Source: https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Policy-and-Legislation/Housing/Diverse-and-affordable-housing/Affordable-Rental-Housing-SEPP
Timestamp: 2020-04-07 20:52:37
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Affordable Rental Housing SEPP -
The State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 (ARHSEPP) was introduced on 31 July 2009. The policy’s intent is to facilitate the increased supply and diversity of affordable rental and social housing in NSW.
The ARHSEPP covers housing types including in-fill affordable housing, along with secondary dwellings (granny flats), boarding houses, group homes, social housing and supportive accommodation.
Infill affordable rental housing (PDF, 184 KB)
Boarding houses (PDF, 247 KB)
Social housing (PDF, 284 KB)
Group homes (PDF, 212 KB)
Supportive housing (PDF, 247 KB)
Retaining affordable rental housing (PDF, 205 KB)
Secondary dwellings (Granny flats) (PDF, 724 KB)
Affordable Housing Taskforce – Interim Report: March 2012 (PDF, 904 KB)
Approval of developments under the ARHSEPP
Your local council or an accredited certifier can issue approvals for a secondary dwelling development as complying development if it meets specific criteria. The development standards for secondary dwellings as complying development are in Schedule 1 of the ARHSEPP.
All other development under the ARHSEPP, unless otherwise indicated in the Policy, needs approval from the relevant consent authority (usually the local council). Because local planning controls can differ between council areas your local council should be the first point of contact for further information.
ARHSEPP Part 3 information
Retention of existing affordable rental housing under Part 3 of the ARHSEPP
Part 3 of the ARHSEPP provides for the retention of existing affordable rental housing stock. Development applications to demolish, alter or add, change the use of, or strata subdivide existing low cost rental dwellings may require a contribution towards the provision of alternative affordable housing.
To find out what types of development trigger this requirement refer to Part 3 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009, and for more information about contributions refer to the Affordable Rental Housing SEPP – Guidelines for Retention of Existing Affordable Rental Housing, October 2009.
The Department’s Online Assessment Tool for determining contributions payable under Part 3 of the ARHSEPP is currently being upgraded. In the meantime, data about the median rental and sales prices for developments is in the rental and sales data by local government area 2015 06 to 2017 03 (xlsx 38.3 KB) which can be used in calculations. This data is drawn from the Department of Family and Community Services Housing Office Rent and Sales Report. More information on the report is in the Explanatory notes (PDF, 167 KB).
To ask a question about Part 3 of the ARHSEPP, please contact the Housing Policy team via ServiceFirst on 1300 305 695.
Letter from the former Minister for Planning to the former Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister for Social Housing about the application of funds collected under Part 3, dated 18 April 2016.
Minister of Planning Direction under section 94G(3)(b) issued 2 October 2009.
ARHSEPP site compatibility certificate guideline and form
Guidelines for Applications – Director General's Site Compatibility Certificate (Pdf, 55.6 KB) October 2009.
Access the Online Site Compatibility Certificate service