New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 2.6

2.6 Development standards

(1) The standards specified for that development, if for residential uses only, are that the development must--

(a) not be located on the wall or roof of a building that faces the primary road, or forward of the building line to the primary road, and

(b) be located at least 450mm from each lot boundary, and

(c) subject to paragraph (g), be attached to the external wall of a building or ground mounted, and

(d) be not higher than 1.8m above ground level (existing), and

(e) not involve work that reduces the structural integrity of the building, and

(f) not reduce the existing fire resistance level of a wall, and

(f1) be designed so as not to operate--

(i) during peak time--at a noise level that exceeds 5 dB(A) above the ambient background noise level measured at any property boundary, or

(ii) during off peak time--at a noise level that is audible in habitable rooms of adjoining residences, and

(g) if it is constructed or installed on or in a heritage item or a draft heritage item--be ground mounted, and

(h) if it is constructed or installed on or in a heritage item or a draft heritage item or in a heritage conservation area or a draft heritage conservation area--be installed at or behind the rear building line.

(1A) The standards specified for that development, if for purposes other than residential uses only, are that the development must--

(a) not be located on the wall or roof of a building that faces the primary road, or forward of the building line to the primary road, and

(b) not be built into any external wall unless the development is more than 3m from each side and rear boundary and 6m from any other building on the lot, and

(c) not involve work that reduces the structural integrity of the building, and

(d) not reduce the existing fire resistance level of a wall or roof, and

(d1) be designed so as not to operate--

(i) during peak time--at a noise level that is more than 5 dB(A) above the ambient background noise level measured at any property boundary, or

(ii) during off peak time--at a noise level that is audible in habitable rooms of adjoining residences, and

(e) if it is constructed or installed on or in a heritage item or draft heritage item--not be wall mounted, and

(f) if it is constructed or installed in a heritage conservation area or a draft heritage conservation area--be located behind the building line of any road frontage.

(2) Any opening created by the construction or installation of the development must be adequately waterproofed.

Note : For further information about noise control see the Noise Guide for Local Government (ISBN 978 1 74232 942 0) published by the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW in October 2010.