What’s permitted in RU5 Village
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 36
Development Application (DA)
- Building identification signs
- Business identification signs
- Car parks
- Centre-based child care facilities
- Community facilities
- Dual occupancies
- Dwelling houses
- Educational establishments
- Environmental facilities
- Environmental protection works
- Flood mitigation works
- Funeral homes
- Health consulting rooms
- Home-based child care
- Home businesses
- Home industries
- Information and education facilities
- Kiosks
- Markets
- Neighbourhood shops
- Oyster aquaculture
- Places of public worship
- Public administration buildings
- Recreation areas
- Recreation facilities (indoor)
- Recreation facilities (outdoor)
- Respite day care centres
- Restaurants or cafes
- Roads
- Schools
- Secondary dwellings
- Seniors housing
- Sewage treatment plants
- Shop top housing
- Tank-based aquaculture
- Tourist and visitor accommodation
Prohibited 1
- Serviced apartments
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 range of land uses, services and facilities that are associated with a rural village.
- To provide limited housing development opportunities for existing and new residents, including an ageing population, where this is consistent with the other objectives of this zone.
- To ensure development is compatible with the role and character of the village, available infrastructure, services and facilities and with the environmental capabilities of the land.
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 RU5 Village 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 RU5 Village?
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 RU5 Village, 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
- No cost, no obligation