Draft Nswhousingcode Community Guide
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DRAFT FOR DISCUSSIONMAY 2008
nswhousing
code
for ExEmpt and
Complying dEvElopmEnt
COmmUNITy gUIDe
Smpyn Hsn Appas
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sIMPLIFYING HOUsING APPROVALs
Th ail ho is or ost o us an iportant
and prcious possssion. Ho ownrship is
a privil and an objctiv o ost Australians.
yt our plannin sst is takin ar too lon
or ordinar hos to b approvd. Currntl
in NSW, th avra dtrination ti or ost
housin approvals is 69 das.
Thr is a siplr wa to ain plannin approvals or ths lar
nubrs o rlativl sall scal applications calld COmPLyINg
DeVeLOPmeNT. Coplin dvlopnt has bn around or
10 ars but last ar onl 11% o all dvlopnt across th
Stat was procssd in this wa. W ar aiin to lit this to
50% b stablishin a sris o unior housin cods that will
b availabl to all housholdrs across NSW.
each cod will dn an nvlop or a tpical hous on an
avra sizd lot. Th nvlop will b dtrind b stbacksand hiht controls to protct nihbours anit and prsrv
strtscap. I our dsin ts into this nvlop thn approval
should tak lss than 10 das. W will dvlop a sris o cods
or dirnt hous tps and lot sizs.
For thos who want to do sothin dirnt or hav a vr
constraind sit th or traditional dvlopnt application
pathwa is still availabl.
Th NSW govrnnt ss this initiativ as havin a ajor
ipact on sipliin th plannin sst or housin approvals
across th Stat. I ur vron to rad th drat cod and
provid conts to th Dpartnt o Plannin.
th Hn. fan Sa, MP
ministr or Plannin
cONteNts
This uid xplains how NSW is introducin nw
dvlopnt cods or xpt and coplin
dvlopnt. It contains sctions on:
SiMPlifYiNg HouSiNg APProvAlS
Th nd or a siplr sst
Th dirnc btwn a codand currnt plannin assssnts
What is coplin dvlopnt?
What is xpt dvlopnt?
What cods ar out or public cont?
A NeW HouSiNg code for NSW
Wh is th govrnnt rlasin ths cods?
How hav th cods bn prpard?
How will ths cods rlat to xistincods prpard b local councils?
Can thr b local variations?
How will th cods bnt nihbours?
What is th tira or a coplindvlopnt crticat?
tHe PriNciPleS of good HouSiNg deSigN
Wh dsin attrs
K principls
exAMPleS froM tHe NSW HouSiNg code
Nw sinl stor houss on lots o ovr
600 squar trs
WHAt elSe iS iN tHe codeS
expt dvlopnt
Will th cods covr hrita consrvation aras?
What utur cods will b issud or cont?
Will nihbours b consultd?
Do othr Stats hav siilar housin cods?
HAve Your SAYSn y sbmssn :
Plannin Rors, gPO Box 39, Sdn NSW 2001
or ail [email protected]
Th closin dat or conts is 4 Jul 2008.
cps h a NSW Hsn c
Availabl ro th Inoration Cntr,
NSW Dpartnt o Plannin23-33 Brid Strt, Sdn NSW 2000
or onlin at www.plannin.nsw.ov.au
or call 1300 305 695
Introduction
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tHe Need FOR A sIMPLeR sYsteM
Th NSW govrnnt has rcntl undrtakn
a rviw o th plannin sst. W ar now
iprovin th ctivnss o th sst and
thrb providin crtaint or hoownrs b
sipliin th assssnt procss or dvlopnt.
Wha h mmny sa ab
h pannn sysm
Th ti takn to procss dvlopnt
applications is xcssiv and unaccptabl.
Th plannin sst is coplx and
dicult to ollow.
Th sst is not consistnt.
Th Dpartnt o Plannin producs an annual
Proranc monitorin Rport on dvlopnt
application (DA) assssnt tis o all NSW local
councils. Th 2006/07 Rport showd that:
Sall-scal rsidntial dvlopnt applications
(DAs) took an avra o 57 das to procss,
with nw sinl dwllins takin 78 das.
