Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015

Zone R4 High Density Residential

1 Objectives of zone

• To provide for the housing needs of the community within a high density residential environment.

• To provide a variety of housing types within a high density residential environment.

• To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.

• To encourage the supply of housing that meets the needs of the Sutherland Shire’s population, particularly housing for older people and people with a disability.

• To promote a high standard of urban design and residential amenity in a high quality landscape setting that is compatible with natural features.

• To minimise the fragmentation of land that would prevent the achievement of high density residential development.

2 Permitted without consent

Home occupations

3 Permitted with consent

Attached dwellings; Backpackers’ accommodation; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Boarding houses; Centre-based child care facilities; Community facilities; Dual occupancies; Dwelling houses; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Home businesses; Home industries; Hostels; Multi dwelling housing; Neighbourhood shops; Oyster aquaculture; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Roads; Semi-detached dwellings; Seniors housing; Shop top housing

4 Prohibited

Any other development not specified in item 2 or 3