planning policy · 11 meetings
State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021
Context
- Tracked aliases include State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021.
Mentions
- Provided the housing and minimum-site-area standards relevant to both applications and the delegations.
- Provided the accessibility and communal living-area requirements cited as reasons for refusal.
- Relevant to co-living housing minimum lot size and communal open space requirements.
- Provided the statutory framework for the affordable-housing, lot-size, height and other development-standard matters.
- Planning instrument cited in the Allawah refusal for affordable-housing requirements.
- Cited in the refusal reasons for the Maroubra application.
Decisions
Secondary dwelling approved at 11A Duke Street, Merrylands
The Panel supported a Clause 4.6 variation to the minimum site-area standard under State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021 and approved DA2026/0584 for a single-storey secondary dwelling, subject to Council assessment-report conditions.
The approval permits an additional dwelling in a low-density residential area, with conditions intended to manage impacts on neighbours and the locality.
Planning-standard variations supported
The Panel supported variations to minimum lot size and building-height standards for the Lidcombe proposal under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021 and the Cumberland Local Environmental Plan 2021.
The approved development relies on exceptions to standard lot-size and height controls.
Refusal of DA2025/0567 at 5 Mona Street, Allawah
The Panel unanimously refused Development Application DA2025/0567 for demolition works and construction of a seven storey co-living and boarding house at 5 Mona Street, Allawah. Reasons cited in the extract include failure to meet minimum lot size requirements under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, insufficient information addressing WaterNSW and NSW Police responses, inadequate shadow diagrams, and a finding that the development was not in the public interest. The Panel noted the matter is before the Land and Environment Court.
Allawah residents and nearby neighbours are affected because a proposed seven-storey co-living and boarding house was refused on planning, documentation and public-interest grounds.
23 Maranoa Street, Auburn development approved
DA2025/0645 was approved for conversion of an existing outbuilding into a double garage with storage and bathroom, and construction of a secondary dwelling above the garage at 23 Maranoa Street, Auburn, subject to conditions. The panel supported a Clause 4.6 variation to the parking space requirement under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021.
Approves additional housing on the site and allows a parking standard variation.
Topics
Planning compliance and accessibility
The Panel found the proposal did not satisfy section 69(1)(c)(ii) of State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021 because the site was not within an accessible area.
The decision highlights accessibility requirements that apply to proposed co-living housing developments.