You may need this development application approval if you intend to operate your business from a home that is subject to a residential lease agreement. The purpose of this approval is to ensure that the primary use of the premises is as a home and the business remains a secondary purpose.
The business itself may not need approval, depending on the character of the business. However, you may need a development approval for any related development. Examples of businesses that will not need approval include those at which:
- no more than two people work on the premises at any time
- anyone who works on the premises genuinely lives there
- the area used for the business (including storage) is not more than 40 meters squared
- any vehicles parked at the premises for the purposes of the business are parked in a driveway, garage, carport or location screened from the road
- averaged over a period of seven days, the conduct of the business does not generate more than five vehicle arrivals each day.
