288DOther functions of design review panels

288D Other functions of design review panels

288D Other functions of design review panels

(1) A design review panel may review and give independent advice to a council about provisions of the following that relate to design quality and related matters—

(a) an in force or draft local environmental plan or development control plan,

(b) an in force or draft master plan or other planning policy document.

(2) A design review panel may advise a council whether it endorses provisions reviewed under subsection (1).

(3) A design review panel also has the following functions—

(a) to give independent advice to councils on mechanisms and initiatives to improve the implementation of the design principles for residential apartment development,

(b) to contribute to the co-ordination of quality of the design of residential apartment development across boundaries of local government areas.

(4) A design review panel may make public advice given under subsection (1) or (3)(a) for the purposes of improving—

(a) the understanding of design quality, and

(b) the implementation of the design principles for residential apartment development.

s 288D: Ins 2023 (662), Sch 1[15].