A Housing SEPP consultation draft

The proposed State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021 (Housing SEPP) aims to facilitate the delivery of more diverse and affordable housing types within NSW. 

The proposed Housing SEPP will ensure the home building sector is well-placed to assist the economic recovery of NSW following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The proposed Housing SEPP will:

• consolidate five existing housing-related SEPPs (State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009, State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors and People with a Disability) 2004; State Environmental Planning Policy No 70 – Affordable Housing (Revised Schemes); State Environmental Planning Policy No 21—Caravan Parks; and State Environmental Planning Policy No 36—Manufactured Home Estates
• include the recently made provisions for short term rental accommodation and build-to-rent housing
• include the recently updated social housing provisions
• introduce provisions for co-living housing, a form of housing that provides small private rooms (which may or may not include private kitchen and bathroom facilities), offset by access to managed communal spaces
• incorporate amendments to boarding house and seniors housing provisions
• amend some local environmental plans in relation to secondary dwellings in rural zones, and the permissibility of boarding houses in R2 zones

Exhibition documents

• draft Housing SEPP consultation draft 
• draft Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation amendment
• draft Standard Instrument Order
• You can also view the FAQs and Plain English Supporting Document 

Over 240 submissions were received in response to this exhibition. 

Submissions received during the exhibition period were considered as the Housing SEPP was finalised. A report summarising the feedback received in response to the exhibition can be found here.

Submissions