Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions

5.1   Relevant acquisition authority

(1)  The objective of this clause is to identify, for the purposes of section 27 of the Act, the authority of the State that will be the relevant authority to acquire land reserved for certain public purposes if the land is required to be acquired under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (the owner-initiated acquisition provisions).

Note. If the landholder will suffer hardship if there is any delay in the land being acquired by the relevant authority, section 23 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 requires the authority to acquire the land.

(2)  The authority of the State that will be the relevant authority to acquire land, if the land is required to be acquired under the owner-initiated acquisition provisions, is the authority of the State specified below in relation to the land shown on the Land Reservation Acquisition Map (or, if an authority of the State is not specified in relation to land required to be so acquired, the authority designated or determined under those provisions).

Type of land shown on Map	Authority of the State
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Local open space”	Council
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Regional open space”	The corporation constituted under section 8 of the Act
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Classified road”	Roads and Maritime Services
Zone E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves and marked “National Park”	Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

(3)  Development on land acquired by an authority of the State under the owner-initiated acquisition provisions may, before it is used for the purpose for which it is reserved, be carried out, with development consent, for any purpose.

Note. If land, other than land specified in the Table to subclause (2), is required to be acquired under the owner-initiated acquisition provisions, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure is required to take action to enable the designation of the acquiring authority under this clause. Pending the designation of the acquiring authority for that land, the acquiring authority is to be the authority determined by order of the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure (see section 21 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991).

5.1A   Development on land intended to be acquired for a public purpose

(1)  The objective of this clause is to limit development on certain land intended to be acquired for a public purpose.

(2)  This clause applies to land shown on the Land Reservation Acquisition Map and specified in Column 1 of the Table to this clause and that has not been acquired by the authority of the State specified for that land in clause 5.1.

(3)  Development consent must not be granted to any development on land to which this clause applies other than development for a purpose specified opposite that land in Column 2 of the Table.

Column 1	Column 2
Land	Development
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Local open space”	Earthworks; Recreation areas
Zone RE1 Public Recreation and marked “Regional open space”	Earthworks; Recreation areas
Zone SP2 Infrastructure and marked “Classified road”	Earthworks; Roads

5.2   Classification and reclassification of public land

(1)  The objective of this clause is to enable the Council to classify or reclassify public land as “operational land” or “community land” in accordance with Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the Local Government Act 1993.

Note. Under the Local Government Act 1993, “public land” is generally land vested in or under the control of a council (other than roads, Crown reserves and commons). The classification or reclassification of public land may also be made by a resolution of the Council under section 31, 32 or 33 of the Local Government Act 1993. Section 30 of that Act enables this Plan to discharge trusts on which public reserves are held if the land is reclassified under this Plan as operational land.

(2)  The public land described in Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 4 is classified, or reclassified, as operational land for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1993.

(3)  The public land described in Part 3 of Schedule 4 is classified, or reclassified, as community land for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1993.

(4)  The public land described in Part 1 of Schedule 4:

(a)  does not cease to be a public reserve to the extent (if any) that it is a public reserve, and

(b)  continues to be affected by any trusts, estates, interests, dedications, conditions, restrictions or covenants that affected the land before its classification, or reclassification, as operational land.

(5)  The public land described in Part 2 of Schedule 4, to the extent (if any) that it is a public reserve, ceases to be a public reserve when the description of the land is inserted into that Part and is discharged from all trusts, estates, interests, dedications, conditions, restrictions and covenants affecting the land or any part of the land, except:

(a)  those (if any) specified for the land in Column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 4, and

(b)  any reservations that except land out of the Crown grant relating to the land, and

(c)  reservations of minerals (within the meaning of the Crown Lands Act 1989).

Note. In accordance with section 30 (2) of the Local Government Act 1993, the approval of the Governor to subclause (5) applying to the public land concerned is required before the description of the land is inserted in Part 2 of Schedule 4.

5.3   Development near zone boundaries

(1)  The objective of this clause is to provide flexibility where the investigation of a site and its surroundings reveals that a use allowed on the other side of a zone boundary would enable a more logical and appropriate development of the site and be compatible with the planning objectives and land uses for the adjoining zone.

(2)  This clause applies to so much of any land that is within the relevant distance of a boundary between any 2 zones. The relevant distance is 10 metres.

