Housing Land Supply Act 2018
7Modifications of planning requirements that may be specified in housing land supply order
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7 Modifications of planning requirements that may be specified in housing land supply order
(1) In this section –
relevant housing provision, in relation to an area of land or part of an area of land, means a provision, of the applicable planning scheme in relation to the area of land, that –
(a) specifies a use standard, or a development standard, in respect of a zone that complies with section 6(2)(a) ; or
(b) specifies whether a permit, within the meaning of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 , is required in relation to a type of residential use or development in a zonethat complies with section 6(2)(a) ; or
(c) is in the code, in the applicable planning scheme, that deals with parking and access requirements; or
(d) relates to the interpretation of words or phrases;
relevant SPPs provision, in relation to an area of land or part of an area of land, means a provision, of the SPPs, that –
(a) is a use standard, or a development standard, in relation to the General Residential Zone, the Inner Residential Zone, or the Urban Mixed Use Zone, referred to in the SPPs; or
(b) is in the code, referred to as the Parking and Sustainable Transport Code, in the SPPs; or
(c) relates to the interpretation of words or phrases.
(2) Any one or more of the following provisions may be, for the purposes of section 4(3) , included, in a housing land supply order, in relation to an area of land, or a part of an area of land, that is specified in the housing land supply order to be housing supply land:
(a) a provision specifying how a relevant housing provision is to be modified in relation to its application to the area of land or the part;
(b) a provision specifying that a relevant housing provision is not to apply in relation to the area of land or the part;