Land
Use Table
Note—
A type of development referred to in the Land Use
Table is a reference to that type of development only to the extent it is not
regulated by an applicable State environmental planning policy. The following
State environmental planning policies in particular may be relevant to
development on land to which this Plan applies:
State
Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing)
2009 (including provision for secondary
dwellings)
State
Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a
Disability) 2004
State
Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure)
2007—relating to infrastructure facilities such as
those that comprise, or are for, air transport, correction, education,
electricity generating works and solar energy systems, health services, ports,
railways, roads, waste management and water supply systems
State
Environmental Planning Policy (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive
Industries) 2007
State
Environmental Planning Policy (Rural Lands)
2008
State
Environmental Planning Policy No 33—Hazardous and Offensive
Development
State
Environmental Planning Policy No 50—Canal Estate
Development
State
Environmental Planning Policy No 62—Sustainable
Aquaculture
State
Environmental Planning Policy No 64—Advertising and
Signage
Zone RU4Primary Production Small
Lots
1Objectives of
zone
•
To enable sustainable primary industry and other
compatible land uses.
•
To encourage and promote diversity and employment
opportunities in relation to primary industry enterprises, particularly those
that require smaller lots or that are more intensive in
nature.
•
To minimise conflict between land uses within
this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
2Permitted without
consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Agriculture; Animal boarding or training
establishments; Building identification signs; Business identification signs;
Dwelling houses; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works;
Extensive agriculture; Farm buildings; Flood mitigation works; Intensive plant
agriculture; Kiosks; Plant nurseries; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities
(indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Roads; Roadside stalls; Water
supply systems
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone R2Low Density
Residential
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for the housing needs of the community
within a low density residential environment.
•
To enable other land uses that provide facilities
or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
•
To allow for certain non-residential development
that is compatible with residential uses and does not adversely affect the
living environment or amenity of the area.
•
To allow for the development of low density
housing that has regard to local amenity.
•
To require landscape as a key characteristic in
the low density residential environment.
2Permitted without
consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with
consent
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses;
Boat sheds; Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Car
parks; Child care centres; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling
houses; Emergency services facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental
protection works; Exhibition homes; Flood mitigation works; Group homes;
Health consulting rooms; Home-based child care; Hospitals; Information and
education facilities; Jetties; Multi dwelling housing; Places of public
worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Respite day care
centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing;
Water recreation structures; Water supply systems
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone R3Medium Density
Residential
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for the housing needs of the community
within a medium density residential environment.
•
To provide a variety of housing types within a
medium density residential environment.
•
To enable other land uses that provide facilities
or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
•
To allow for certain non-residential development
that is compatible with residential uses and does not adversely affect the
living environment or amenity of the area.
•
To allow for the development of medium density
housing that has regard to local amenity and provides a suitable visual
transition between high density residential areas and low density residential
areas.
•
To require landscape as a key characteristic in
the medium density residential environment.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast
accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Car parks; Child care centres; Community facilities;
Dwelling houses; Emergency services facilities; Environmental facilities;
Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Group homes;
Information and education facilities; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood
shops; Places of public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation
areas; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Seniors housing;
Water supply systems
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone R4High Density
Residential
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for the housing needs of the community
within a high density residential environment.
•
To provide a variety of housing types within a
high density residential environment.
•
To enable other land uses that provide facilities
or services to meet the day to day needs of
residents.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast
accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Car parks; Child care centres; Community facilities;
Dwelling houses; Emergency services facilities; Environmental facilities;
Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Information and
education facilities; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Places of
public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Residential
flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Seniors
housing; Serviced apartments; Shop top housing; Water supply
systems
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone B1Neighbourhood
Centre
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a range of small-scale retail,
business and community uses that serve the needs of people who live or work in
the surrounding neighbourhood.
•
To provide for certain residential uses that are
compatible with the mix of uses in neighbourhood
centres.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Boarding houses; Building identification signs;
Bulky goods premises; Business identification signs; Business premises; Car
parks; Child care centres; Community facilities; Environmental facilities;
Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Garden centres;
Hardware and building supplies; Health services facilities; Information and
education facilities; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Markets; Medical
centres; Neighbourhood shops; Office premises; Places of public worship; Plant
nurseries; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Recreation
facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs;
Research stations; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres;
Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Seniors housing; Service stations; Shop top
housing; Shops; Take away food and drink premises; Timber yards; Tourist and
visitor accommodation; Vehicle repair stations; Vehicle sales or hire
premises; Veterinary hospitals; Water supply systems
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone B2Local
Centre
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a range of retail, business,
entertainment and community uses that serve the needs of people who live in,
work in and visit the local area.
•
To encourage employment opportunities in
accessible locations.
•
To maximise public transport patronage and
encourage walking and cycling.