(3)  This clause does not apply to:

(a)  land in Zone RE1 Public Recreation, Zone E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves, Zone E2 Environmental Conservation, Zone E3 Environmental Management or Zone W1 Natural Waterways, or

(a1)  land in Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots, Zone R2 Low Density Residential, Zone R3 Medium Density Residential, Zone B1 Neighbourhood Centre, Zone B2 Local Centre, Zone B3 Commercial Core, Zone B4 Mixed Use, Zone B5 Business Development, Zone B7 Business Park, Zone IN1 General Industrial, Zone IN2 Light Industrial, Zone RE2 Private Recreation or Zone E4 Environmental Living, or

(b)  land within the coastal zone, or

(c)  land proposed to be developed for the purpose of sex services or restricted premises.

(4)  Despite the provisions of this Plan relating to the purposes for which development may be carried out, development consent may be granted to development of land to which this clause applies for any purpose that may be carried out in the adjoining zone, but only if the consent authority is satisfied that:

(a)  the development is not inconsistent with the objectives for development in both zones, and

(b)  the carrying out of the development is desirable due to compatible land use planning, infrastructure capacity and other planning principles relating to the efficient and timely development of land.

(5)  This clause does not prescribe a development standard that may be varied under this Plan.

5.4   Controls relating to miscellaneous permissible uses

(1) Bed and breakfast accommodation
If development for the purposes of bed and breakfast accommodation is permitted under this Plan, the accommodation that is provided to guests must consist of no more than 3 bedrooms.

Note. Any such development that provides for a certain number of guests or rooms may involve a change in the class of building under the Building Code of Australia.

(2) Home businesses
If development for the purposes of a home business is permitted under this Plan, the carrying on of the business must not involve the use of more than 50 square metres of floor area.

(3) Home industries
If development for the purposes of a home industry is permitted under this Plan, the carrying on of the home industry must not involve the use of more than 50 square metres of floor area.

(4) Industrial retail outlets
If development for the purposes of an industrial retail outlet is permitted under this Plan, the retail floor area must not exceed:

(a)  33% of the gross floor area of the industry or rural industry located on the same land as the retail outlet, or

(b)  400 square metres,

      whichever is the lesser.

(5) Farm stay accommodation
If development for the purposes of farm stay accommodation is permitted under this Plan, the accommodation that is provided to guests must consist of no more than 3 bedrooms.

(6) Kiosks
If development for the purposes of a kiosk is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 50 square metres.

(7) Neighbourhood shops
If development for the purposes of a neighbourhood shop is permitted under this Plan, the retail floor area must not exceed 80 square metres.

(8) Roadside stalls
If development for the purposes of a roadside stall is permitted under this Plan, the gross floor area must not exceed 20 square metres.

(9) Secondary dwellings
If development for the purposes of a secondary dwelling is permitted under this Plan, the total floor area of the dwelling (excluding any area used for parking) must not exceed whichever of the following is the greater:

(a)  60 square metres,

(b)  11% of the total floor area of the principal dwelling.

5.5   Development within the coastal zone

(1)  The objectives of this clause are as follows:

(a)  to provide for the protection of the coastal environment of the State for the benefit of both present and future generations through promoting the principles of ecologically sustainable development,

(b)  to implement the principles in the NSW Coastal Policy, and in particular to:

(i)  protect, enhance, maintain and restore the coastal environment, its associated ecosystems, ecological processes and biological diversity and its water quality, and

(ii)  protect and preserve the natural, cultural, recreational and economic attributes of the NSW coast, and

(iii)  provide opportunities for pedestrian public access to and along the coastal foreshore, and

(iv)  recognise and accommodate coastal processes and climate change, and

(v)  protect amenity and scenic quality, and

(vi)  protect and preserve rock platforms, beach environments and beach amenity, and

(vii)  protect and preserve native coastal vegetation, and

(viii)  protect and preserve the marine environment, and

(ix)  ensure that the type, bulk, scale and size of development is appropriate for the location and protects and improves the natural scenic quality of the surrounding area, and

(x)  ensure that decisions in relation to new development consider the broader and cumulative impacts on the catchment, and

(xi)  protect Aboriginal cultural places, values and customs, and

(xii)  protect and preserve items of heritage, archaeological or historical significance.

