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#### 35 Additional requirements for development applications in certain areas of Sydney
35 Additional requirements for development applications in certain areas of Sydney
> > (1) A person must not apply to a consent authority for development consent to carry out development on land zoned “Employment” or “Urban” under [Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 30—St Marys](/view/html/repealed/current/epi-2001-0016), other than development referred to in that Plan, clause 20(3) or (4) or 48, unless the Minister has declared the land, or land that includes the land, to be a release area in accordance with that Plan, clause 7.
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> > (2) A person must not apply to a consent authority for development consent to carry out development on the following land unless the application is accompanied by an assessment of the consistency of the development with the relevant plan—
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> > > (a) land in the North Wilton Precinct under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0728), Chapter 3,
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> > > (b) land in the South East Wilton Precinct under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0728), Chapter 3,
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> > > (b1) land in the Wilton Town Centre Precinct under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0728), Chapter 3,
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> > > (c) declared land,
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> > > (d) land in the Mamre Road Precinct, identified as Precinct 12 on the [Land Application Map](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2009-0413/maps) under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Industry and Employment) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0723), Chapter 2,
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> > > (e) land in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0728), Chapter 4,
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> > > (f) land in the Glenfield Precinct as identified on the [Locality and Site Identification Map](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2015-0754/maps) under [Campbelltown Local Environmental Plan 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2015-0754),
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> > > (g) land in the Rhodes Precinct under [Canada Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2013-0389),
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> > > (h) land identified as “Macquarie Park Corridor” on the [Macquarie Park Corridor Map](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2014-0608/maps) under [Ryde Local Environmental Plan 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2014-0608), other than land identified as “Macquarie Park Precinct”,
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> > > (i) land in the Stage 1 Bays West Precinct under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Eastern Harbour City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0726), Chapter 2,
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> > > (j) land identified as “Hornsby TOD Precinct” on the [Key Sites Map](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2013-0569/maps) under [Hornsby Local Environmental Plan 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2013-0569).
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> > (3) Subsection (2)(c) applies to the following development, other than development for the purposes of a single residential dwelling, on declared land only—
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> > > (a) development with an estimated development cost of more than $500,000,
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> > > (b) development that relates to an area of land of more than 2 hectares,
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> > > (c) development that is a subdivision of land that creates 2 or more lots.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > declared land means land—
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> > > (a) in a precinct of a growth centre declared by the Minister under section 34 to be released for urban development, and
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> > > (b) to which the Growth Centres SEPP, clause 17 applies.
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> > relevant plan means the following—
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> > > (a) for land in the North Wilton Precinct—the North Wilton structure plans under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0728), Appendix 8,
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> > > (b) for land in the South East Wilton Precinct—the South East Wilton structure plans under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0728), Appendix 7,
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> > > (b1) for land in the Wilton Town Centre Precinct—the Wilton Town Centre structure plans under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0728), Appendix 9,
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> > > (c) for declared land—the growth centre structure plan under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Central River City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0725), Chapter 3 or [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0728), Chapter 3 that applies to the land,
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> > > (d) for land in the Mamre Road Precinct—the Mamre Road Precinct Structure Plan published by the Department on the commencement of [State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0722), Chapter 13 and available on the NSW planning portal,
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> > > (e) for land in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis—the Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan and any precinct plan that applies to the land under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0728), Chapter 4,
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> > > (f) for land in the Glenfield Precinct—the Glenfield Place Strategy and the Glenfield Precinct Structure Plan published on the Department’s website and in force from time to time,
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> > > (g) for land in the Rhodes Precinct—the Rhodes Place Strategy published on the Department’s website on 30 October 2021,
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> > > (h) for land in the Macquarie Park Corridor—the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Place Strategy published on the Department’s website on 30 September 2022,
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> > > (i) for land in the Stage 1 Bays West Precinct—the following, available on the NSW Planning Portal—
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> > > > (i) the Bays West Place Strategy, as in force from time to time,
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> > > > (ii) the Design Guide for Bays West Stage 1—White Bay Power Station (and Metro), as in force from time to time,
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> > > (j) for land identified as “Hornsby TOD Precinct”—the Hornsby Precinct Design Guide within the meaning of [Hornsby Local Environmental Plan 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2013-0569), Part 8.
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> **s 35:** Am 2022 (40), Schs 1\[6\]–\[12\], 3\[1\]; 2022 (118), sec 3(1) (2); 2022 (460), Sch 1\[2\]; 2022 (702), Sch 1\[4\] \[5\]; 2022 (753), sec 3(1) (2); 2023 (512), Sch 1\[2\]; 2024 (588), Sch 1\[1\] \[2\]; 2024 (589), Sch 1\[1\] \[2\].