About 60 pr cnt o all DAs dtrind
b councils wr or nw hos.
About 97 pr cnt o all DAs wr valud
undr $1 illion.
Th 2006/07 ndins shows a clod, incint
plannin sst whr hoownrs ar waitin
too lon or approvals to build hos or rnovat.
tHe dIFFeReNce betweeNA cOde ANd cURReNtPLANNING AssessMeNts
most housin in NSW is assssd as a dvlopnt
application which rquirs a rit assssnt.
This rquirs a sinicant aount o docuntation
and ti to dtrin whthr th proposal has
rit. Thr is an altrnativ approach to obtainin
a dvlopnt consnt, this is to ollow th cod
basd assssnt path or coplin dvlopnt.
wHAt Is cOMPLYING deVeLOPMeNt?
Coplin dvlopnt rquirs approval ro
an accrditd crtir or th council actin as a
crtiin authorit. I a proposal ts th coplin
dvlopnt critria laid out in th cod, thn it
can procd onc ivn sin-o b th crtir
or council. Coplin dvlopnt can includ
nw swiin pools, hos or ho xtnsions.
wHAt Is exeMPt deVeLOPMeNt?
expt dvlopnt is a or o sl-assssd
dvlopnt which can tak plac without th
nd or accrditd crtir or council approval.
For rsidntial proprtis, it includs tpical sall-
scal its such as prolas, carports, ncs
and rtainin walls.
wHAt cOdes ARe OUtFOR PUbLIc cOMMeNt?
Th ollowin cods ar availabl or public cont
until Jul 4, 2008:
Nw sinl stor houss on lots ovr
600 squar trs.
Sinl stor housin altrations and additions
on lots ovr 600 squar trs.
expt dvlopnt or rsidntial
and rural zons.
Intrnal altrations or two-stor houss.
Corcial and industrial xpt dvlopnt.
Corcial and industrial coplin
dvlopnt (chan o us).
Ths cods covr all parts o NSW.
Sipliin housin approvals
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wHY Is tHe GOVeRNMeNtReLeAsING tHese cOdes?
Th NSW govrnnt rst introducd xpt and
coplin dvlopnt in 1997 as an altrnativ to
th lodnt o a oral dvlopnt application.
Th ida was to provid a siplr, asir assssnt
procss or sall-scal, low-ipact proposals.
Councils wr abl to dvlop thir own xpt
and coplin policis.
Sinc that ti, howvr, th nubr o dvlopnt
applications has incrasd b or than two and
a hal tis whil usa o coplin dvlopnt
has bn allin.
Th NSW govrnnt is proposin to incras
th prcnta o dvlopnt proposals
considrd as coplin dvlopnt ro
11 pr cnt to 50 pr cnt within our ars.
Th cods will hlp achiv this ai.
HOw HAVe tHe cOdes
beeN PRePARed?
To ncoura ratr uptak o coplin
dvlopnt across th Stat a nw cod is ndd
that or clarl dns and supports a widr ran
o low scal housin dvlopnt.
To dvlop this cod, a Coplin Dvlopntexprt Panl has bn ord to provid xprt
advic on th cods. mbrs o th panl hav
considrabl xprinc in both local ovrnnt
and pak industr oranisations.
HOw wILL tHese cOdes ReLAtetO exIstING cOdes PRePARed
bY LOcAL cOUNcILs?
Svral NSW councils hav introducd wid-ranin
coplin dvlopnt cods to axiis th
nubr o dvlopnts that can b issud
as coplin dvlopnt crticats (CDC).
Councils that hav achivd or than 50%
approvals b CDCs includ Cobar Shir,
Warrubunl Shir, Coolaon Shir, Port
macquari-Hastins, Conaro Shir, Jun Shir,
murrubid Shir, Coonabl Shir, and
Narrabri Shir.
Ths councils achivd btwn 52% and
66% o all dvlopnt dtrinations as
coplin dvlopnt.
That shows that th us o coplin dvlopnt
can assist in th til procssin o sall-scal
proposals, without undrinin local anit.
