State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

The Housing SEPP has made the planning system simpler by consolidating 5 former housing-related policies:

  • State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 (ARHSEPP)
  • State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors and People with a Disability) 2004 (Seniors SEPP)
  • State Environmental Planning Policy No 70 - Affordable Housing (Revised Schemes) (SEPP 70)
  • State Environmental Planning Policy No 21 - Caravan Parks
  • State Environmental Planning Policy No 36 - Manufactured Home Estates

Introducing two new housing types to meet changing needs:

  • Co-living housing
  • Independent living units

Improving the way existing types of homes are delivered including:

  • Boarding houses
  • Build-to-rent housing
  • Seniors housing

Including the planning rules for:

  • Caravan parks and manufactured home estates
  • Group homes
  • Retention of existing affordable rental housing
  • Secondary dwellings (sometimes known as granny flats)
  • Social and affordable housing
  • Short term rental accommodation (sometimes known as STRA)

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Title State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021
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Update Frequency asNeeded
Landing Page https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/37509904-7018-4180-a618-882ad52157d3
Date Published 2022-04-19
Date Updated 2024-02-26
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Temporal Coverage 2021-11-26 -
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Data Portal Data.NSW
Publisher/Agency NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure