New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BYRON LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2014 - REG 6.7

6.7 Affordable housing in residential and business zones

(1) The objectives of this clause are as follows--

(a) to increase the supply of affordable housing for very low, low and moderate income earning households,

(b) to provide accommodation to support a diverse residential population inclusive of all income groups within Byron,

(c) to ensure a housing mix and tenure choice including affordable housing,

(d) to ensure that affordable housing is identified by the Council as in demand and located close to transport and services appropriate to the intended households.

(2) Development consent must not be granted for the purposes of residential accommodation or to the subdivision of any land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential, Zone R3 Medium Density Residential, Zone B2 Local Centre or Zone B4 Mixed Use unless the consent authority has considered--

(a) the need for providing, maintaining or retaining affordable housing, and

(b) the need for imposing conditions relating to providing, maintaining or retaining affordable housing including, but not limited to, imposing covenants and the registration of restrictions about users.

(3) For the purposes of this clause,
"affordable housing" means housing for very low income households, low income households or moderate income households.