New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

SUTHERLAND SHIRE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2006 - REG 31

31 Development for group homes

(1) If development for the purpose of a dwelling house or a dwelling in a residential flat building may lawfully be carried out in accordance with this plan, development for the purpose of a group home may, subject to this clause, be carried out with consent.

(2) The consent authority must not consent to development for the purpose of a group home unless it has considered the community need for the group home concerned.

(3) Consent is not required under this clause to carry out development for the purpose of a permanent group home that contains 5 or less bedrooms and that will be occupied by not more residents (including any resident staff) than the number calculated by multiplying the number of bedrooms in that dwelling by 2.

(4) Consent may not be refused under this clause unless an assessment has been made of the need for the group home concerned.

(5) Nothing in this clause requires consent to be obtained by the Department of Housing (or a person acting jointly with the Department of Housing) to carry out development for the purpose of a transitional group home.