29Residential apartment development

#### 29 Residential apartment development 29 Residential apartment development > > (1) A development application that relates to residential apartment development must be accompanied by a statement by a qualified designer. > > > (2) The statement must— > > > > > (a) verify that the qualified designer designed, or directed the design of, the development, and > > > > > (b) explain how the development addresses— > > > > > > > (i) the design principles for residential apartment development, and > > > > > > > (ii) the objectives in Parts 3 and 4 of the Apartment Design Guide. > > > (3) If the development application is accompanied by a BASIX certificate for a building, the design principles for residential apartment development do not need to be addressed to the extent to which they aim— > > > > > (a) to reduce the consumption of mains-supplied potable water or greenhouse gas emissions related to the use of— > > > > > > > (i) the building, or > > > > > > > (ii) the land on which the building is located, or > > > > > (b) to improve the thermal performance of the development, or > > > > > (c) to quantify and report on the embodied emissions attributable to the development. > > > (4) The additional fee payable for a development application for residential apartment development that is referred to a design review panel for advice is specified in Schedule 4. > > > > Note— > > > > See [State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0714), Chapter 4 in relation to referrals of development applications to design review panels. > > > (5) This section does not apply to development to which [State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0714), Chapter 7 applies. > > **s 29:** Am 2022 (520), Sch 2\[2\]; 2023 (662), Sch 1\[2\]–\[4\]; 2025 (634), Sch 1\[1\].