Apartment Design Guide

The Apartment Design Guide provides consistent planning and design standards for apartments across the State.

It provides design criteria and general guidance about how development proposals can achieve the nine design quality principles identified in SEPP 65 (State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 - Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development).

For apartment development applications lodged from 19 June 2015 and determined after 17 July 2015, the Apartment Design Guide, along with the changes to SEPP 65 applies.

• Apartment Design Guide - in full
• Apartment Design Guide Introduction - How to use the Guide
• Apartment Design Guide Part 1 - Identifying the context
• Apartment Design Guide Part 2 - Developing the controls
• Apartment Design Guide Part 3 - Siting the development
• Apartment Design Guide Part 4 - Designing the building
• Apartment Design Guide Part 5 - Design review panels
• Apartment Design Guide Appendices

Residential Flat Design Code

The Residential Flat Design Code has been superseded by the Apartment Design Guide.

For applications lodged prior to the 19 June 2015 the Residential Flat Design Code still applies.

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