Th NSW Dpartnt o Plannin is larnin ro
th work don b ths councils and is dvlopin
a sris o cods buildin on what councils hav
don. Ths cods will appl Statwid and rplac
local council cods.
A nw housin cod or NSW
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wHAt Is tHe tIMeFRAMe FORA cOMPLYING deVeLOPMeNtceRtIFIcAte?
Th NSW govrnnt is proposin that an
accrditd crtir or th local council ust dcid
whthr a proposal ts ths dsin cods within
10 das. This copars to an xistin avra
78 da wait or dcisions on nw sinl dwllins
and 57 das or altrations undr th xistin
dvlopnt application procss.
Th NSW govrnnt blivs th currntplannin sst is bin incrasinl foodd with
dvlopnt applications or sall-scal projcts,
which ar unncssaril divrtin th rsourcs
o councils.
cAN tHeRe be LOcAL VARIAtIONs?To nsur a consistnt and air approach to
th Housin Cod or expt and Coplin
Dvlopnt th ovrnnt is dvlopin a sris
o cods or various housin tps and lot sizs.
In so instancs local variation within a Local
govrnnt Ara a b appropriat or strt
stbacks or sid stbacks du to lar blocks
ratr than 600.
Thr will b potntial or variations within th
cod standards but th nubr o variations
should b kpt to a iniu.
Copatibl variations at th local lvl will b
considrd i th can b radil incorporatd
within th rlvant NSW Housin Cod.
Councils ar invitd to subit potntial local
variations to th Coplin Dvlopnt exprt
Panl durin th xhibition priod.
HOw wILL tHe cOdes beNeFItNeIGHbOURs?
Th cods ar spcicall dsind to protct
th anit o nihbours. Th control issus such
as hihts, window placnt and th location and
construction o balconis and othr outdoor aras.
Th cod will also bnt nihbours and nw ho
purchasrs b providin ratr crtaint as to what
can b built nxt door.
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Th principls oood housin dsin
wHY desIGN MAtteRs
Our nihbourhoods and suburbs across NSW nd
to hav a plasant and coortabl charactr whr
counitis hav a sns o prid and wllbin.
Whil ths counitis want to xprss thir
individual charactr throuh th dsin o thir
own ho, thr is also a nd to nsur prcincts
and strts dvlop in was that ar unid and
rinorc th ovrall charactr o thir nihbourhood.
It is also iportant that th anit o nihbours
is protctd particularl in rlation to privac and
ovrshadowin.
good dsin o housin can achiv a balanc
btwn th individual aspirations o ho ownrs
and a sns o cohsion that unis prcincts and
nihbourhoods. good dsin in this contxt is not
just about asthtic stl but or about
th principls that lad to qualit nvironnts.
Ths principls includ strtscap, bulk and
scal, stbacks, buildin lnts, privac, sat
and privat opn spac. evn dtaild issus
rlatin to how aras and drivwas prsnt
thslvs to th strt can ak a positivcontribution to th strtscap i dsind wll.
good dsin will lad to a sns o prid b all
thos livin in th nihbourhood. Th housin
cods hav bn dvlopd usin th k principls
bhind ood dsin. Th cods thn adopt objctiv
dvlopnt standards to nsur that ths k
lnts can b achivd. Th philosoph bhind
ood dsin is to nsur that th anit o
nihbours is protctd in a annr that lads
to ood dsin solutions or th nihbourhood.
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StreetScAPe to mainain an nhan loal harar o nighourhoo,
pially in alih rinial ara.
Bulk + ScAle to mainain a goo alan o uiling orm ih nighour
an an appropria al o h uran niy o h ara.
SetBAckS to nur privay o lling rom h r an n
nighour, a ll a oniny in ho h hou
ar h r.
BuildiNg eleMeNtS to nur h harar o iniviual hou i ariula
y rinoring nri, ovrhanging roo, uiling ariulaion
an h u o qualiy marial.
PrivAcY + SAfetY to pro h priva pa o h hom rom ovrlooking
an noi, an o provi ay in puli pa.
