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Home Based Business

The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters has long recognised the significance of home-based businesses to its local economy.

Benefits of home-based business

Home-based businesses can offer a range of unique benefits, including:

local employment and wealth creation
supporting existing businesses
contributing to passive surveillance of neighbourhoods
promoting the social benefits of being able to work and care for a dependent
unclogging our roads and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
supporting local retail and hospitality businesses.

Do I need Council approval

Council approval is not required for home-based businesses if they fully comply with the criteria of a ‘home activity’.

Definition of 'Home Activity'

home activity means a use of a site by a person resident on the site—

that does not detrimentally affect the amenity of the locality or any part of the locality; and
that does not require or involve any of the following:

assistance by more than 1 person who is not a resident in the dwelling;
use (whether temporarily or permanently) of a floor area exceeding 30 m²;
the imposition on the services provided by a public utility organisation of any demand or load greater than that which is ordinarily imposed by other users of the services in the locality;
the display of goods in a window or about the dwelling or its curtilage;
the use of a vehicle exceeding 3 tonne tare in weight;

For more information, contact the Council’s Urban Planning & Environment Department on 08 8366 4530
or email townhall@npsp.sa.gov.au