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Thinking about building or developing in our City, or just want to find out more about the key planning documents that apply to your neighbourhood?
We have a number of planning documents to effectively manage our City in a way that promotes sustainable development and addresses community expectations.
The Planning Agreements Policy enables Council to enter into voluntary arrangements with property owners and developers to help fund the cost of providing new public infrastructure and services.
The Commercial Use of Footways Policy provides a framework that enables the commercial use of public footways whilst addressing the requirements for public access and circulation. This policy ensures a high standard for restaurants, cafes and businesses undertaking commercial street trading.
This Policy sets out the framework for the management of contaminated land. The Policy outlines how contaminated land issues are addressed by Council's planning and environmental decision-making processes.
From 1 July 2018, all new Development Applications are subject to an Enforcement and Compliance levy. The underlying intent of this new Enforcement and Compliance levy is to better equip Council so that it can successfully respond to the broadening nature and increasing intensity of compliance and enforcement activity.
Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2015 is Council's principal planning control for development in the city. The LEP provides objectives, zones and development standards such as floor space, building height and lot size requirements.
Bankstown Development Control Plan 2015 supports the LEP by providing additional objectives and development controls to enhance the function and appearance of development in the city. The development controls include storey limits, setbacks, urban design, amenity, landscaping, access and parking.
The Development Engineering Standards ensure the quality and maintenance of infrastructure is consistent with the future needs of the City's built environment in relation to stormwater drainage, stormwater easements, driveways and footpath crossings.
Council standard drawings may be viewed and downloaded individually or as a complete set.
The Section 94A Development Contributions Plan enables Council to impose a levy on development to help fund the cost of providing new public infrastructure and services. The plan also identifies the projects that will be funded by the levy.
The Bankstown Demolition and Construction Guidelines ensure demolition and construction works are safe, do not impact on the city, and are carried out in accordance with relevant legislation requirements.
This section contains Council's repealed Bankstown LEP 2001, which is available as a point of reference only. Please note that these repealed plans are not the current controls and do not apply to development applications lodged on or after 5 March 2015.
Canterbury Local Environmental Plan 2012 was notified on the NSW legislation website on 21 December 2012 and came into force on 1 January 2013. The LEP will replace all of council's previous principal planning instruments (Canterbury Planning Scheme Ordinance, LEP 138, 148 and 178).
The LEP is supported by Canterbury Development Control Plan 2012 which also came into force on 1 January 2013. The DCP contains more detailed development controls, standards and guidelines for all new development in the Canterbury part of the City of Canterbury Bankstown.
This document summarises the contributions or levies payable under this Plan. For further details on how to calculate contributions, refer to clause 2.11 of the Canterbury Development Contributions Plan.
This plan applies to all land in the Canterbury part of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, except for the Canterbury Town Centre and Riverfront Precinct (see below). It includes both Section 94 and Section 94A contributions.
This plan applies only to the Canterbury Town Centre and Riverfront Precinct, as defined in the plan.
A copy of the superceded Canterbury City Section 94 Contributions Plan 2005 is also available for historical purposes. Contributions levied under this plan will still continue to be indexed as allowed for by the condition of consent. If you wish to find out the indexed contribution rate on a past condition of consent payable under this plan please contact Council’s Urban Planning Team.
The legal framework of the NSW development system requires development applications to comply with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 and other regulatory instruments such as state and regional plans, BASIX, and the Apartment Design Guide.
NSW Government's Planning website State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009
NSW Government's Planning website
State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008
State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009
