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New employment zones came into effect on 26 April 2023 in NSW. For more details on these reforms, click on the following link: Department of Planning and Environment website.
Any reference to a former zone in a development control plan and/or other planning documents is legally taken to be a reference to these new employment zones.
The Comprehensive Inner West Development Control Plan (DCP) 2016 for Ashbury, Ashfield, Croydon, Croydon Park, Haberfield, Hurlstone Park and Summer Hill came into effect on 10 January 2017.
This DCP supplements and supports the Inner West Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2022. It outlines planning and design guidelines for particular types of development that require Council approval.
Ashfield Development Control plans (DCP) 2016
The DCP consists of the following sections and chapters:
- Section 1 – Preliminary and table of contents (PDF, 542.09KB)
- Section 2 – General Guidelines
- Chapter A: Miscellaneous (PDF, 4.10MB)
- Chapter B: Public Domain (PDF, 484.72KB)
- Chapter C: Sustainability (PDF, 11.17MB)
- Chapter D: Precinct Guidelines (PDF, 21.56MB)
- Chapter E1: All Heritage Items and Conservation Areas (except Haberfield) (PDF, 24.76MB)
- Chapter E2: Haberfield Neighbourhood (PDF, 1.40MB)
- Chapter F: Development Category Guidelines (PDF, 1.75MB)
- Chapter G: Definitions (PDF, 255.28KB)
- Chapter H: Amendments (PDF, 217.61KB)