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Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 – Form 2
Home Business Development Application Checklist

In preparing your proposal for a Home Business you must take into account the following controls and Performance Controls laid down in the ACT Territory Plan. 
A home business may only be permitted where:
•	at least one worker is a bona fide resident of the land
•	the operation of the home Business does not cause unreasonable annoyance, offence, nuisance or danger to any tenant or occupant of adjoining land
•	goods related to the home business are not displayed in windows or outside the building
•	provision is made for the parking of all customer/client vehicles on existing driveways on the land or in a suitably screened location on the land
•	the Home Business does not, or is unlikely to cause, pollution, create a health hazard or present a danger which is prohibited under any relevant Territory legislation and/or Code of Practice (as may vary from time to time)
•	traffic generated by the home business does not unacceptably affect the flow of local traffic

•	the use does not result in the storage on the land of materials obtained for or generated by the home business other than within the confines of approved structures
•	retailing associated with the home business does not, or is unlikely to generate an increase in traffic, parking demand or noise, which is unreasonably deleterious to the amenity of the surrounding area
Performance Controls
Performance Criteria
To protect the amenity of the area by:
•	restricting the agglomeration of non-residential activities
•	ensuring that the scale of home businesses is compatible with the residential character of the locality
Acceptable Standard
•	Maximum of two home businesses per section
•	Maximum gross floor area of business (including storage) of 40m2
•	Maximum of three persons (including resident workers) employed on the site
Maximum of one commercial vehicle operating from or parked within the site

Attachments required with your application
Information to be provided by all applicants for Home Business approval
Part 1: Details of Business 
Name and type of business

Term of Approval
(Maximum term is 5 years)
Brief description of nature of business
Have you previously been carrying out this business 
at this address as a home occupation?      q no     q     yes
Will the business involve any retail sales?   q no     q   yes uPlease give details of products/type of selling

Proposed days and hours of operation?   Days  Hours
Details of people to be engaged in the business	Capacity of employment		Resident
Acceptable Standard – Maximum of 3    Worker 1 q no   q   yes
workers including resident workers       Worker 2              q no   q   yes
	           Worker 3 q no   q   yes

Anticipated number of visitors  generated    Maximum daily
Maximum at any one time
			by the business
Will the business involve the use of 		q no   q   yes  u Please give details of number 
	commercial vehicles?						and type of vehicles

	        On-site parking arrangements
	                     (see also plan details)
	     Will the business involve the use 	q no   q   yes   u Please give details of type of vehicles 
	                        of delivery vehicles? 				  and frequency of deliveries

Details of machinery, motors,  generators to
be used within and outside the house (state
            the number of kilowatts if applicable)

Any other relevant details such as chemicals
        to be used or noise generated activities

Part 2: Details of Premises

Total area of the house and all other
structures used as garaging and other 	House Garages/stores Other Structures
			out buildings
What is the total area of space to be       Acceptable Standard: maximum gross floor 
used solely for business purposes       area of business (including storage) of 40m2.

What is the total area of space to be used
for both residential and business purposes
Are any alterations or additions to the property purposed?     q no     q     yes   

Part 3: Sign
Attach details of any current or proposed sign or advertising device including dimensions, materials, colour and exact location
NB: The maximum permitted sign for residential premises is restricted to a maximum surface area of 0.2m2 for single residential sites and 0.8m2 for multi-unit sites

Part 4: Plans
Attach a clearly dimensioned floor and site plan of the property indicating the following:
•	all areas of the property where the business is to be carried out
•	all areas to be used for both residential and business purposes
•	the location, number and dimensions of on-site parking indicating whether for staff, visitors, residents and commercial vehicle
•	existing and proposed landscaping and screening

Part 5: Consultation Report
•	attach a Consultation Report (2 copies) giving details of discussions about your proposal with all neighbours and adjacent property owners, or their representatives.

Applicants Signatures(s) Date: 

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