Central Coast zones
What can I build in my zone on the Central Coast?
Every block on the Central Coast sits in a zone under the Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022, and the zone decides which kinds of buildings are allowed at all. A duplex that is permitted in one zone is prohibited in the zone across the road.
Pick your zone below for what it permits and what else to check. If you do not know your zone, type your address into the Site Checker and it will tell you, along with your height limit, lot size, flood and bushfire maps.
R1 General Residential
What can I build in the R1 zone on the Central Coast?
R1 General Residential is the most flexible residential zone on the Central Coast. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
R2 Low Density Residential
What can I build in the R2 zone on the Central Coast?
R2 Low Density Residential covers most suburban house blocks on the Central Coast. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
R3 Medium Density Residential
What can I build in the R3 zone on the Central Coast?
R3 Medium Density Residential is where the Central Coast plans for townhouses and small apartment buildings. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
R5 Large Lot Residential
What can I build in the R5 zone on the Central Coast?
R5 Large Lot Residential is housing on bigger blocks in a rural setting. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
RU1 Primary Production
What can I build in the RU1 zone on the Central Coast?
RU1 Primary Production is farming land, and a house here depends on whether the lot has a dwelling entitlement. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
RU2 Rural Landscape
What can I build in the RU2 zone on the Central Coast?
RU2 Rural Landscape is rural land where the landscape matters as much as the farming, and whether you can build a house depends on the lot. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
RU5 Village
What can I build in the RU5 zone on the Central Coast?
RU5 Village covers the Central Coast's rural villages, where homes sit beside shops and local services. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
RU6 Transition
What can I build in the RU6 zone on the Central Coast?
RU6 Transition is the buffer land between rural areas and more intensive or sensitive uses. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
C3 Environmental Management
What can I build in the C3 zone on the Central Coast?
C3 Environmental Management is land with special environmental values where a limited range of development is allowed. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
C4 Environmental Living
What can I build in the C4 zone on the Central Coast?
C4 Environmental Living is low impact residential land in areas with special environmental or scenic values. Type your address to see the zone and the maps that limit your block.
What can I build on my block?
Type your address for its zone, height limit, lot size, flood and bushfire maps, all in one free report.