State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021

ch 7: Ins 2025 (647), Sch 1[2]. 181 Definition In this chapter— mid-rise housing pattern means a mid-rise housing pattern published by the Department in November 2025. s 181: Ins 2025 (647), Sch 1[2]. 182 Land to which chapter applies (1) This chapter applies to the whole of the State, other than the following land— (a) bush fire prone land, (b) land identified as a coastal vulnerability area or a coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area within the meaning of State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021 , Chapter 2, (c) land that is a local or State heritage item or on which a local or State heritage item is located, (d) land that is identified in an environmental planning instrument as being in a heritage conservation area, (e) the following local government areas— (i) Bathurst Regional, (ii) City of Blue Mountains, (iii) City of Hawkesbury, (iv) Wollondilly, (f) flood prone land in the Georges River Catchment and Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment under State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021 , Chapter 6, (g) land in a flood planning area in the following local government areas— (i) Armidale Regional, (ii) Ballina, (iii) Bellingen, (iv) Byron, (v) City of Cessnock, (vi) Clarence Valley, (vii) City of Coffs Harbour, (viii) Dungog, (ix) Goulburn Mulwaree, (x) Kempsey, (xi) Kyogle, (xii) City of Lismore, (xiii) City of Maitland, (xiv) Nambucca Valley, (xv) City of Newcastle, (xvi) Port Stephens, (vii) Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, (xviii) Richmond Valley, (xix) City of Shoalhaven, (xx) Singleton, (xxi) Tweed, (xxii) Upper Hunter Shire, (xxiii) Walcha, (h) land in an ANEF contour of 25 or greater or ANEC contour of 20 or greater, (i) land within 200m of a relevant pipeline within the meaning of State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021 , section 2.77, (j) land identified as “Deferred Transport Oriented Development Areas” on the Deferred Transport Oriented Development Areas Map , (k) land within 800m of a public entrance to a railway, metro or light rail station listed in Schedule 12, (l) land identified as an “Accelerated TOD Precinct” on the Accelerated Transport Oriented Development Precincts Rezoning Areas Map . (2) In this section— ANEC contour has the same meaning as in State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021 , section 4.17. ANEF contour has the same meaning as in State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 . flood planning area has the same meaning as in the Flood Risk Management Manual . s 182: Ins 2025 (647), Sch 1[2]. 183 Development to which chapter applies (1) This chapter applies to development for the purposes of residential flat buildings if the consent authority is satisfied that— (a) the development is permitted with development consent under an environmental planning instrument that applies to the land, and (b) the development will be carried out on the following land— (i) land to which Chapter 5 applies, or (ii) land in a low and mid rise housing area within the meaning of section 163, and (c) the development will be carried out in accordance with the development standards, location requirements, technical drawing set and technical information specified in the mid-rise housing pattern identified as— (i) “Small lot apartments 01 by Collins and Turner”, or (ii) “Small lot apartments 02 by Nguluway DesignInc”, or (iii) “Small lot apartments 03 by MHN Design Union”, or (iv) “Small lot apartments 04 by Neeson Murcutt Neille”, or (v) “Corner apartments 01 by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer”, or (vi) “Corner apartments 02 by Spacecraft Architects”. (2) This chapter applies to development for the purposes of residential flat buildings if the consent authority is satisfied that— (a) the development is permitted with development consent under an environmental planning instrument that applies to the land, and (b) the development will be carried out in accordance with the development standards, location requirements, technical drawing set and technical information specified in the mid-rise housing pattern identified as— (i) “Large lot apartments 01 by Silvester Fuller”, or (ii) “Large lot apartments 02 by Bennett and Trimble”, or (iii) “Large lot apartments 03 by Andrew Burges Architects”. (3) This chapter applies to development for the purposes of shop top housing if the consent authority is satisfied that— (a) the development is permitted with development consent under an environmental planning instrument that applies to the land, and (b) the development will be carried out on the following land— (i) land to which Chapter 5 applies, or (ii) land in a low and mid rise housing area within the meaning of section 163, and (c) the development will include commercial premises or health services facilities, and (d) the development will be carried out in accordance with the development standards, location requirements, technical drawing set and technical information specified in the mid-rise housing pattern identified as— (i) “Corner apartments 01 by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer”, or (ii) “Corner apartments 02 by Spacecraft Architects”. s 183: Ins 2025 (647), Sch 1[2]. 184 Application of this policy The following sections of this policy do not apply to development to which this chapter applies— (a) sections 145–149, (b) section 155(4), (c) section 159, (d) section 161, (e) sections 177–180. s 184: Ins 2025 (647), Sch 1[2]. 185 Subdivision of land (1) The strata subdivision of land on which development has been carried out under this chapter is permitted with development consent. (2) The strata subdivision of land on which development will be carried out under this chapter is permitted with development consent if a single development application proposes— (a) the carrying out of development to which this chapter applies on the land, and (b) the strata subdivision of the land. s 185: Ins 2025 (647), Sch 1[2].