Medium Density Residential
Part of: Residential Zones
Provides for medium-density housing close to services, transport and centres. Encourages a variety of housing types.
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Key Controls and Considerations
- •Dwelling houses, dual occupancies, multi-dwelling housing, terraces, and townhouses permitted
- •Residential flat buildings (apartments) often permitted
- •FSR and height controls drive built form outcomes
- •Adjacent to centres, train lines, and tram corridors in most LEPs
How NSW zones work in practice
The Standard Instrument LEP gives each zone a set of objectives and a Land Use Table that lists uses as permitted without consent, permitted with consent (DA required), or prohibited. Each council's LEP also sets minimum lot size, height of buildings, and floor space ratio (FSR) on standard maps.
Zone controls are only one layer. Your project must also comply with relevant SEPPs and LEP overlays, the council's DCP, and any title restrictions (covenants, easements, 88B Instruments).
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