New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PITTWATER LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1993 - REG 21R

21R Secondary dwellings in Zone No 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (e) or 2 (f)

(1) Except as provided by this clause, the erection of secondary dwellings on land within Zone No 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (e) or 2 (f) is prohibited.

(2) A secondary dwelling may be erected with the consent of the council on land within Zone No 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (e) or 2 (f) only in an area shown coloured red on the secondary dwellings map.

(3) The total floor area of the secondary dwelling (excluding any area used for parking) must not exceed whichever of the following is greater:

(a) 60 square metres,

(b) 20% of the total floor area of both the self-contained dwelling and the principal dwelling.

(4) The council must not grant its consent for the carrying out of development for the purpose of a secondary dwelling unless it is satisfied that the development will not have an adverse effect of any significance on:

(a) the protection of rare and endangered flora and fauna species and the protection of habitats for native flora and fauna, or

(b) the protection of wildlife corridors and vegetation links with nearby bushland, or

(c) the protection of bushland as a natural stabiliser of the soil surface and the protection of existing landforms such as natural drainage lines and watercourses, or

(d) the protection of bushland for scenic values and the retention of the unique visual identity of the landscape, or

(e) the retention of tree canopy and the protection of the visual amenity of the area, including its visual amenity when viewed from other residences, from the water, and from any public place, or

(f) Aboriginal sites.