Land
Use Table
Note—
State environmental planning policies, including
the following, may be relevant to development on land to which this Plan
applies—
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Housing) 2021
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, Chapter
2—relating to infrastructure facilities, including 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 (Resources and Energy) 2021, Chapter
2
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, Chapter
3
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Chapter
7
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Industry and Employment) 2021, Chapter
3
State Environmental Planning
Policy (Primary Production) 2021, Chapter
2
Land Use tbl: Am 2015
(171), Sch 1 [2]–[6]; 2015 (588), Sch 1 [1]; 2017 (493), Sch 1.1 [1]
[2]; 2018 (488), Sch 1.1 [1]; 2019 (621), Sch 3; 2021 (100), Sch
1[2].
Zone R1General Residential
1Objectives of zone
•
To provide for the housing needs of the
community.
•
To provide for a variety of housing types and
densities.
•
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; Business
identification signs; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Community
facilities; Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works; Group homes;
Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries; Hostels; Multi
dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Office premises; Oyster aquaculture;
Places of public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas;
Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary
dwellings; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Shop top housing;
Tank-based aquaculture
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 provide for a variety of housing
types.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Business
identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Community
facilities; Dual occupancies (attached); Dwelling houses; Environmental
protection works; Group homes; Health consulting rooms; Home-based child care;
Home businesses; Home industries; Hospitals; Oyster aquaculture; Places of
public worship; Pond-based aquaculture; Recreation areas; Residential care
facilities; Respite day care centres; Roads; Secondary 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.
•
To encourage revitalisation, redevelopment and
housing choice in a residential area.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Attached dwellings; Bed and breakfast
accommodation; Boarding houses; Business identification signs; Centre-based
child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies (attached);
Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works; Group homes; Home-based child
care; Home businesses; Home industries; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood
shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Public administration
buildings; Recreation areas; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care
centres; Roads; Secondary dwellings; Seniors housing; Serviced apartments;
Tank-based aquaculture
4Prohibited
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
Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses;
Business identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Community
facilities; Dual occupancies (attached); Dwelling houses; Environmental
protection works; Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home industries;
Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of
public worship; Public administration buildings; Recreation areas; Residential
care facilities; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads;
Secondary dwellings; Serviced apartments; Shop top
housing
4Prohibited
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 encourage employment opportunities in
accessible locations.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Boarding houses; Business identification signs;
Business premises; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities;
Light industries; Medical centres; Neighbourhood shops; Neighbourhood
supermarkets; Oyster aquaculture; Respite day care centres; Roads;
Self-storage units; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; 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; Correctional centres; Crematoria; Eco-tourist
facilities; Electricity generating works; Environmental facilities; Exhibition
homes; Exhibition villages; Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry;
Freight transport facilities; Function centres; Garden centres; Hardware and
building supplies; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway
service centres; Home occupations (sex services); Hospitals; Industrial
training facilities; Industries; Jetties; Landscaping material supplies;
Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Passenger
transport facilities; Plant nurseries; Pond-based aquaculture; Port
facilities; Pubs; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities
(major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Research stations;
Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities; Restricted premises;
Roadside stalls; Rural industries; Rural supplies; Sewage treatment plants;
Sex services premises; Signage; Specialised retail premises; Storage premises;
Timber yards; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Transport depots; Truck
depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair stations; Vehicle sales
or hire premises; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste disposal
facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water
supply systems
Zone B3Commercial Core
1Objectives of zone
•
To provide a wide range of retail, business,
office, entertainment, community and other suitable land uses that serve the
needs of the local and wider community.
•
To encourage appropriate employment opportunities
in accessible locations.
•
To maximise public transport patronage and
encourage walking and cycling.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises;
Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment facilities;
Function centres; Hotel or motel accommodation; Information and education
facilities; Light industries; Medical centres; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger
transport facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs;
Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Roads; Serviced apartments;
Tank-based aquaculture; 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; 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-based child care; Home
businesses; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial training facilities;
Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut
mining; Pond-based aquaculture; Port facilities; Recreation facilities
(major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Residential accommodation; Resource
recovery facilities; Rural industries; Service stations; Sewage treatment
plants; Sex services premises; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation;
Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair
stations; Waste disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water
recycling facilities; Water supply systems; 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 ensure employment and educational activities
within the Macquarie University campus are integrated with other businesses
and activities.
•
To promote strong links between Macquarie
University and research institutions and businesses within the Macquarie Park
corridor.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Boarding houses; Building identification signs;
Business identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial
premises; Community facilities; Educational establishments; Entertainment
facilities; Function centres; 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; Waste or resource transfer stations; Any other
development not specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Animal
boarding or training establishments; Biosolids treatment facilities; Camping
grounds; Caravan parks; Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Farm buildings;
General industries; Heavy industrial storage establishments; Heavy industries;
Home occupations (sex services); Industrial training facilities; Pond-based
aquaculture; Resource recovery facilities; Sewage treatment plants; Sex
services premises; Signage; Vehicle body repair workshops; Vehicle repair
stations; Waste disposal facilities; Water recycling facilities; Water supply
systems
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.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Business identification signs; Centre-based child
care facilities; Garden centres; Hardware and building supplies; Hotel or
motel accommodation; Landscaping material supplies; Light industries; Oyster
aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Respite day care centres; Roads;
Specialised retail 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; Biosolids
treatment facilities; Boat building and repair facilities; Boat launching
ramps; Boat sheds; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Cemeteries; Charter and
tourism boating facilities; Community facilities; 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; Function centres; Heavy industrial storage
establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres; Home-based child care; Home
businesses; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial training facilities;
Industries; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring
pens; Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Plant nurseries; Pond-based
aquaculture; Port facilities; Pubs; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation
facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs;
Research stations; Residential accommodation; Resource recovery facilities;
Restaurants or cafes; Restricted premises; Roadside stalls; Rural industries;
Rural supplies; Sewage reticulation systems; Sewage treatment plants; Sex
services premises; Signage; Timber yards; Tourist and visitor accommodation;
Transport depots; Truck depots; Vehicle body repair workshops; Waste disposal
facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water
supply systems
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.
