SP4

Enterprise

Part of: Mixed Use & Special Purpose Zones

Provides for a mix of employment-generating and other activities that complement and support the strategic planning of the area, often around major employment precincts.

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Key Controls and Considerations

  • Mix of business, light industry and supporting uses
  • Tailored to specific enterprise precincts
  • Often used at metropolitan growth fringes

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).

What does this zone mean for your specific property?

A NSW Planning Insight sets out the SP4 controls, the approval pathway and what you can build on your property. For complex matters, speak to a NSW planner.

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