Schedule 1 Residential Design Guidelines

Schedule 1 Residential Design Guidelines

(Clauses 18 & 22)

Streetscape

Objective

Development, particularly when viewed from the street, should be compatible with the character and scale of any existing buildings to be retained on the site and residential development in the immediate vicinity.

Matters to be considered

Height; bulk, scale and architectural style of buildings; setbacks, type and colour of building materials; design of roofs (eg material, colour, pitch); amount and type of landscaping.

Visual Privacy

Objective

Dwellings should be arranged so that reasonable internal privacy and reasonable privacy in respect of existing adjoining residences and private open space is achieved.

Matters to be considered

Window and balcony placement; window size; screening devices around private open space (eg walls, fences and vegetation); overlooking of neighbours’ yards; location of walkways, driveways and utility areas in relation to bedrooms and other habitable rooms and places.

Noise

Objective

Dwellings should be designed so that—

(a) noise from outside sources, when measured within habitable rooms and in private open space, is kept to acceptable levels, and

(b) noise levels within dwellings and in communal and private outdoor areas should be contained as far as possible so as to minimise unreasonable transmission to adjoining dwellings.

Matters to be considered

Location of potential noise sources within the development (eg parking areas and driveways); screen barriers (eg walls and earth mounds); location of noise sensitive rooms and/or living areas; need for specialised construction (eg floors and windows).

Views

Objective

Development should be designed to maintain, within reason, the views of existing residents. Where possible, dwellings should be designed with living areas facing the view.