Transport Oriented Development (TOD)

From NSW Planning:

The first stage of the NSW Government’s Transport Oriented Development (TOD) planning reforms has been implemented through an amendment to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) – Chapter 5 Transport oriented development (the Housing SEPP).

The amended planning controls will apply within 400m of 37 stations to deliver more affordable, well-designed and well-located homes.

The new planning controls for the TOD areas are:

• • Permissibility – Allowing residential flat buildings in residential zones and local centre zones, along with shop top housing in local centre and commercial zones.
  • Building Height – A 22 metre height for residential flat buildings to maintain design standards, and a maximum building of 24m for buildings containing shop top housing to accommodate commercial ceiling height.
  • Floor space ratio (FSR) – A maximum FSR of 2.5:1 has been set. This allows for buildings of up to 6 storeys while providing for good design outcomes in relation to landscaping, building setbacks, privacy and open space.
  • Lot size and width – Introduction of a minimum lot width of 21m and no minimum lot size.
  • Street frontages – The inclusion of a clause which applies to local centre zones to consider of active street frontages of buildings at the ground floor.
  • Heritage – No change to heritage clauses in local environmental plans. Applications involving heritage considerations will continue to be lodged with and assessed by councils. Any new development needs to improve and enhance the heritage values of those locations.
  • Affordable Housing – A 2% mandatory affordable housing contribution, delivered onsite and in perpetuity for developments with a minimum Gross Floor Area of 2000sqm. Affordable housing must be managed by a registered community housing provider. The percentage of the affordable housing contribution will be increased over time.
  • Apartment design guide (ADG) – The guide will continue to be the principal guiding document for apartment development, including TOD developments.

When will the new planning controls apply?

The TOD planning controls will commence on 13 May 2024 and will initially apply to 18 station locations, with the remaining locations to have new planning controls over the next 3 – 18 months.

Timings are set out next to each station in the following table:

Stations

New stations (added in April 2024)

April 2024 Released Stations

View maps of each of the stations below showing which properties (indicative only) will benefit from these changes:

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