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147Determination of development applications and modification applications for residential apartment development
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#### 147 Determination of development applications and modification applications for residential apartment development
147 Determination of development applications and modification applications for residential apartment development
> > (1) Development consent must not be granted to residential apartment development, and a development consent for residential apartment development must not be modified, unless the consent authority has considered the following—
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> > > (a) the quality of the design of the development, evaluated in accordance with the design principles for residential apartment development set out in Schedule 9,
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> > > (b) the Apartment Design Guide,
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> > > (c) any advice received from a design review panel within 14 days after the consent authority referred the development application or modification application to the panel.
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> > (2) The 14-day period referred to in subsection (1)(c) does not increase or otherwise affect the period in which a development application or modification application must be determined by the consent authority.
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> > (3) To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(b) does not require a consent authority to require compliance with design criteria specified in the Apartment Design Guide.
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> > (4) Subsection (1)(c) does not apply to State significant development.
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> **s 147:** Ins 2023 (664), Sch 1\[65\].