Local environmental plans (LEP)

A local environmental plan (LEP) is a legal document that provides controls and guidelines for development in an area. It determines what can be built, where it can be built, and what activities can occur on land.

LEPs contain both a written instrument and maps. These should be viewed together to provide an understanding of zoning and building controls across the area or for a particular property.

LEPs are supplemented by development control plans (DCPs), which provide more detailed planning controls for the corresponding area.

The following LEPs apply to development within the Inner West Council area:

Inner West LEP 2022

• Written instrument
• Maps 

Areas subject to other planning instruments

• Leichhardt LEP 2000 still applies to the Balmain Leagues Club site. The Balmain Leagues Club site was deferred from the Inner West LEP 2022 by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure until such time as the current project application is finalised.
• Callan Park (Special Provisions) Act 2002 No 139 applies to the Callan Park site (located between Balmain Road, Iron Cove, Manning and Glover Streets).
• State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts - Eastern Harbour City) 2021 applies to area of Sydney Ports and Roads and Maritime Services lands in the vicinity of White Bay, Glebe Island, Rozelle Bay and the Railway Marshalling Yards.