What’s permitted in SP3 Tourist
Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022 · as at 19 August 2026 · Central Coast Council
This list comes from the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) that applies to this address.
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.
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Development Application (DA)
- Amusement centres
- Aquaculture
- Attached dwellings
- Boat launching ramps
- Boat sheds
- Building identification signs
- Business identification signs
- Car parks
- Caravan parks
- Charter and tourism boating facilities
- Community facilities
- Dwelling houses
- Eco-tourist facilities
- Entertainment facilities
- Environmental facilities
- Environmental protection works
- Exhibition homes
- Flood mitigation works
- Food and drink premises
- Function centres
- Helipads
- Home businesses
- Home occupations
- Information and education facilities
- Jetties
- Kiosks
- Neighbourhood shops
- Passenger transport facilities
- Recreation areas
- Recreation facilities (indoor)
- Recreation facilities (major)
- Recreation facilities (outdoor)
- Registered clubs
- Roads
- Secondary dwellings
- Semi-detached dwellings
- Sewage reticulation systems
- Shop top housing
- Tourist and visitor accommodation
- Water recreation structures
- Water recycling facilities
- Water reticulation systems
Anything not named below is treated as “Prohibited”. That is not the same as being on the list.
Objectives of this zone
- To provide for a variety of tourist-oriented development and related uses.
- To facilitate the provision of limited permanent accommodation in the form of mixed use development to improve the off-season viability of tourist-based development.
- To protect and enhance the natural environment for tourist and recreational purposes.
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 Central Coast
This page is the table for the zone. Search an address to see whether this zone actually covers the lot, or open the Central Coast zoning map.
SP3 across NSW
Each NSW council writes its own table for SP3, and they don’t all allow the same things. See what SP3 allows across every NSW council that uses it.
Other zones in Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022
Building rules
Frequently asked questions
Does this SP3 Tourist table apply to my property in Central Coast?
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 SP3 Tourist?
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 SP3 Tourist, is it prohibited in Central Coast?
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 Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022, sourced 19 August 2026. It does not decide what your project is, and overlays can still change what you need to apply for.
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