Council Services » Local Environmental Plan and Development Control Plan     This section is relevant for any development applications lodged after 19 February 2010. LEP Council's LEPis a guide for development over the next 25 years in line with the NSW Department of Planning's Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney. The LEP came into force on 19 February 2010. The LEP consists of a written document and maps (reference map below indicates the four LGA map areas) To view the LEP document: To view the LEP maps: DCP The DCP supports the LEP in providing detailed development controls such as landscaped area, car spaces and building scale. The DCP came into force on 22 February 2010, with the most recent amendments coming into force on 9 December 2011. (Amendment 2) The DCP is in twenty two parts including attachments and each part can be viewed online separately below:- Contents PART A - Introduction PART B - General Controls PART C - Residential Development PART C - Residential Localities PART D - Commercial and Mixed Use Development PART D - Commercial and Mixed Use Localities PART E - Industrial Development PART F - Access and Mobility PART G - Acid Sulfate Soils PART H - Bushland Protection PART I - Child Care Centres PART J - Landscaping PART K - Motels PART L - Public Art PART M - Sex Services Premises PART N -Signage and Advertising PART O -Stormwater Management PART P -Telecommunications Facilities PART Q -Waste Management and Minimisation Attachment: DA checklist Attachment: Dictionary Attachment: Amendments Exempt and Complying Development Minor development in NSW often does not require any planning or construction approval. This is called exempt development because it is exempt from planning approval. Exempt development typically covers the minor “do it yourself” renovation work such as replacing the tiles in your bathroom or erecting a pre-fabricated structure such as a garden shed. What is considered to be exempt development is identified in State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008. If what you want to build falls outside of what is considered to be exempt development, it may fall into the category of complying development. Complying development is a combined planning and construction approval. Complying development is a fast track, 10-day approval process where a building meets all of the predetermined standards established in either a State or local council planning document. The standards or rules that the building must comply with are numerical, meaning that the design of the building will exactly meet the numbers in the rules. For example, a complying development height might be 8.5m, the proposed building’s height therefore cannot be greater than 8.5m. A complying development certificate can be issued by either Council or an accredited certifier, refer State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008. Cost Guide If you require hard copies of the above listed sections, please refer to Council's Fees and Charges. Frequently Asked Questions If you have further questions about the LEP and DCP you can refer to the FAQ document.