Maximum floor area for principal and secondary dwellings
4 Maximum floor area for principal and secondary dwellings
The floor area of a secondary dwelling, excluding an attached ancillary structure, must not be more than—
60m2, or
if a larger floor area is permitted for a secondary dwelling on the land under another environmental planning instrument—the larger floor area.
The total floor area of a principal dwelling, secondary dwelling and all attached ancillary structures must not be more than the following—
if the lot has an area of at least 450m2 but not more than 600m2—330m2,
if the lot has an area of more than 600m2 but not more than 900m2—380m2,
if the lot has an area of more than 900m2—430m2.
In subsection (2)—
attached ancillary structure means a carport, garage, balcony, deck, patio, pergola, terrace or verandah—
attached to the principal dwelling or secondary dwelling, and
enclosed by a wall higher than 1.4m above the floor level, other than the external wall of the dwelling.
floor area means the sum of the areas within the outer face of the external walls of each storey of a dwelling, including an attached ancillary structure, measured at a height of 1.4m above each floor level, excluding—
part of an awning, blind or canopy outside the outer wall of the dwelling,
an eave,
a lift shaft,
a stairway,
a void above a lower storey.
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