•
To provide for certain residential uses that are
compatible with the mix of uses in local centres.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Boarding houses; Building identification signs;
Business identification signs; Child care centres; Commercial premises;
Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities;
Function centres; Information and education facilities; Medical centres;
Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered
clubs; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Restricted
premises; Roads; Seniors housing; Service stations; Shop top housing; Tourist
and visitor accommodation; Any other development not specified in item 2 or
4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities;
Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping
grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities;
Correctional centres; Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity
generating works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive
industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy
industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres; Home
occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training
facilities; Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries;
Open cut mining; Port facilities; Residential accommodation; Rural industries;
Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Signage; Storage premises;
Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Waste or
resource management facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling
facilities; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale
supplies
Zone B4Mixed
Use
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a mixture of compatible land
uses.
•
To integrate suitable business, office,
residential, retail and other development in accessible locations so as to
maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and
cycling.
•
To maintain the role of the Bankstown CBD as a
major metropolitan centre.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Boarding houses; Building identification signs;
Business identification signs; Child care centres; Commercial premises;
Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities;
Function centres; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and education
facilities; Medical centres; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation
facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Residential flat buildings; Respite day
care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Seniors housing; Shop top housing;
Any other development not specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities;
Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping
grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities;
Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works;
Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings;
Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage
establishments; Highway service centres; Home occupations (sex services);
Industrial retail outlets; Industrial training facilities; Industries;
Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Port
facilities; Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Rural
industries; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Signage; Storage
premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops;
Warehouse and distribution centres; Waste disposal facilities; Water
recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Wharf or boating
facilities; Wholesale supplies
Zone B5Business
Development
1Objectives of
zone
•
To enable a mix of business and warehouse uses,
and bulky goods premises that require a large floor area, in locations that
are close to, and that support the viability of,
centres.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Building identification signs; Bulky goods
premises; Business identification signs; Business premises; Child care
centres; Food and drink premises; Garden centres; Hardware and building
supplies; Hotel or motel accommodation; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies;
Markets; Neighbourhood shops; Office premises; Passenger transport facilities;
Plant nurseries; Respite day care centres; Roads; Serviced apartments; Timber
yards; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any
other development not specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids
treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching
ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and
tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Correctional centres;
Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works;
Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings;
Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage
establishments; Helipads; Home occupations (sex services); Industries;
Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Port
facilities; Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities;
Restricted premises; Rural industries; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services
premises; Signage; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation;
Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Waste disposal
facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Wharf or
boating facilities; Wholesale supplies
Zone B6Enterprise
Corridor
1Objectives of
zone
•
To promote businesses along main roads and to
encourage a mix of compatible uses.
•
To provide a range of employment uses (including
business, office, retail and light industrial uses).
•
To maintain the economic strength of centres by
limiting retailing activity.
•
To provide for residential uses, but only as part
of a mixed use development.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Building identification signs; Bulky goods
premises; Business identification signs; Business premises; Community
facilities; Food and drink premises; Garden centres; Hardware and building
supplies; Hotel or motel accommodation; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies;
Light industries; Markets; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Office
premises; Passenger transport facilities; Plant nurseries; Residential flat
buildings; Roads; Seniors housing; Timber yards; Vehicle sales or hire
premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not
specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids
treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching
ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and
tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Correctional centres;
Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works;
Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings;
Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy industrial storage
establishments; Helipads; Home occupations (sex services); Industries;
Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Port
facilities; Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities;
Restricted premises; Rural industries; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services
premises; Signage; Storage premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle
body repair workshops; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures;
Water recycling facilities; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale
supplies
Zone B7Business
Park
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a range of office and light industrial
uses.
•
To encourage employment
opportunities.
•
To enable other land uses that provide facilities
or services to meet the day to day needs of workers in the
area.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Child care centres; Light industries; Neighbourhood
shops; Office premises; Passenger transport facilities; Respite day care
centres; Roads; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not
specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Animal boarding or training establishments; Biosolids
treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching
ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and
tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Correctional centres;
Crematoria; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works;
Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive
industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Function
centres; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Highway service centres;
Home occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industries;
Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Places
of public worship; Port facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation
facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs;
Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Restricted premises;
Rural industries; Service stations; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services
premises; Signage; Storage premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation;
Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair
stations; Veterinary hospitals; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation
structures; Water recycling facilities; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale
supplies
Zone IN1General
Industrial
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a wide range of industrial and
warehouse land uses.
•
To encourage employment
opportunities.
•
To minimise any adverse effect of industry on
other land uses.
