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 No 33—Hazardous and Offensive
Development
State Environmental Planning
Policy No 50—Canal Estate
Development
State Environmental Planning
Policy No 64—Advertising and
Signage
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development)
2019
Land Use tbl: Am 2016
(167), Sch 1 [2]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 [1] [2]; 2018 (488), Sch 1.1 [1]; 2019
(621), Sch 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 residents to carry out a range of
activities from their homes while maintaining neighbourhood
amenity.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses;
Building identification signs; Business identification signs; Centre-based
child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling
houses; Environmental protection works; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages;
Group homes; Health consulting rooms; Home businesses; Home industries;
Hostels; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture;
Recreation areas; Respite day care centres; Roads; Semi-detached dwellings;
Tank-based aquaculture
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.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast
accommodation; Boarding houses; Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Community
facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works;
Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Group homes; Home businesses; Home
industries; Hostels; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster
aquaculture; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Respite day care
centres; Roads; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Tank-based
aquaculture
4Prohibited
Pond-based aquaculture; Any other 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
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Attached dwellings; Boarding houses; Building
identification signs; Business identification signs; Centre-based child care
facilities; Community facilities; Environmental protection works; Exhibition
homes; Home businesses; Home industries; Hostels; Kiosks; Multi dwelling
housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship;
Recreation areas; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads;
Seniors housing; Shop top housing
4Prohibited
Pond-based aquaculture; Tank-based aquaculture;
Any other 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 enable residential development that is
well-integrated with, and promotes, community
activity.
2Permitted without consent
Nil
3Permitted with consent
Boarding houses; Business premises; Car parks;
Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Environmental
protection works; Group homes; Home businesses; Home industries; Home
occupations; Hostels; Medical centres; Neighbourhood shops; Neighbourhood
supermarkets; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Recreation areas;
Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Seniors housing;
Service stations; Shop top housing; Shops; Signage; Take away food and drink
premises; Tank-based aquaculture; Veterinary hospitals
4Prohibited
Pond-based aquaculture; Any other 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 permit residential development that is
complementary to, and well-integrated with, commercial
uses.
2Permitted without consent
Nil
3Permitted with consent
Boarding houses; Centre-based child care
facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational
establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Group homes;
Hostels; Information and education facilities; Medical centres; Oyster
aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor);
Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads;
Seniors housing; Service stations; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture;
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; Environmental facilities; 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; Pond-based aquaculture Recreation
facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations;
Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Rural industries;
Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Storage premises; Transport
depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Warehouse or distribution
centres; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water
recycling facilities; Water supply systems; 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 facilitate a vibrant, mixed-use centre with
active retail, commercial and other non-residential uses at street
level.
•
To encourage the development and expansion of
business activities that will strengthen the economic and employment role of
the Merrylands town centre.
2Permitted without consent
Nil
3Permitted with consent
Boarding houses; Centre-based child care
facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Educational
establishments; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Hostels; Hotel or
motel accommodation; Information and education facilities; Medical centres;
Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities
(indoor); Registered clubs; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises;
Roads; Seniors housing; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; 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; Environmental facilities; 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; Pond-based aquaculture Recreation
facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Research stations;
Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Rural industries;
Service stations; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Storage
premises; Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops;
Vehicle repair stations; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal
facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water
supply systems; Wharf or boating facilities; Wholesale
supplies
Zone B5Business Development
1Objectives of zone
•
To enable a mix of business and warehouse uses,
and specialised retail premises that require a large floor area, in locations
that are close to, and that support the viability of,
centres.
