22Design excellence

22 Design excellence

22 Design excellence

(1) Consent must not be granted to a new building or to external alterations to an existing building unless the consent authority has considered whether the proposed development exhibits design excellence.

(2) In considering whether proposed development exhibits design excellence, the consent authority must have regard to the following matters—

(a) whether a high standard of architectural design, materials and detailing appropriate to the building type and location will be achieved,

(b) whether the form and external appearance of the building will improve the quality and amenity of the public domain,

(c) whether the building meets sustainable design principles in terms of sunlight, natural ventilation, wind, reflectivity, visual and acoustic privacy, safety and security and resource, energy and water efficiency,

(d) if a competitive design process is held as referred to in subsection (3) in relation to the development, the results of the competitive design process.

(3) The consent authority may require a competitive design process for the erection of a building over 12 storeys high.

(4) In this section—

competitive design process means a design competition held in accordance with the Design Competition Guidelines published by the Department in September 2023.