New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LAKE MACQUARIE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2014 - REG 7.10

7.10 Residential development in certain employment and mixed use zones

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

(a) to ensure the commercial viability of centres is maintained and enhanced by discouraging stand alone residential development in certain employment and mixed use zones,

(b) to provide for appropriate residential and tourist and visitor accommodation opportunities in a commercial environment,

(c) to ensure that development is compatible with any townscape and urban design principles adopted in a development control plan.

(2) This clause applies to land in the following zones--

(a) Zone E1 Local Centre,

(b) Zone E2 Commercial Centre,

(c) Zone MU1 Mixed Use.

(d)

(3) Development consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of a hostel, residential flat building, seniors housing or serviced apartments on land in Zone E1 Local Centre, unless it is part of a mixed use development in which most of the ground floor of the building facing the primary street has an active street frontage and the consent authority is satisfied that it is to be used for the purposes of commercial premises or a health services facility.

(5) Development consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of a boarding house, hostel, residential flat building, seniors housing or serviced apartments on land in Zone E2 Commercial Centre, unless it is part of a mixed use development in which most of the ground floor of the building facing the primary street has an active street frontage and the consent authority is satisfied that it is to be used for the purposes of commercial premises or a health services facility.

(6) Development consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of a hostel, residential flat building, multi dwelling housing or serviced apartment on land in Zone MU1 Mixed Use, unless it is part of a mixed use development in which all or part of the ground floor of the building facing the primary street has an active street frontage and the consent authority is satisfied that it is to be used for the purposes of commercial premises or a health services facility.

(7) Subclause (6) does not apply to land identified as "Charlestown strategic economic centre" on the Economic Centre Map .