The Greenfield Housing Code maps were amended on 2 December 2022 to incorporate several areas that have now been rezoned to residential and to clarify where the Greenfield Housing Code applies.
Check the maps below to see if your property is in a greenfield area.
- Albury Local Government Area map (PDF, 702 KB)
- Ballina Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 653 KB)
- Ballina Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 328 KB)
- Bellingen Local Government Area map (PDF, 316 KB)
- Blacktown Local Government Area map (PDF, 7.3 MB)
- Byron Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 453 KB)
- Byron Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 506 KB)
- Camden Local Government Area map (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Campbelltown Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Campbelltown Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 3.2 MB)
- Central Coast Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 840 KB)
- Central Coast Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 355 KB)
- Central Coast Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 416 KB)
- Cessnock Local Government Area map (PDF, 3.8 MB)
- Clarence Valley Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 368 KB)
- Clarence Valley Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 260 KB)
- Clarence Valley Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 850 KB)
- Coffs Harbour Local Government Area map (PDF, 633 KB)
- Cowra Local Government Area map (PDF, 485 KB)
- Dubbo Regional Local Government Area map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Eurobodalla Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 297 KB)
- Eurobodalla Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 334 KB)
- Eurobodalla Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 287 KB)
- Eurobodalla Local Government Area map 4 (PDF, 471 KB)
- Eurobodalla Local Government Area map 5 (PDF, 211 KB)
- Forbes Local Government Area map (PDF, 530 KB)
- Glen Innes Severn Local Government Area map (PDF, 432 KB)
- Goulburn Mulwaree Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 582 KB)
- Goulburn Mulwaree Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 262 KB)
- Griffith Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 686 KB)
- Griffith Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 202 KB)
- Hawkesbury Local Government Area map (PDF, 2 MB)
- Kempsey Local Government Area map (PDF, 349 KB)
- Lake Macquarie Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 869 KB)
- Lake Macquarie Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 199 KB)
- Lake Macquarie Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Lake Macquarie Local Government Area map 4 (PDF, 566 KB)
- Lake Macquarie Local Government Area map 5 (PDF, 295 KB)
- Lake Macquarie Local Government Area map 6 (PDF, 539 KB)
- Lake Macquarie Local Government Area map 7 (PDF, 249 KB)
- Lake Macquarie Local Government Area map 8 (PDF, 241 KB)
- Lismore Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 229 KB)
- Lismore Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 206 KB)
- Lismore Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 756 KB)
- Lithgow Local Government Area map (PDF, 275 KB)
- Liverpool Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 4.4 MB)
- Liverpool Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Liverpool Plains Local Government Area map (PDF, 391 KB)
- Maitland Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 803 KB)
- Maitland Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 575 KB)
- Maitland Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 592 KB)
- Maitland Local Government Area map 4 (PDF, 342 KB)
- Maitland Local Government Area map 5 (PDF, 473 KB)
- Maitland Local Government Area map 6 (PDF, 182 KB)
- Mid-Coast Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 274 KB)
- Mid-Coast Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 620 KB)
- Mid-Coast Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Mid-Coast Local Government Area map 4 (PDF, 175 KB)
- Murray River Local Government Area map (PDF, 353 KB)
- Muswellbrook Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 223 KB)
- Muswellbrook Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- Nambucca Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 411 KB)
- Nambucca Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 267 KB)
- Newcastle Local Government Area map (PDF, 302 KB)
- Northern Beaches Local Government Area map (PDF, 606 KB)
- Orange Local Government Area map (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Penrith Local Government Area map (PDF, 2 MB)
- Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 603 KB)
- Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 688 KB)
- Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 320 KB)
- Port Stephens Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 318 KB)
- Port Stephens Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 362 KB)
- Port Stephens Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 878 KB)
- Port Stephens Local Government Area map 4 (PDF, 178 KB)
- Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Local Government Area map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Shellharbour Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 443 KB)
- Shoalhaven Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Shoalhaven Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 250 KB)
- Singleton Local Government Area map (PDF, 487 KB)
- Snowy Monaro Regional Local Government Area map (PDF, 594 KB)
- Tamworth Regional Local Government Area map (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- The Hills Shire Local Government Area map (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Wagga Wagga Local Government Area map (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Wentworth Local Government Area map (PDF, 280 KB)
- Wingecarribee Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 449 KB)
- Wingecarribee Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 661 KB)
- Wollondilly Local Government Area map 1 (PDF, 328 KB)
- Wollondilly Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 223 KB)
- Wollondilly Local Government Area map 3 (PDF, 875 KB)
- Wollongong Local Government Area map 2 (PDF, 2 MB)
Frequently asked questions
The Greenfield Housing Code applies to greenfield areas across NSW. The Greenfield Housing Code allows 1-2 storey homes, alterations and additions to be carried out under the fast-track complying development approval pathway. It was developed specifically for greenfield areas.
The Greenfield Housing Code maps were first produced in 2018 but were not updated as new greenfield areas were rezoned. The Greenfield Housing Code relies on these maps for permissibility. While all the Greenfield Housing Code maps were updated in December 2022 in one amendment, it is essential that the maps are updated as land is rezoned.
In 2018 (introduction of the Code) the department’s Geographic Information System team identified urban release areas that had been rezoned to residential. This was done by layering the Growth Centres SEPP, LEP Urban Release Land and some land in the Precincts SEPP. The areas identified through this process formed the basis for the Greenfield Housing Code maps.
When Urban Release Areas (URAs) are rezoned to residential those areas should be included in the Greenfield Housing Code by updating the maps. Councils can also nominate areas to be included in the Greenfield Housing Code that are not URAs if they specifically want the Greenfield Housing Code to apply.
A Greenfield Housing Code map can be updated or produced at the same time councils’ LEP zoning map is being updated. This will ensure consistent information about new release/greenfield areas is available for all stakeholders and the Greenfield Housing Code will apply from the time of rezoning. The department’s District and Regional teams will be able to facilitate this process.
The Code provides a fast-track complying development pathway that has been developed specifically for greenfield areas. It applies to lots zoned R1, R2, R3, R4 and RU5.
The Code has different planning controls to the Housing Code such as the requirement for a tree to be planted in the front and rear yards of new dwellings and consistent front and rear setbacks.
Contact the Codes Team for further information at [email protected]