PART ONE - Fishers Ghost

The granny flat meets planning controls such as building height and setbacks,floor space ratios, and open space in the local environmental plan and/or thecomplying development provisions in the Affordable Rental Housing SEPP.The granny flat meets the requirements of the Building Code of Australia.The granny flat does not need to be attached to the dwelling.There are no requirements under the policy to provide any additional parking for thegranny flat. A granny flat may occur either with DA consent, or as complyingdevelopment.Disability Group HomesGroup homes are dwellings used to provide temporary or permanent accommodationfor people with a disability or those who are socially disadvantaged. Group homescan also provide their residents with support services such as on-site counsellingservices.In changes introduced in February 2009 under the Infrastructure SEPP, andincorporated into the new SEPP, the development of group homes by public andprivate social housingproviders is permitted under simplified rules. Under the new provisions of the SEPP,the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care and other public authorities canself-approve group homes of up to ten (10) bedrooms, increasing from the formerself-approval threshold of five (5) bedrooms.Group housing proposals by other providers can proceed either as complyingdevelopment, if they meet key size and design provisions of the NSW Housing Code,or as development applications to the local council.Under changes introduced earlier in 2009, Housing NSW became the consentauthority for its own small-scale public housing developments of 20 or fewer unitsand up to two-storeys (8.5m high). The process requires Housing NSW to notifyadjoining landowners and the relevant council, and take into consideration anyfeedback provided.The SEPP incorporates these provisions, so that affordable housing provisions arenow covered by the one planning instrument. These development proposals mustcomply with the Seniors Living Policy: Urban Design Guidelines for infilldevelopment, and do not extend to the demolition of heritage items.Boarding HousesThe SEPP allows for and provides new incentives for the construction of boardinghouses in residential areas and some business zones. New standards allow for allrooms to be provided with kitchenettes and en suite bathroom facilities. The SEPPrefers to these types of affordable housing developments as ‘new generationboarding houses’.New generation boarding houses must comply with the following criteria:(i)if a boarding house has 5 or more boarding rooms, at least one communalliving room will be provided,