) Act 2020. Assented to 27.11.2020.

Date of commencement of Schs 4.6 and 7, 11.12.2020, sec 2(1) and 2020 (713) LW 11.12.2020.

(762)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Secondary Dwellings) Order 2020. LW 18.12.2020.

Date of commencement, 1.2.2021, cl 2.

2021

(225)

State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Flood Planning) 2021. LW 14.5.2021.

Date of commencement, 14.7.2021, cl 2.

(226)

Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Flood Planning) Order 2021. LW 14.5.2021.

Date of commencement, 14.7.2021, cl 2.

Table of amendments

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 2017 (220), Sch 1 [1]; 2019 (598), Sch 1.2[1]; 2019 (621), Sch 5[1].

Cl 1.9A

Am 2019 (621), Sch 5[2]–[4].

Cl 2.1

Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [2].

Land Use Table

Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [3]–[8]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 [1] [2]; 2018 (488), Sch 1.1 [1]; 2019 (137), Sch 6 [1]; 2019 (621), Sch 3.

Cl 4.1

Am 2013 (650), Sch 1 [1]–[4]; 2017 (220), Sch 1 [9] [10].

Cl 4.1A

Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [11] [12].

Cll 4.1B, 4.1C

Ins 2017 (220), Sch 1 [13].

Cll 4.3, 4.4

Subst 2017 (220), Sch 1 [14].

Cl 4.4A

Ins 2017 (220), Sch 1 [14].

Cl 4.5

Subst 2017 (220), Sch 1 [14].

Cl 5.3

Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [15].

Cl 5.4

Am 2018 (406), Sch 1.74 [1] [2].

Cl 5.6

Subst 2017 (220), Sch 1 [16].

Cl 6.3

Rep 2021 (225), Sch 1.

Cl 6.4

Am 2013 (650), Sch 1 [5].

Cl 6.5

Subst 2017 (220), Sch 1 [17].

Cl 6.7

Am 2013 (650), Sch 1 [6]; 2017 (220), Sch 1 [18]–[20].

Cll 6.8, 6.9

Ins 2017 (220), Sch 1 [21].

Sch 1

Am 2013 (650), Sch 1 [7]–[14]; 2017 (220), Sch 1 [22]–[28]; 2018 (73), cl 5; 2019 (598), Sch 1.2[2] [3].

Sch 2

Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [29].

Sch 4

Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [30].

Sch 5

Am 2013 No 47, Sch 2.17; 2013 (650), Sch 1 [15]; 2017 (220), Sch 1 [31].

Dictionary

Am 2017 (220), Sch 1 [32]–[34]; 2021 (225), Sch 1.

Maps

Am 2013 (650), cl 4; 2017 (220), cl 4; 2018 (73), cl 4. Entries discontinued from July 2021 when responsibility for map updates moved to Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.

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