New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BLACKTOWN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1988 - REG 42A

42A Brothels

(1) Despite any other provision of this plan, development for the purpose of a brothel must not be carried out if the relevant premises are:

(a) within a straight line distance of 300 metres of land zoned for residential, commercial or public open space purposes, or

(aa) within a straight line distance of 200 metres of a school or child care centre, or

(ab) within a straight line distance of 200 metres of any other premises in relation to which consent has been granted for development for the purpose of a brothel, or

(b) adjacent to any property used or partly used for residential purposes, or

(c) near or within view from any church, hospital, community facility or public open space or any place regularly frequented by children, or

(d) within 100 metres from a road zoned Special Uses-Arterial Road and Arterial Road Widening or Special Uses-Local Road and Local Road Widening.

(2) In determining an application to carry out development for the purpose of a brothel, the council must consider the following:

(a) the potential cumulative impact of like uses in a neighbourhood,

(b) whether the operation of the brothel is likely to cause disturbance in the neighbourhood when taking into account other brothels operating in the neighbourhood or other land uses within the neighbourhood involving similar hours of operation,

(c) whether or not the brothel is in keeping with or is likely to substantially alter the character of its locality, and

(d) whether the brothel is likely to put at risk members of the community or its clientele or service providers.