New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 3.28

3.28 Development standards for swimming pools

(1) A swimming pool must be for private use and associated with a dwelling house.

(2) Water from a swimming pool must be discharged in accordance with an approval under the Local Government Act 1993 if the lot is not connected to a sewer main.

(3) The pump must be--

(a) housed in a soundproofed enclosure, and

(b) located more than 450mm from each lot boundary.

Note--: See the regulations under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 for offences relating to the use of pumps on residential premises.

(3A) A heat pump water heater must be designed so as not to operate--

(a) 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, and

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

(4) Height of coping and decking Coping around a swimming pool must not be more than--

(a) 1.4m above ground level (existing), and

(b) 300mm wide if the coping is more than 600mm above ground level (existing).

(5) Decking around a swimming pool must not be more than 600mm above ground level (existing).

(6) A swimming pool must be located behind the building line of the dwelling house.

(7) The swimming pool water line must have a setback of at least 1m from a side or rear boundary.

(7A) The minimum setback for a swimming pool from a secondary road is the setback of the dwelling house from the secondary road.

(8) Heritage conservation areas Despite subclauses (6) and (7), if the swimming pool is being constructed in a heritage conservation area or a draft heritage conservation area the swimming pool must be located--

(a) behind the building line of the dwelling house that is adjacent to the rear boundary of the lot, and

(b) no closer to each side boundary than the dwelling house.

Note 1 :
"Building line" ,
"dwelling house" ,
"heritage conservation area" and
"setback" are defined in clause 1.5.

Note 2 :
"Ground level (existing)" and
"landscaped area" have the same meanings as they have in the Standard Instrument.

Note 3 : A child-resistant barrier must be constructed or installed in accordance with the requirements of the Swimming Pools Act 1992 .

Note 4 : Requirements relating to excavation for the purposes of a swimming pool are set out in clause 3.30.