(2)  Development consent must not be granted to development on land that is wholly or partly within the coastal zone unless the consent authority has considered:

(a)  existing public access to and along the coastal foreshore for pedestrians (including persons with a disability) with a view to:

(i)  maintaining existing public access and, where possible, improving that access, and

(ii)  identifying opportunities for new public access, and

(b)  the suitability of the proposed development, its relationship with the surrounding area and its impact on the natural scenic quality, taking into account:

(i)  the type of the proposed development and any associated land uses or activities (including compatibility of any land-based and water-based coastal activities), and

(ii)  the location, and

(iii)  the bulk, scale, size and overall built form design of any building or work involved, and

(c)  the impact of the proposed development on the amenity of the coastal foreshore including:

(i)  any significant overshadowing of the coastal foreshore, and

(ii)  any loss of views from a public place to the coastal foreshore, and

(d)  how the visual amenity and scenic qualities of the coast, including coastal headlands, can be protected, and

(e)  how biodiversity and ecosystems, including:

(i)  native coastal vegetation and existing wildlife corridors, and

(ii)  rock platforms, and

(iii)  water quality of coastal waterbodies, and

(iv)  native fauna and native flora, and their habitats,

      can be conserved, and

(f)  the cumulative impacts of the proposed development and other development on the coastal catchment.

(3)  Development consent must not be granted to development on land that is wholly or partly within the coastal zone unless the consent authority is satisfied that:

(a)  the proposed development will not impede or diminish, where practicable, the physical, land-based right of access of the public to or along the coastal foreshore, and

(b)  if effluent from the development is disposed of by a non-reticulated system, it will not have a negative effect on the water quality of the sea, or any beach, estuary, coastal lake, coastal creek or other similar body of water, or a rock platform, and

(c)  the proposed development will not discharge untreated stormwater into the sea, or any beach, estuary, coastal lake, coastal creek or other similar body of water, or a rock platform, and

(d)  the proposed development will not:

(i)  be significantly affected by coastal hazards, or

(ii)  have a significant impact on coastal hazards, or

(iii)  increase the risk of coastal hazards in relation to any other land.

5.6   Architectural roof features

[Not adopted]

5.7   Development below mean high water mark

(1)  The objective of this clause is to ensure appropriate environmental assessment for development carried out on land covered by tidal waters.

(2)  Development consent is required to carry out development on any land below the mean high water mark of any body of water subject to tidal influence (including the bed of any such water).

5.8   Conversion of fire alarms

(1)  This clause applies to a fire alarm system that can be monitored by Fire and Rescue NSW or by a private service provider.

(2)  The following development may be carried out, but only with development consent:

(a)  converting a fire alarm system from connection with the alarm monitoring system of Fire and Rescue NSW to connection with the alarm monitoring system of a private service provider,

(b)  converting a fire alarm system from connection with the alarm monitoring system of a private service provider to connection with the alarm monitoring system of another private service provider,

(c)  converting a fire alarm system from connection with the alarm monitoring system of a private service provider to connection with a different alarm monitoring system of the same private service provider.

(3)  Development to which subclause (2) applies is complying development if it consists only of:

(a)  internal alterations to a building, or

(b)  internal alterations to a building together with the mounting of an antenna, and any support structure, on an external wall or roof of a building so as to occupy a space of not more than 450mm × 100mm × 100mm.

(4)  A complying development certificate for any such complying development is subject to a condition that any building work may only be carried out between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm on Monday to Friday and between 7.00 am and 5.00 pm on Saturday, and must not be carried out on a Sunday or a public holiday.

(5)  In this clause:

private service provider means a person or body that has entered into an agreement that is in force with Fire and Rescue NSW to monitor fire alarm systems.

5.9   Preservation of trees or vegetation

(1)  The objective of this clause is to preserve the amenity of the area, including biodiversity values, a through the preservation of trees and other vegetation.

(2)  This clause applies to species or kinds of trees or other vegetation that are prescribed for the purposes of this clause by a development control plan made by the Council.

Note. A development control plan may prescribe the trees or other vegetation to which this clause applies by reference to species, size, location or other manner.

(3)  A person must not ringbark, cut down, top, lop, remove, injure or wilfully destroy any tree or other vegetation to which any such development control plan applies without the authority conferred by:

(a)  development consent, or

(b)  a permit granted by the Council.

