Improving the Planning System

NSW Commercial and Industrial Code

The NSW Government, as part of its ongoing planning updates, has released the NSW Commercial and Industrial Code. 

The NSW Commercial and Industrial Code outlines how internal modifications to commercial and industrial premises in certain zones can
be approved within 10 days.
 

Legislative documents

State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008  - current version

State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008  - consolidated version incorporating the changes that are to take effect from 7 September 2009

Important note: This is an unofficial version to indicate what the SEPP will look as a consequence of the amendments made by State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) Amendment (Commercial and Industrial) 2009. It does not constitute the law and must not be relied upon as law. From 7 September 2009, an official version of State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, including the commercial and industrial amendments will be available from the NSW legislation website.

State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) Amendment (Commercial and Industrial Codes) 2009

Environmental Planning and Assessment (General Commercial and Industrial Code) Regulation 2009

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Complying Development) Regulation 2009

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Complying Development Certificates) Regulation 2009

Standard Instrument - Principal Local Environmental Plan

User Guide

NSW Commercial and Industrial Code: a guide to exempt and complying development 

Circulars and practice notes

PS 09-022 Exempt and complying development codes - related regulation changes

PS 09-021 Changes to the exempt and complying development code

PS 09-020 Complying development - certifiers to follow Minister's directions on development contributions

PS 09-019 Changes to section 149(2) planning certificates by the Contaminated Land Management Amendment Act 2008

PS 09-013 Complying development - changes to post-determination notification

PS 09-012 Complying development - changes to Conveyancing Regulation, and guide to post-determination notification

PS 09-005 Circular Proclamation of certain provisions of the EP&A Amendment Act and the EP&A A (Complying Development) Regulation

PS 09-004 Circular - SEPP (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008

PN 09-001 LEP Practice Note PN 08 - 003 (revised)

Forms, standards and notices

Advice to Neighbours - Works Commencing 

Equivalent Zones

Click here to view or download tables for all NSW council equivalent zones under the code.

The Codes SEPP relies on the land use zones established under Standard Instrument—Principal Local Environmental Plan. In circumstances where council has not yet made a LEP in accordance with the Standard Instrument, the Codes SEPP provides that complying development can be carried out on an equivalent zone. The Codes SEPP includes a guide to determining the equivalent zones under clause 1.6 (1) and allows the Director General of the Department of Planning to determine the equivalent zones.

Have a question about NSW Commercial and Industrial Code?

If you have a question about the NSW Commercial and Industrial Code click here to contact the Department of Planning information centre.

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Fact sheets

Fact sheets released by the Department are below:

Introduction to the NSW Commercial and Industrial Code 

Cost Savings and the NSW Commercial and Industrial Code 

Exempt Development and the NSW Commercial and Industrial Code 

Retail Premises and the NSW Commercial and Industrial Code 

Commercial Offices and the NSW Commercial and Industrial Code 

Industrial Facilities and the NSW Commercial and Industrial Code 

Download Implementation Workshop Presentations

These will become available once the workshops are completed.

Archive

Better Regulation Statement for the proposed State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 - Codes SEPP