State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021

Any of the following development is exempt development if it is carried out within the boundaries of an existing health services facility and complies with section 2.20—

development for the purposes of roads and cycleways,

development for the purposes of information boards and other information facilities (except for visitors’ centres),

development for the purposes of lighting, if light spill and artificial sky glow is minimised in accordance with the Lighting for Roads and Public Spaces Standard,

development for the purposes of landscaping, including landscape structures or features (such as art work) and irrigation systems,

development for the purposes of maintenance depots used solely for the maintenance of a health services facility (or of any other premises within the boundaries of a health services facility),

environmental management works,

the removal and replacement, or pruning, of a tree if—

the tree has been assessed by a Level 5 qualified arborist as posing a risk to human health or safety, or a risk of damage to infrastructure, and

in the case of removal and replacement of a tree, the replacement tree is planted within the boundaries of the health services facility and is capable of achieving a mature height of 3 metres or more,

development for the purposes of a building site shed if—

the shed is not used for residential purposes, and

any plumbing fixtures are connected to an approved waste water treatment device or an approved connection to the sewer, and

the shed is removed immediately after the completion of the works for which the shed was required, and

the shed is free-standing, prefabricated and constructed of non-reflective materials,

development for the purposes of play equipment where adequate safety provisions, including soft landing surfaces, are provided, but only if any structure is more than 1.2 metres from any fence,

routine maintenance, including earthworks associated with playing field regrading or landscaping,

development for the purposes of walking paths, including raised walking paths, boardwalks, ramps, minor pedestrian bridges, stairways, gates, seats, barbecues, shelters and shade structures,

development for the purposes of a short-term portable multiple-purpose building that is—

not more than 1 storey high, measured from ground level, and

more than 5m from any property boundary with land in a residential zone and more than 1m from any property boundary with land in any other zone, and

removed within 48 months of being installed.

Development for the purposes of relevant signs is exempt development if—

the development complies with section 2.20, and

the sign—

is located within the boundaries of an existing health services facility or is attached to an existing boundary fence for the facility, and

is not located on a rooftop, and

has a surface area of more than 3.5m² and not more than 30m², and

if the sign is attached to an existing boundary fence—does not project more than 1m from the fence, and

if the sign involves lighting—the lighting complies with AS/NZS 4282:2019, Control of the obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting.

The development specified in subsections (1) and (2) is also exempt development if it is carried out on land that is being used for the purposes of temporary housing, but only if—

the land is within the boundaries of an existing health services facility, and

the development complies with section 2.20.

In this section—

a building identification sign,

a business identification sign,

a sign providing information about safety, directions or the local community, other than a sign—

involving commercial advertising, or

associated with the use of road infrastructure, including level crossings.