Planning Regulation 2017
sch.6-sec.7AAMaterial change of use for particular home-based business
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sch.6-sec.7AA Material change of use for particular home-based business
A material change of use of premises for a home-based business if— no more than 1 person works on the premises in the home-based business at a time; and no more than 1 visitor attends the home-based business on the premises at a time; and the material change of use complies with any accepted development criteria for the material change of use. For subsection (1) , the accepted development criteria for the material change of use are— the criteria stated in a local planning instrument applying to the premises that the material change of use must comply with in order to be categorised as accepted development under the instrument; or if the local planning instrument does not state criteria mentioned in paragraph (a) —the assessment benchmarks— stated in a local government’s categorising instrument applying to the premises; and described in the instrument as acceptable outcomes for the material change of use. sch 6 s 7AA ins 2024 SL No. 136 s 12 (sch.6-sec.7AA-ssec.1) A material change of use of premises for a home-based business if— no more than 1 person works on the premises in the home-based business at a time; and no more than 1 visitor attends the home-based business on the premises at a time; and the material change of use complies with any accepted development criteria for the material change of use. (sch.6-sec.7AA-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the accepted development criteria for the material change of use are— the criteria stated in a local planning instrument applying to the premises that the material change of use must comply with in order to be categorised as accepted development under the instrument; or if the local planning instrument does not state criteria mentioned in paragraph (a) —the assessment benchmarks— stated in a local government’s categorising instrument applying to the premises; and described in the instrument as acceptable outcomes for the material change of use.
- (a) no more than 1 person works on the premises in the home-based business at a time; and
- (b) no more than 1 visitor attends the home-based business on the premises at a time; and
- (c) the material change of use complies with any accepted development criteria for the material change of use.
- (a) the criteria stated in a local planning instrument applying to the premises that the material change of use must comply with in order to be categorised as accepted development under the instrument; or
- (b) if the local planning instrument does not state criteria mentioned in paragraph (a) —the assessment benchmarks— (i) stated in a local government’s categorising instrument applying to the premises; and (ii) described in the instrument as acceptable outcomes for the material change of use.
- (i) stated in a local government’s categorising instrument applying to the premises; and