(4)  The refusal by the Council to grant a permit to a person who has duly applied for the grant of the permit is taken for the purposes of the Act to be a refusal by the Council to grant consent for the carrying out of the activity for which a permit was sought.

(5)  This clause does not apply to a tree or other vegetation that the Council is satisfied is dying or dead and is not required as the habitat of native fauna.

(6)  This clause does not apply to a tree or other vegetation that the Council is satisfied is a risk to human life or property.

(7)  A permit under this clause cannot allow any ringbarking, cutting down, topping, lopping, removal, injuring or destruction of a tree or other vegetation:

(a)  that is or forms part of a heritage item or that is within a heritage conservation area, or

(b)  that is or forms part of an Aboriginal object or that is within an Aboriginal place of heritage significance,

      unless the Council is satisfied that the proposed activity:

(c)  is of a minor nature or is for the maintenance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place of heritage significance or heritage conservation area, and

(d)  would not adversely affect the heritage significance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place of heritage significance or heritage conservation area.

Note. As a consequence of this subclause, the activities concerned will require development consent. The heritage provisions of clause 5.10 will be applicable to any such consent.

(8)  This clause does not apply to or in respect of:

(a)  the clearing of native vegetation:

(i)  that is authorised by a development consent or property vegetation plan under the Native Vegetation Act 2003, or

(ii)  that is otherwise permitted under Division 2 or 3 of Part 3 of that Act, or

(b)  the clearing of vegetation on State protected land (within the meaning of clause 4 of Schedule 3 to the Native Vegetation Act 2003) that is authorised by a development consent under the provisions of the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 as continued in force by that clause, or

(c)  trees or other vegetation within a State forest, or land reserved from sale as a timber or forest reserve under the Forestry Act 1916, or

(d)  action required or authorised to be done by or under the Electricity Supply Act 1995, the Roads Act 1993 or the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002, or

(e)  plants declared to be noxious weeds under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993.

Note. Permissibility may be a matter that is determined by or under any of these Acts.

(9)  [Not adopted]

5.9AA   Trees or vegetation not prescribed by development control plan

(1)  This clause applies to any tree or other vegetation that is not of a species or kind prescribed for the purposes of clause 5.9 by a development control plan made by the Council.

(2)  The ringbarking, cutting down, topping, lopping, removal, injuring or destruction of any tree or other vegetation to which this clause applies is permitted without development consent.

5.10   Heritage conservation

Note. Heritage items (if any) are listed and described in Schedule 5. Heritage conservation areas (if any) are shown on the Heritage Map as well as being described in Schedule 5.

(1) Objectives
The objectives of this clause are as follows:

(a)  to conserve the environmental heritage of Warringah,

(b)  to conserve the heritage significance of heritage items and heritage conservation areas, including associated fabric, settings and views,

(c)  to conserve archaeological sites,

(d)  to conserve Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places of heritage significance.

(2) Requirement for consent
Development consent is required for any of the following:

(a)  demolishing or moving any of the following or altering the exterior of any of the following (including, in the case of a building, making changes to its detail, fabric, finish or appearance):

(i)  a heritage item,

(ii)  an Aboriginal object,

(iii)  a building, work, relic or tree within a heritage conservation area,

(b)  altering a heritage item that is a building by making structural changes to its interior or by making changes to anything inside the item that is specified in Schedule 5 in relation to the item,

(c)  disturbing or excavating an archaeological site while knowing, or having reasonable cause to suspect, that the disturbance or excavation will or is likely to result in a relic being discovered, exposed, moved, damaged or destroyed,

(d)  disturbing or excavating an Aboriginal place of heritage significance,

(e)  erecting a building on land:

(i)  on which a heritage item is located or that is within a heritage conservation area, or

(ii)  on which an Aboriginal object is located or that is within an Aboriginal place of heritage significance,

(f)  subdividing land:

(i)  on which a heritage item is located or that is within a heritage conservation area, or

(ii)  on which an Aboriginal object is located or that is within an Aboriginal place of heritage significance.

