New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

SYDNEY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2012

- Made under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
- As at 13 August 2020
- Reg 628 of 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.1.    Name of Plan
   1.1AA.  Commencement
   1.2.    Aims of Plan
   1.3.    Land to which Plan applies
   1.4.    Definitions
   1.5.    Notes
   1.6.    Consent authority
   1.7.    Maps
   1.8.    Repeal of planning instruments applying to land
   1.8A.   Savings provisions relating to development applications
   1.9.    Application of SEPPs
   1.9A.   Suspension of covenants, agreements and instruments

   PART 2 - PERMITTED OR PROHIBITED DEVELOPMENT

   2.1.    Land use zones
   2.2.    Zoning of land to which Plan applies
   2.3.    Zone objectives and Land Use Table
   2.4.    Unzoned land
   2.5.    Additional permitted uses for particular land
   2.6.    Subdivision--consent requirements
   2.7.    Demolition requires development consent
   2.8.    Temporary use of land
           Land Use Table
           Note
           Zone R1. General Residential
           Zone R2. Low Density Residential
           Zone B1. Neighbourhood Centre
           Zone B2. Local Centre
           Zone B3. Commercial Core
           Zone B4. Mixed Use
           Zone B5. Business Development
           Zone B6. Enterprise Corridor
           Zone B7. Business Park
           Zone B8. Metropolitan Centre
           Zone IN1. General Industrial
           Zone SP1. Special Activities
           Zone SP2. Infrastructure
           Zone RE1. Public Recreation

   PART 3 - EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT

   3.1.    Exempt development
   3.2.    Complying development
   3.3.    Environmentally sensitive areas excluded

   PART 4 - PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

   4.1.    Minimum subdivision lot size
   4.2.    Rural subdivision
   4.3.    Height of buildings
   4.4.    Floor space ratio
   4.5.    Calculation of floor space ratio and site area
   4.5A.   Balconies on certain residential flat buildings
   4.6.    Exceptions to development standards

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   5.1.    Relevant acquisition authority
   5.1A.   Development on land intended to be acquired for public purposes
   5.2.    Classification and reclassification of public land
   5.3.    Development near zone boundaries
   5.3A.   Development below ground level in Zone RE1
   5.4.    Controls relating to miscellaneous permissible uses
   5.5.    (Repealed)
   5.6.    Architectural roof features
   5.7.    Development below mean high water mark
   5.8.    Conversion of fire alarms
   5.9.    5.9AA. (Repealed)
   5.10.   Heritage conservation
   5.11.   Bush fire hazard reduction
   5.12.   Infrastructure development and use of existing buildings of the Crown
   5.13.   Eco-tourist facilities
   5.14.   Siding Spring Observatory--maintaining dark sky
   5.15.   Defence communications facility
   5.16.   Subdivision of, or dwellings on, land in certain rural, residential or environment protection zones
   5.17.   Artificial waterbodies in environmentally sensitive areas in areas of operation of irrigation corporations
   5.18.   Intensive livestock agriculture
   5.19.   Pond-based, tank-based and oyster aquaculture

   PART 6 - LOCAL PROVISIONS--HEIGHT AND FLOOR SPACE

           Division 1 - Floor space in Central Sydney

              Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

   6.1.    Objective of Division
   6.2.    Definitions
   6.3.    Additional floor space in Central Sydney

              Subdivision 2 - Types of additional floor space

   6.4.    Accommodation floor space
   6.5.    Car parking reduction floor space
   6.6.    End of journey floor space
   6.7.    Entertainment and club floor space
   6.8.    Lanes development floor space
   6.9.    Opportunity site floor space

              Subdivision 3 - Heritage floor space

   6.10.   Heritage floor space
   6.11.   Utilisation of certain additional floor space requires allocation of heritage floor space
   6.11A.  Temporary alternative heritage arrangements in relation to allocation of heritage floor space

           Division 2 - Additional floor space outside Central Sydney

   6.12.   Additional floor space outside Central Sydney
   6.13.   End of journey floor space
   6.14.   Community infrastructure floor space at Green Square
   6.15.   6.15A. (Renumbered)

