Residential Land Zone - NSW

Zone R1 General Residential

The following must be included as either "Permitted without consent" or "Permitted with consent" for this zone:

• Roads

Objectives 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.

Permitted without consent 

• Home occupations

Permitted with consent 

• Attached dwellings
• Boarding houses
• Child care centres
• Community facilities
• Dwelling houses
• Group homes
• Hostels
• Multi dwelling housing
• Neighbourhood shops
• Places of public worship
• Residential flat buildings
• Respite day care centres
• Semi-detached dwellings
• Seniors housing
• Shop top housing

Prohibited

• Not defined

Zone R2 Low-Density Residential

The following must be included as either "Permitted without consent" or "Permitted with consent" for this zone:

• Roads

Objectives 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.

Permitted without consent 

• Home occupations

Permitted with consent 

• Boarding houses
• Dwelling houses
• Group homes

Prohibited

• Not defined

Zone R3 Medium Density Residential

The following must be included as either "Permitted without consent" or "Permitted with consent" for this zone:

•  Roads

Objectives 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.

Permitted without consent

• None

Permitted with consent 

• Attached dwellings
• Boarding houses
• Child care centres
• Community facilities
• Group homes
• Multi dwelling housing
• Neighbourhood shops
• Places of public worship
• Respite day care centres
• Seniors housing

Prohibited

• Not defined

Zone R4 High-Density Residential

The following must be included as either "Permitted without consent" or "Permitted with consent" for this zone:

• Roads

Objectives 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.

Permitted without consent

• None

Permitted with consent 

• Boarding houses
• Child care centres
• Community facilities
• Neighbourhood shops
• Places of public worship
• Residential flat buildings
• Respite day care centres
• Shop top housing

Prohibited

• Not Defined

Zone R5 Large Lot Residential

The following must be included as either "Permitted without consent" or "Permitted with consent" for this zone:

• Roads

Objectives of zone

• To provide residential housing in a rural setting while preserving, and minimising impacts on, environmentally sensitive locations and scenic quality.
• To ensure that large residential lots do not hinder the proper and orderly development of urban areas in the future.
• To ensure that development in the area does not unreasonably increase the demand for public services or public facilities.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.

Permitted without consent 

• Home occupations
• Permitted with consent 
• Dwelling houses

Prohibited

• Not Defined

References

• http://www.austlii.edu.au/