•
To promote sustainable development, including
public transport use, living and working
environments.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Business premises; Community facilities; Garden centres;
Hardware and building supplies; Hotel or motel accommodation; Landscaping
material supplies; Light industries; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport
facilities; Plant nurseries; Roads; Tank-based aquaculture; Warehouse or
distribution centres; Any other development not specified in item 2 or
4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Animal
boarding or training establishments; Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Depots;
Eco-tourist facilities; General industries; Heavy industrial storage
establishments; Heavy industries; Home occupations (sex services); Industrial
training facilities; Pond-based aquaculture; Resource recovery facilities; Sex
services premises; Signage; Waste disposal facilities; Water supply
systems
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.
•
To encourage industries involved in research and
development.
2Permitted without consent
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Centre-based child care facilities; Garden centres;
Hardware and building supplies; Light industries; Neighbourhood shops; Office
premises; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Respite day care
centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; 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; 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; Entertainment
facilities; Environmental facilities; Exhibition homes; Exhibition villages;
Extractive industries; Farm buildings; Forestry; Freight transport facilities;
Heavy industrial storage establishments; Helipads; Highway service centres;
Home-based child care; Home businesses; Home occupations (sex services);
Industrial training facilities; Industries; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring pens;
Moorings; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture; Port
facilities; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major);
Recreation facilities (outdoor); Residential accommodation; Resource recovery
facilities; Restricted premises; Retail 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; Waste disposal
facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities; Water
supply systems; 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
Home occupations
3Permitted with consent
Building identification signs; Business
identification signs; Depots; Funeral homes; Garden centres; Hardware and
building supplies; Industrial training facilities; Landscaping material
supplies; Light industries; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of
public worship; Pubs; Recreation facilities (indoor); Roads; Tank-based
aquaculture; Warehouse or distribution centres; Wholesale supplies; Any other
development not specified in item 2 or 4
4Prohibited
Agriculture; Air transport facilities; Airstrips;
Amusement centres; 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; Eco-tourist facilities; Educational
establishments; 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-based child care; Home businesses; Home occupations (sex services);
Industries; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Marinas; Mooring
pens; Moorings; Open cut mining; Pond-based aquaculture; Port facilities;
Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered
clubs; Residential accommodation; Restricted premises; Rural industries;
Sewage treatment plants; Signage; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Water
recreation structures; Water supply systems
Zone IN4Working Waterfront
1Objectives of zone
•
To retain and encourage waterfront industrial and
maritime activities.
•
To identify sites for maritime purposes and for
activities that require direct waterfront access.
•
To ensure that development does not have an
adverse impact on the environmental and visual qualities of the
foreshore.
•
To encourage employment
opportunities.
•
To minimise any adverse effect of development on
land uses in other zones.
2Permitted without consent
Nil
3Permitted with consent
Aquaculture; Boat building and repair facilities;
Boat launching ramps; Business identification signs; Jetties; Light
industries; Roads; 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; Camping grounds; Car parks; Caravan parks; Cemeteries;
Charter and tourism boating facilities; Centre-based child care facilities;
Commercial premises; Community facilities; Correctional centres; Crematoria;
Depots; Eco-tourist facilities; Educational establishments; 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-based child care; Home
businesses; Home occupations (sex services); Industries; Information and
education facilities; Marinas; Mortuaries; Open cut mining; Passenger
transport facilities; Places of public worship; Public administration
buildings; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major);
Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered clubs; Residential accommodation;
Resource recovery facilities; Respite day care centres; 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; Warehouse or distribution centres; Waste
disposal facilities; Water recreation structures; Water recycling facilities;
Water supply systems; 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
Aquaculture; 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.
•
To ensure the orderly development of land so as
to minimise any adverse effect of development on other land
uses.
2Permitted without consent
Nil
3Permitted with consent
Aquaculture; 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
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with consent
Aquaculture; Business identification signs;
Community facilities; Environmental facilities; Kiosks; Recreation areas;
Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Restaurants
or cafes; Roads
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.
•
To ensure that the use and development of the
land minimises any adverse effect on the amenity of the
locality.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with consent
Aquaculture; Business identification signs;
Community facilities; Environmental facilities; Kiosks; Recreation areas;
Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Registered
clubs; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Water recycling
facilities
4Prohibited
Any development not specified in item 2 or
3
Zone C1National 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 C2Environmental 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.
2Permitted without consent
Environmental protection
works
3Permitted with consent
Environmental facilities; Oyster
aquaculture
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