Liverpool Council is reviewing its current Local Environmental Plan to further align it with the Liverpool Local Strategic Planning Statement and the Western City District Plan.

Local environmental plans or LEPs contain land use zones and other development controls, such as height of buildings, lot sizes and floor space ratio to shape the character of a suburb.

What changes are being proposed?

Residential Land

• Reduce the extent of R4 High Density Residential zoned land and generally apply a 12-metre height limit to protect suburbs from high density
• New controls for R3 Medium Density Residential zoned land to promote diverse forms of housing (e.g. terraces and townhouses)
• New controls for R2 Low Density Residential zoned land to protect the character of low-density suburban areas

Commercial Land

• Revised planning controls for commercial land within the City Centre
• Reduce the maximum building height to 12-metres or less for commercial land to protect suburbs from overdevelopment

Industrial Land

• New controls to rejuvenate industrial land and promote new businesses to establish within Liverpool’s industrial precincts and protect industrial land

Additionally, Liverpool Council is proposing to reduce the requirement of 20% GFA requirements for commercial uses in the city centre to 15%. Build-to-rent housing is also proposed to be permitted on E1 and E2 zoning.