New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WOLLONGONG LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2009 - REG 7.25

7.25 Development on certain land in Warrawong

(1) This clause applies to land identified as "11" on the Key Sites Map .

(2) Development consent must not be granted for development for the purposes of residential accommodation on land to which this clause applies unless the consent authority--

(a) is satisfied of the matters specified in subclause (3), and

(b) has considered the Warrawong Plaza Design Guidelines published by the Department in December 2024.

(3) For subclause (2)(a), the consent authority must be satisfied of the following matters--

(a) at least 7,800m 2 of the gross floor area of all buildings on the land will be used for the purposes of retail premises while works are being carried out,

(b) at least 50,000m 2 of the gross floor area of all buildings on the land will be used for one or more non-residential purposes,

(c) at least 6,500m 2 of the land will be public open space,

(d) at least 15% of the residential floor area of all buildings on the land will be used for the purposes of affordable housing,

(e) each dwelling on the land used for the purposes of affordable housing will be at least 50m 2,

(f) for at least 15 years after the issue of the occupation certificate--

(i) the accommodation proposed to be used for affordable housing will be used for affordable housing, and

(ii) the accommodation used for affordable housing will be managed by a registered community housing provider,

(g) before the date of the issue of the occupation certificate, a restriction will be registered against the title of the land in accordance with the Conveyancing Act 1919 , section 88E that will ensure the requirements in paragraph (f) are met.

(4) In this section--

"non-residential purposes" means the following purposes--

(a) centre-based child care facilities,

(b) commercial premises,

(c) community facilities,

(d) educational establishments,

(e) entertainment premises,

(f) health services facilities,

(g) recreation facilities (indoor).

"residential floor area" , of a building, means the gross floor area used for the purposes of residential accommodation, other than the floor area used for the purposes of--

(a) group homes, or

(b) seniors housing.