What’s permitted in R4 High Density Residential
Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010 · as at 19 August 2026 · Penrith City 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.
Permitted without consent 1
No consent required
- Home occupations
Permitted with consent 23
Development Application (DA)
- Boarding houses
- Building identification signs
- Business identification signs
- Car parks
- Centre-based child care facilities
- Community facilities
- Emergency services facilities
- Environmental protection works
- Exhibition homes
- Exhibition villages
- Flood mitigation works
- Home-based child care
- Home businesses
- Information and education facilities
- Neighbourhood shops
- Oyster aquaculture
- Places of public worship
- Recreation areas
- Recreation facilities (indoor)
- Residential accommodation
- Respite day care centres
- Roads
- Shop top housing
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 provide for the housing needs of the community within a high density residential environment.
- To provide a variety of housing types within a high density residential environment.
- To enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents.
- To ensure that a high level of residential amenity is achieved and maintained.
- To encourage the provision of affordable housing.
- To ensure that development reflects the desired future character and dwelling densities of the area.
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.
R4 across NSW
Each NSW council writes its own table for R4, and they don’t all allow the same things. See what R4 allows across every NSW council that uses it.
Other zones in Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010
Building rules
Frequently asked questions
Does this R4 High Density Residential 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 R4 High Density Residential?
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 R4 High Density Residential, 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.
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