           Division 3 - Height of buildings and overshadowing

   6.16.   Erection of tall buildings in Central Sydney
   6.17.   Sun access planes
   6.18.   Exceptions to sun access planes
   6.19.   Overshadowing of certain public places
   6.20.   (Renumbered)
   6.20A.  (Renumbered)

           Division 4 - Design excellence

   6.21.   Design excellence

           Division 5 - Site specific provisions

   6.22.   Caritas site
   6.23.   87 Bay Street, Glebe--floor space
   6.24.   87 Bay Street, Glebe--building height
   6.25.   APDG block
   6.26.   AMP Circular Quay precinct
   6.27.   Lachlan Precinct, Waterloo
   6.28.   Development on certain land in Zone B6 Enterprise Corridor
   6.29.   58-60 Martin Place, Sydney
   6.30.   904 Bourke Street, Zetland--floor space
   6.31.   65-79 Sussex Street, Sydney
   6.32.   505-523 George Street--building height and floor space
   6.33.   230-238 Sussex Street, Sydney
   6.34.   51-55 Missenden Road, Camperdown--floor space
   6.35.   45 Murray Street, Pyrmont
   6.36.   12-20 Rosebery Avenue, 22-40 Rosebery Avenue and 108 Dalmeny Avenue, Rosebery
   6.37.   296-298 Botany Road and 284 Wyndham Street, Alexandria
   6.38.   Certain land in vicinity of Martin Place, Sydney
   6.39.   Surry Hills Shopping Village
   6.40.   2-32 Junction Street, Forest Lodge
   6.41.   7-15 Randle Street, Surry Hills
   6.42.   102-106 Dunning Avenue, Rosebery
   6.43.   Danks Street South Precinct
   6.44.   4-6 Bligh Street, Sydney
   6.45.   Waterloo Metro Quarter--general
   6.46.   Waterloo Metro Quarter--State public infrastructure
   6.47.   Millers Point heritage conservation area
   6.48.   225-279 Broadway, Glebe--floor space
   6.49.   12-22 Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery
   6.50.   24 Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery
   6.51.   72-84 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills
   6.52.   1-11 Oxford Street, Paddington
   6.53.   Western Gateway Sub-precinct

   PART 7 - LOCAL PROVISIONS--GENERAL

           Division 1 - Car parking ancillary to other development

   7.1.    Objectives and application of Division
   7.2.    Interpretation
   7.3.    Car parking spaces not to exceed maximum set out in this Division
   7.4.    Dwelling houses, attached dwellings and semi-detached dwellings
   7.5.    Residential flat buildings, dual occupancies and multi dwelling housing
   7.6.    Office premises and business premises
   7.7.    Retail premises
   7.8.    Industry and warehouse or distribution centres
   7.9.    Other land uses

           Division 2 - Foreshore development

   7.10.   Foreshore building line
   7.11.   Development on the foreshore must ensure access
   7.12.   Development between Elizabeth Bay House and the foreshore

           Division 3 - Affordable housing

   7.13.   Contribution for purpose of affordable housing
   7.13A.  Affordable housing in Zone B7

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous

   7.14.   Acid Sulfate Soils
   7.15.   Flood planning
   7.16.   Airspace operations
   7.17.   Development in areas subject to aircraft noise
   7.18.   Car parks
   7.19.   Demolition must not result in long term adverse visual impact
   7.20.   Development requiring or authorising preparation of a development control plan
   7.21.   Location of sex services premises
   7.22.   Use of existing non-residential buildings that were shops or pubs in Zone R1
   7.22A.  Use of other existing non-residential buildings in Zone R1
   7.23.   Large retail development outside of Green Square Town Centre and other planned centres
   7.24.   Development near Cross City Tunnel ventilation stack
   7.25.   Sustainable transport on southern employment land
   7.26.   Public art
   7.27.   Active street frontages
   7.28.   Serviced apartments
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