PPN40: Using the residential subdivision provisions of clause 56 – residential subdivision

Table A - Clause 56 provisions applying to each class of subdivision

Neighbourhood Residential Zone, General Residential Zone, Residential Growth Zone, Mixed Use Zone or Township Zone and any Comprehensive Development Zone or Priority Development Zone that provides for residential development.

Table B - Clause 56 provisions applying to each class of subdivision

Timing of meeting standards

Some matters covered by the objectives and standards can be addressed through permit conditions and met after a permit for the subdivision has been issued.

Considering some matters at a later date allows planning assessment to occur at an appropriate time in the design and construction process and can provide for faster, more cost-effective decision-making. Standards that may be appropriate to be met as a permit condition include:

• Clause 56.05-1 Integrated urban landscape Standard C12
• Clause 56.06-5 Walking and cycling network detail Standard C18
• Clause 56.06-6 Public transport network detail Standard C19
• Clause 56.06-7 Neighbourhood street network detail Standard C20
• Clause 56.06-8 Lot access Standard C21
• Clause 56.07-1 Drinking water supply Standard C22
• Clause 56.07-2 Reused and recycled water Standard C23
• Clause 56.07-3 Waste water management Standard C24
• Clause 56.07-4 Urban run-off management Standard C25
• Clause 56.08-1 Site management Standard C26
• Clause 56.09-1 Shared trenching Standard C27
• Clause 56.09-2 Electricity, telecommunications and gas Standard C28
• Clause 56.09-3 Fire hydrants Standard C29
• Clause 56.09-4 Public lighting Standard C30

Subdivision site and context description, and design response

An application for a residential subdivision must be accompanied by a subdivision site and context description and a design response. The site and context description provides information about the site and the surrounding area. It informs the applicant’s proposed subdivision design. The rationale for the design is documented in the applicant’s design response. Together they inform the council’s assessment of the proposed subdivision.

All subdivisions need to provide basic site information including site size, existing natural and cultural features, views and existing buildings as set out in clause 56.01-1 (Subdivision Site and Context Description). Additional information is required for larger subdivisions.

The council may waive or reduce the requirement for a subdivision site and context description and design response if it considers that the information is not needed. This would normally be the case where a permit has previously been granted for the development involving an assessment under:

• Clause 54 – One dwelling on a lot
• Clause 55 – Two or more dwellings on a lot and residential buildings
• Clause 58 – Apartment developments.

Council must decide if the subdivision site and context description is satisfactory and inform the applicant in writing before requiring notice of the application to be given or assessing the application further.

Additional information

Other residential subdivision practice notes are:

• Using the Integrated Water Management Provisions of Clause 56
• Using the Site Management Provisions of Clause 56