What’s permitted in MU1 Mixed Use
Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 · as at 19 August 2026 · City of Sydney
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 24
Development Application (DA)
- Amusement centres
- Boarding houses
- Car parks
- Centre-based child care facilities
- Commercial premises
- Community facilities
- Entertainment facilities
- Function centres
- Information and education facilities
- Light industries
- Local distribution premises
- Medical centres
- Oyster aquaculture
- Passenger transport facilities
- Places of public worship
- Recreation areas
- Recreation facilities (indoor)
- Registered clubs
- Respite day care centres
- Restricted premises
- Shop top housing
- Tank-based aquaculture
- Tourist and visitor accommodation
- Vehicle repair stations
Prohibited 4
- Extractive industries
- Heavy industrial storage establishments
- Heavy industries
- Pond-based aquaculture
Anything not named below is treated as “Permitted with consent”. 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 ensure land uses support the viability of nearby centres.
- To integrate suitable business, office, residential, retail and other land uses in accessible locations that 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 Sydney
This page is the table for the zone. Search an address to see whether this zone actually covers the lot, or open the Sydney zoning map.
Other zones in Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012
Building rules
Frequently asked questions
Does this MU1 Mixed Use table apply to my property in Sydney?
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 Sydney?
Not by itself. Unlisted uses follow this zone’s fallback (“Permitted with consent”). That is different from being named on the list.
Sources
General guidance only — not planning advice. This is the land use table from Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012, 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 Sydney
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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