•
To support and protect industrial land for
industrial uses.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Agricultural produce industries; Building
identification signs; Business identification signs; Depots; Food and drink
premises; Freight transport facilities; Garden centres; General industries;
Hardware and building supplies; Hospitals; Industrial training facilities;
Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Markets; Medical
centres; Neighbourhood shops; Plant nurseries; Roads; Timber yards; Vehicle
sales or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other
development not specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Biosolids treatment facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat
sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating
facilities; Child care centres; Commercial premises; Eco-tourist facilities;
Entertainment facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive
industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Function centres; Health services
facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Home occupations (sex
services); Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Open cut
mining; Port facilities; Residential accommodation; Respite day care centres;
Restricted premises; Rural industries; Schools; Sewage treatment plants;
Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Water recreation structures; Water
recycling facilities; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale
supplies
Zone IN2Light
Industrial
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide a wide range of light industrial,
warehouse and related land uses.
•
To encourage employment opportunities and to
support the viability of centres.
•
To minimise any adverse effect of industry on
other land uses.
•
To enable other land uses that provide facilities
or services to meet the day to day needs of workers in the
area.
•
To support and protect industrial land for
industrial uses.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Agricultural produce industries; Building
identification signs; Business identification signs; Depots; Food and drink
premises; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Hospitals;
Industrial training facilities; Kiosks; Landscaping material supplies; Light
industries; Markets; Medical centres; Neighbourhood shops; Plant nurseries;
Roads; Timber yards; Vehicle sales or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution
centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or
4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; Biosolids treatment facilities; Boat launching ramps; Boat
sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating
facilities; Child care centres; Commercial premises; Correctional centres;
Crematoria; Eco-tourist facilities; Entertainment facilities; Exhibition
homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry;
Freight transport facilities; Function centres; Health services facilities;
Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres;
Home occupations (sex services); Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens;
Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Port facilities; Recreation facilities
(major); Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Respite day
care centres; Restricted premises; Rural industries; Schools; Sewage treatment
plants; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport depots; Truck
depots; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water
recycling facilities; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale
supplies
Zone SP1Special
Activities
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for special land uses that are not
provided for in other zones.
•
To provide for sites with special natural
characteristics that are not provided for in other zones.
•
To facilitate development that is in keeping with
the special characteristics of the site or its existing or intended special
use, and that minimises any adverse impacts on surrounding
land.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
The purpose shown on the Land Zoning
Map, including any development that is ordinarily
incidental or ancillary to development for that purpose
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone SP2Infrastructure
1Objectives of
zone
•
To provide for infrastructure and related
uses.
•
To prevent development that is not compatible
with or that may detract from the provision of
infrastructure.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Roads; The purpose shown on the Land Zoning
Map, including any development that is ordinarily
incidental or ancillary to development for that purpose
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone RE1Public
Recreation
1Objectives of
zone
•
To enable land to be used for public open space
or recreational purposes.
•
To provide a range of recreational settings and
activities and compatible land uses.
•
To protect and enhance the natural environment
for recreational purposes.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Building
identification signs; Business identification signs; Car parks; Caravan parks;
Charter and tourism boating facilities; Child care centres; Community
facilities; Eco-tourist facilities; Emergency services facilities;
Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection
works; Extensive agriculture; Flood mitigation works; Food and drink premises;
Function centres; Information and education facilities; Intensive plant
agriculture; Jetties; Kiosks; Marinas; Markets; Recreation areas; Recreation
facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities
(outdoor); Respite day care centres; Roads; Water recreation structures; Water
supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone RE2Private
Recreation
1Objectives of
zone
•
To enable land to be used for private open space
or recreational purposes.
•
To provide a range of recreational settings and
activities and compatible land uses.
•
To protect and enhance the natural environment
for recreational purposes.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Car parks; Community facilities; Environmental
facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Helipads;
Kiosks; Marinas; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation
facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Roads; Water supply
systems
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone E1National Parks and Nature
Reserves
1Objectives of
zone
•
To enable the management and appropriate use of
land that is reserved under the National Parks
and Wildlife Act 1974 or that is acquired under Part 11 of
that Act.
•
To enable uses authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act
1974.
•
To identify land that is to be reserved under the
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and
to protect the environmental significance of that
land.
2Permitted without
consent
Uses authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act
1974
3Permitted with
consent
Nil
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone W1Natural
Waterways
1Objectives of
zone
•
To protect the ecological and scenic values of
natural waterways.
•
To prevent development that would have an adverse
effect on the natural values of waterways in this zone.
•
To provide for sustainable fishing industries and
recreational fishing.
2Permitted without
consent
Nil
3Permitted with
consent
Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Charter and
tourism boating facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection
works; Flood mitigation works; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Water
recreation structures; Wharf or boating facilities
4Prohibited
Business premises; Hotel or motel accommodation;
Industries; Multi dwelling housing; Recreation facilities (major); Residential
flat buildings; Restricted premises; Retail premises; Seniors housing; Service
stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Any other development not
specified in item 2 or 3