•
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
Centre-based child care facilities; Food and
drink premises; Funeral homes; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies;
Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster
aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Plant nurseries; Respite day care
centres; Roads; Self storage units; Specialised retail premises; Tank-based
aquaculture; 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;
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; Community facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria;
Eco-tourist facilities; Electricity generating works; Entertainment
facilities; Environmental facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages;
Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities;
Function centres; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway
service centres; Home businesses; Home industries; Home occupations; Home
occupations (sex services); Industrial retail outlets; Industries; Information
and education facilities; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings;
Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture Recreation facilities
(major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Research stations;
Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Restricted premises;
Rural industries; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises; Storage
premises; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle body repair workshops;
Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling
facilities; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating
facilities
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
Boarding houses; Business premises; Community
facilities; Food and drink premises; Garden centres; Group homes; Hardware and
building supplies; Hostels; Hotel or motel accommodation; Landscaping material
supplies; Light industries; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops;
Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Plant nurseries;
Residential flat buildings; Roads; Shop top housing; Specialised retail
premises; Tank-based aquaculture; 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;
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;
Environmental facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive
industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities; Heavy
industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Home occupations (sex services);
Industrial retail outlets; Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens;
Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture Recreation
facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs;
Research stations; Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities;
Restricted premises; Rural industries; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services
premises; Storage premises; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops;
Veterinary hospitals; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures;
Water recycling facilities; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating
facilities
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.
•
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
Depots; Freight transport facilities; Garden
centres; General industries; Hardware and building supplies; Industrial
training facilities; Kiosks; Light industries; Liquid fuel depots;
Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Roads; Take
away food and drink premises; Tank-based aquaculture; 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; Boat launching
ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Car parks; Caravan parks; Cemeteries;
Charter and tourism boating facilities; Commercial premises; Correctional
centres; Crematoria; Eco-tourist facilities; Educational establishments;
Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Exhibition homes;
Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Function
centres; Health services facilities; Heavy industrial storage establishments;
Helipads; Highway service centres; Home businesses; Home industries; Home
occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Industries; Information and
education facilities; Jetties; Livestock processing industries; Marinas;
Mooring pens; Moorings; Pond-based aquaculture Recreation facilities (major);
Registered clubs; Research stations; Residential accommodation; Restricted
premises; Sawmill or log processing works; Sex services premises; Stock and
sale yards; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Veterinary hospitals; Water
recreation structures; Wharf or boating facilities
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
Depots; Food and drink premises; Garden centres;
Hardware and building supplies; Industrial training facilities; Kiosks;
Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster
aquaculture; Places of public worship; Plant nurseries; Roads; Tank-based
aquaculture; Timber yards; 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 launching ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Car
parks; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and tourism boating facilities;
Commercial premises; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Eco-tourist facilities;
Educational establishments; Electricity generating works; Entertainment
facilities; Environmental 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 businesses; Home
industries; Home occupations; Home occupations (sex services); Industries;
Information and education facilities; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens;
Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture Recreation
facilities (major); Research stations; Residential accommodation; Restricted
premises; Rural industries; Sewage treatment plants; Sex services premises;
Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle body repair workshops; Veterinary
hospitals; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water
recycling facilities; Water supply systems; Wharf or boating
facilities
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
Aquaculture; Environmental protection works;
Recreation areas; Roads; Signage; 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
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with consent
Aquaculture; Centre-based child care facilities;
Community facilities; Environmental facilities; Information and education
facilities; Kiosks; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor);
Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day
care centres; Roads; Signage; Water recreation
structures
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
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with consent
Aquaculture; Centre-based child care facilities;
Community facilities; Entertainment facilities; Environmental facilities; Food
and drink premises; Function centres; Information and education facilities;
Kiosks; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation
facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Respite
day care centres; Roads; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Water
recreation structures
4Prohibited
Pubs; Any other development not specified in item
2 or 3
Zone E2Environmental Conservation
1Objectives of zone
•
To protect, manage and restore areas of high
ecological, scientific, cultural or aesthetic values.
•
To prevent development that could destroy, damage
or otherwise have an adverse effect on those values.
•
To promote cultural interpretation and scientific
study of the natural environment.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with consent
Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Environmental facilities; Information and education
facilities; Oyster aquaculture Recreation areas; Roads
4Prohibited
Business premises; Hotel or motel accommodation;
Industries; Multi dwelling housing; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation
facilities (major); Residential flat buildings; Restricted premises; Retail
premises; Seniors housing; Service stations; Tank-based aquaculture; Warehouse
or distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or
3