New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 3B.15

3B.15 Minimum landscaped area

(1) The minimum landscaped area that must be provided is 50% of the parent lot area minus 100m 2.

(2) At least 25% of the area of the lot forward of the building line must be landscaped.

(2A) At least 50% of the area required to be landscaped under subclause (1) must be located behind the building line.

(3) Each landscaped area must have--

(a) a minimum width of 1.5m, and

(b) a minimum length of 1.5m.

(4) Principal private open space must be provided for each dwelling that--

(a) is at least 16m 2, and

(b) is at least 3m wide.

(5) This clause does not apply to complying development that is the alteration of, or addition to, a dual occupancy or attached development if the development does not--

(a) increase the footprint of the dual occupancy or attached development, or

(b) decrease the landscaped area on the lot, or

(c) decrease the principal private open space for a dwelling.

Note 1 :
"Building line" and
"principal private open space" are defined in clause 1.5.

Note 2 :
"Landscaped area" has the same meaning as it has in the Standard Instrument.