Planning controls explain the standards and restrictions for a new development. Planning controls may apply to a location (suburb, street or single lot), particular types of development (dwellings, villas) or a component of the development (provision of carparking, control of stormwater).

Current Planning Controls

Local Environmental Plan
Controls the future development of all land in City of Ryde.

Development Control Plan
Provides guidelines, objectives and controls relating to the future development of the City of Ryde.

Local Planning Study
Establishes the planning direction for the City of Ryde over the next 20 years.

Draft Plans
Plans that have been on exhibition, waiting for Council determination or awaiting gazettal.

Planning Controls on Exhibition
Plans that are currently on exhibition. The community is able to make a submission during the period of the exhibition as advertised.

Other Planning Considerations
Various properties and development types may be subject to additional considerations closely tied to the Ryde Local Environmental Plan and Development Control Plan. Such considerations include traffic, flooding, bushfire prone areas.

Preceding Control

Ryde Planning Scheme Ordinance (RPSO)
The RPSO has been replaced by the Ryde Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2010. However the RPSO is still the relevant planning control document for some sites in Macquarie Park.

NSW State Government Controls

NSW Housing Code
Outlines the types of development that can proceed as either complying or exempt development.

Affordable Rental Housing
Makes it easier, quicker and more attractive to build affordable rental homes by promoting the construction of new affordable units, townhouses, granny flats and other low cost accommodation.