State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021

A swimming pool must be for private use and associated with a group home.

Water from a swimming pool must be discharged in accordance with an approval under the Local Government Act 1993 if the lot is not connected to a sewer main.

The pump must be—

housed in a soundproofed enclosure, and

located more than 450mm from each lot boundary.

A heat pump water heater must be designed so as not to operate—

during peak time—at a noise level that is more than 5 dB(A) above the ambient background noise level measured at any property boundary, and,

during off peak time—at a noise level that is audible in habitable rooms of adjoining residences.

Coping around a swimming pool must not be more than—

1.4m above ground level (existing), and

300mm wide if the coping is more than 600mm above ground level (existing).

Decking around a swimming pool must not be more than 600mm above ground level (existing).

A swimming pool must be located behind the building line of the group home.

The swimming pool water line must have a setback of at least 1m from a side or rear boundary.

The minimum setback for a swimming pool from a secondary road is the setback of group homes from secondary roads.

Despite subsections (7) and (8), if the swimming pool is being constructed in a heritage conservation area or a draft heritage conservation area the swimming pool must be located—

behind the building line of the group home that is adjacent to the rear boundary of the lot, and

no closer to each side boundary than the group home.