What’s permitted in RU4 Primary Production Small Lots
Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 · as at 19 August 2026 · City of Canterbury-Bankstown
This comes straight from the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) that applies to this exact address, not a general state guide.
The land use table
These are the planning scheme’s official terms. A close match tells you the rule for that term; whether your project counts as that term is a judgement call.
Permitted without consent 1
No consent required
- Home occupations
Permitted with consent 18
Development Application (DA)
- Animal boarding or training establishments
- Aquaculture
- Building identification signs
- Business identification signs
- Dwelling houses
- Environmental facilities
- Environmental protection works
- Extensive agriculture
- Farm buildings
- Flood mitigation works
- Home businesses
- Intensive plant agriculture
- Plant nurseries
- Recreation areas
- Recreation facilities (indoor)
- Recreation facilities (outdoor)
- Roads
- Roadside stalls
Anything not named below is treated as “Prohibited”. That is not the same as being on the list.
Objectives of this zone
- To enable sustainable primary industry and other compatible land uses.
- To encourage and promote diversity and employment opportunities in relation to primary industry enterprises, particularly those that require smaller lots or that are more intensive in nature.
- To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
Some state-level housing and precinct policies sit above council rules and can override them — those aren’t included here.
A council’s LEP can also grant extra permitted uses of its own on top of the standard list — those aren’t included here either.
Check a property in Canterbury-Bankstown
This page is the table for the zone. Search an address to see whether this zone actually covers the lot, or open the Canterbury-Bankstown zoning map.
Other zones in Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023
Building rules
Frequently asked questions
Does this RU4 Primary Production Small Lots table apply to my property in Canterbury-Bankstown?
Only if this zone and this planning scheme apply to the land. Search your address — that is what names both.
Can I assume my project is one of the terms listed for RU4 Primary Production Small Lots?
No. The list uses the planning scheme’s official names. Whether your project counts as one of those names is a judgement call — that’s what a planner is for.
If a use is not listed in RU4 Primary Production Small Lots, is it prohibited in Canterbury-Bankstown?
Not by itself. Unlisted uses follow this zone’s fallback (“Prohibited”). That is different from being named on the list.
Sources
General guidance only — not planning advice. This is the land use table from Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023, sourced 19 August 2026. It does not decide what your project is, and overlays can still change what you need to apply for.
Talk to a town planner in Canterbury-Bankstown
This page covers the general rules. A qualified town planner can tell you what applies to your actual block — the zone, the overlays and the approval path — before you spend money on drawings.
- Qualified, practising town planners
- Advice on your property, not a generic rule
- No cost, no obligation