State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021
175Development standards—low and mid rise housing inner area
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175 Development standards—low and mid rise housing inner area
175 Development standards—low and mid rise housing inner area
(1) This section applies to land in a low and mid rise housing inner area in Zone R3 Medium Density Residential or R4 High Density Residential.
(2) Development consent must not be granted for development for the purposes of residential flat buildings with a building height of up to 22m unless the consent authority is satisfied the building will have 6 storeys or fewer.
(3) Development consent must not be granted for development for the purposes of a building containing shop top housing with a building height of up to 24m unless the consent authority is satisfied the building will have 6 storeys or fewer.
(4) In this section, a storey does not include a basement within the meaning of the standard instrument.
s 175: Ins 2025 (81), Sch 1[3]. Am 2025 (291), Sch 1[27].