The Hills LEP 2012 - Amendment to Prohibit Rural Workers Dwellings

This planning proposal seeks to prohibit rural workers dwellings as a permissible land use in all rural zones across the Shire. Council have advised that in recent times there has been limited interest in rural workers dwellings within the Hills Local Government Area. This is generally because of the proximity of the Shire's rural lands to the existing urban area, and development control plan requirements relating to the provision of financial evidence and locational justification for approval of a rural workers dwelling.Additionally, the introduction of secondary dwellings in the rural areas as part of Local Environmental Plan 2012 provides opportunities for all landowners in rural areas to construct an additional dwelling without the required justification relating to rural workers dwellings. Council therefore now considered it appropriate to prohibit this land use, to facilitate the sustainable management of the Shire's rural lands, and to ensure outcomes are consistent with State strategic policy advice on rural workers dwellings.