(3) When consent not required
However, development consent under this clause is not required if:

(a)  the applicant has notified the consent authority of the proposed development and the consent authority has advised the applicant in writing before any work is carried out that it is satisfied that the proposed development:

(i)  is of a minor nature or is for the maintenance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place of heritage significance or archaeological site or a building, work, relic, tree or place within the heritage conservation area, and

(ii)  would not adversely affect the heritage significance of the heritage item, Aboriginal object, Aboriginal place, archaeological site or heritage conservation area, or

(b)  the development is in a cemetery or burial ground and the proposed development:

(i)  is the creation of a new grave or monument, or excavation or disturbance of land for the purpose of conserving or repairing monuments or grave markers, and

(ii)  would not cause disturbance to human remains, relics, Aboriginal objects in the form of grave goods, or to an Aboriginal place of heritage significance, or

(c)  the development is limited to the removal of a tree or other vegetation that the Council is satisfied is a risk to human life or property, or

(d)  the development is exempt development.

(4) Effect of proposed development on heritage significance
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause in respect of a heritage item or heritage conservation area, consider the effect of the proposed development on the heritage significance of the item or area concerned. This subclause applies regardless of whether a heritage management document is prepared under subclause (5) or a heritage conservation management plan is submitted under subclause (6).

(5) Heritage assessment
The consent authority may, before granting consent to any development:

(a)  on land on which a heritage item is located, or

(b)  on land that is within a heritage conservation area, or

(c)  on land that is within the vicinity of land referred to in paragraph (a) or (b),

      require a heritage management document to be prepared that assesses the extent to which the carrying out of the proposed development would affect the heritage significance of the heritage item or heritage conservation area concerned.

(6) Heritage conservation management plans
The consent authority may require, after considering the heritage significance of a heritage item and the extent of change proposed to it, the submission of a heritage conservation management plan before granting consent under this clause.

(7) Archaeological sites
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause to the carrying out of development on an archaeological site (other than land listed on the State Heritage Register or to which an interim heritage order under the Heritage Act 1977 applies):

(a)  notify the Heritage Council of its intention to grant consent, and

(b)  take into consideration any response received from the Heritage Council within 28 days after the notice is sent.

(8) Aboriginal places of heritage significance
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause to the carrying out of development in an Aboriginal place of heritage significance:

(a)  consider the effect of the proposed development on the heritage significance of the place and any Aboriginal object known or reasonably likely to be located at the place by means of an adequate investigation and assessment (which may involve consideration of a heritage impact statement), and

(b)  notify the local Aboriginal communities, in writing or in such other manner as may be appropriate, about the application and take into consideration any response received within 28 days after the notice is sent.

(9) Demolition of nominated State heritage items
The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause for the demolition of a nominated State heritage item:

(a)  notify the Heritage Council about the application, and

(b)  take into consideration any response received from the Heritage Council within 28 days after the notice is sent.

(10) Conservation incentives
The consent authority may grant consent to development for any purpose of a building that is a heritage item or of the land on which such a building is erected, or for any purpose on an Aboriginal place of heritage significance, even though development for that purpose would otherwise not be allowed by this Plan, if the consent authority is satisfied that:

(a)  the conservation of the heritage item or Aboriginal place of heritage significance is facilitated by the granting of consent, and

(b)  the proposed development is in accordance with a heritage management document that has been approved by the consent authority, and

(c)  the consent to the proposed development would require that all necessary conservation work identified in the heritage management document is carried out, and

(d)  the proposed development would not adversely affect the heritage significance of the heritage item, including its setting, or the heritage significance of the Aboriginal place of heritage significance, and

(e)  the proposed development would not have any significant adverse effect on the amenity of the surrounding area.

5.11   Bush fire hazard reduction

Bush fire hazard reduction work authorised by the Rural Fires Act 1997 may be carried out on any land without development consent.

Note. The Rural Fires Act 1997 also makes provision relating to the carrying out of development on bush fire prone land.

5.12   Infrastructure development and use of existing buildings of the Crown

(1)  This Plan does not restrict or prohibit, or enable the restriction or prohibition of, the carrying out of any development, by or on behalf of a public authority, that is permitted to be carried out with or without development consent, or that is exempt development, under State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007.

(2)  This Plan does not restrict or prohibit, or enable the restriction or prohibition of, the use of existing buildings of the Crown by the Crown.

5.13   Eco-tourist facilities

[Not applicable]