What’s permitted in MU1 Mixed Use
Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010 · as at 19 August 2026 · Penrith City Council
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 37
Development Application (DA)
- Amusement centres
- Boarding houses
- Car parks
- Centre-based child care facilities
- Commercial premises
- Community facilities
- Entertainment facilities
- Environmental facilities
- Environmental protection works
- Flood mitigation works
- Function centres
- Home businesses
- Home-based child care
- Information and education facilities
- Light industries
- Local distribution premises
- Medical centres
- Mortuaries
- Oyster aquaculture
- Passenger transport facilities
- Places of public worship
- Public administration buildings
- Recreation areas
- Recreation facilities (indoor)
- Recreation facilities (outdoor)
- Registered clubs
- Residential accommodation
- Respite day care centres
- Restricted premises
- Roads
- Sex services premises
- Shop top housing
- Signage
- Tank-based aquaculture
- Tourist and visitor accommodation
- Vehicle repair stations
- Veterinary hospitals
Prohibited 1
- Rural workers’ dwellings
Anything not named below is treated as “Prohibited”. That is not the same as being on the list.
Objectives of this zone
- To encourage a diversity of business, retail, office and light industrial land uses that generate employment opportunities.
- To ensure that new development provides diverse and active street frontages to attract pedestrian traffic and to contribute to vibrant, diverse and functional streets and public spaces.
- To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
- To encourage business, retail, community and other non-residential land uses on the ground floor of buildings.
- To allow for residential development in accessible locations to maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and cycling.
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 Penrith
This page is the table for the zone. Search an address to see whether this zone actually covers the lot, or open the Penrith zoning map.
Other zones in Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010
Building rules
Frequently asked questions
Does this MU1 Mixed Use table apply to my property in Penrith?
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 MU1 Mixed Use?
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 MU1 Mixed Use, is it prohibited in Penrith?
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 Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010, 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 Penrith
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
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