288CAdvice about design quality of residential apartment development

288C Advice about design quality of residential apartment development

288C Advice about design quality of residential apartment development

(1) The function of a design review panel is to review and give independent advice about the quality of the design of residential apartment development, including by evaluating residential apartment development in accordance with—

(a) the design principles for residential apartment development, and

(b) the Apartment Design Guide.

(2) A design review panel may review and give advice on the request of—

(a) a consent authority, or

(b) a person who has made or proposes to make a development application or modification application.

(3) A design review panel may review and give advice before or after a development application or modification application for residential apartment development is made.

(4) A design review panel must give advice to a consent authority within 14 days after receiving a request from the consent authority under subsection (2)(a).

(5) This section does not apply to the following—

(a) State significant development,

(b) development to which State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, Chapter 7 applies.

s 288C: Ins 2023 (662), Sch 1[15]. Am 2025 (634), Sch 1[5].