New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 2.52

2.52 Development standards

(1) The standards specified for that development are that the development must--

(aa) not be an alteration to a food preparation area in food and drink premises, and

(a) if it is the replacement or renovation of a deteriorated frame member--be of equivalent or improved quality materials, and

(b) not include a change to the configuration of a room, whether by removal of an existing wall, partition or other means, and

(c) not cause reduced window arrangements for light and ventilation needs, reduce the size of a doorway or involve the enclosure of an open area, and

(d) not affect the load bearing capacity (whether vertical or horizontal) of a building, and

(e) not include a change to the fire resisting components of, or interfere with the entry to, or exit from, or the fire safety measures contained within, a building, and

(e1) if it is the installation of a partition, work station or counter--

(i) comply with the requirements set out in the Building Code of Australia , Volume 1, D2D5, and

(ii) if located beneath a fire sprinkler--not be higher than 1.5m, and

(f) if it is the installation of new or replacement insulation material in a dwelling, it must be in accordance with the ABCB Housing Provisions Standard , Part 13.2, and

(g) not affect an existing awning, or more than 25% of the gross floor area of an existing building to which an awning is attached, unless the awning complies with the requirements set out in the Building Code of Australia , Volume 1, B1P1 and B1P2.

(2) In this clause--

"ABCB Housing Provisions Standard" means the Housing Provisions Standard published by the Australian Building Codes Board in 2022.