PrivAte oPeN SPAce to provi lu ouoor ara or h amniy
an rraion o h rin.
gArAgeS + driveWAYS to nur ha garag o no omina h apparan
o h hou.
SloPiNg SiteS to pro h naural opography o h i, h ology
o h ara an h viual amniy o h rap.
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SuStAiNABle deSigN
to ru nvironmnal impa an maimi
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exapls ro thNSW Housin Cod
New sINGLe stOReY HOUses ONLOts OVeR 600 sQUARe MetRes
This uid ivs a sapl o so o th lnts
in th cods. Rr to th ull cop o th housin
cod or a or dtaild undrstandin.
Ssap
Strtscap charactr is a ajor contributor to th
qualit o th ovrall nihbourhood. Strtscaps
can var dpndin on th rlationship btwn
th built or and landscap lnts o th strt.
eamp: gaa wh ns
Sction 2.1 o th cod iniiss th visual
doinanc o aras b sttin th back
a iniu o 5.5 ro th strt ronta.
Furthror, a ara door acin th strt
ust not occup or than 50 pr cnt o th
strt ronta and b no or than 6 wid.
Th ara ust b stback at last 1 ro
th buildin lin.
B an sa
Buildin bulk and scal is ipor tant in achivin
cohsiv livin nvironnts that prsrv anit
within individual dwllins and to nihbourin
buildins.
eamp: S a an hhs
Sction 2.2 o th cod spcis that roo hihts
should b no or than 6. Furthror, th
axiu buildin sit covra starts at 60 pr
cnt o th lot or 600 squar tr lots, allin
to 25 pr cnt or 2,000 squar tr lots.
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Sbas
Suitabl stbacks btwn buildins nabl
sparation and allow braks in btwn houss.
Spacs btwn buildins assist with protction
o privac and odrat th visual ipact o buildin
bulk btwn adjoinin hos.
eamp: S sbas wh maj pnns
Sction 2.3 o th cod rquirs walls on sid
boundaris with ajor windows to b stback
btwn 1.9 and 2.5 dpndin on wall hihtand lnth. Windows acin nihbours a also
nd to b obscurd lass or hav a iniu
sill hiht o 1.7.
Bn mns
Th charactr o a rsidntial counit is
infuncd b th built or and landscap cratin
an idntit par ticular to th nihbourhood.
Housin should b coplintar to th abric
o nihbourin proprtis and provid intrstin
buildin ors.
eamp: Aan zns
Tabl 2.1 o th cod spcis crtain lntsto b incorporatd in th articulation zon such
as a portico, awnin, ba window, balcon
or vrandah.
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Pay
Buildin dsin can assist with rtainin th privac
o nihbours. Th cods support windows, doors
and dckd aras iniisin ovrlookin o adjoinin
privat opn spac.
eamp: Wnw ss
Sction 2.3.2 o th cod rquirs windows acin
a window to a habitabl roo o a nihbours
hous to b ost b not lss than 0.5, i th
windows ar lss than 5 apart. Privac scrns
ar ndd or balconis, dcks and trracs or
than 1 abov round lvl and whr lss than
1.5 ro a sid or rar boundar.
Pa pn spa
A wll-dsind hous should allow or privat opn
spac which allows or a ran o activitis includin
ardnin, outdoor ntrtainin and childrns pla.
eamp: Pa pn spa
Tabls 2.6.1 and 2.6.2 o th cod rquir,
dpndin on lot siz, an ara o btwn 20% to
40% o th lot ara as opn spac. Furthror, atlast a 24 squar tr sction o principal privat
opn spac ust b providd adjacnt to a habitabl
roo (othr than a bdroo) at round lvl.
ennmnay-ssanab sn
All nw housin and ajor rnovations nd to b
dsind to us lss potabl watr and produc lss
rnhous as issions. Nw houss and ajor
rnovations nd to t nr and watr rduction
tarts and thral coort standards st b BASIX,
th Buildin Sustainabilit Indx.
eamp: Sa ass
Sction 2.9 o th cod rquirs at last on
habitabl roo to ac within 15 drs o north
and at last 25 pr cnt o principl privat opn
spac to ac within 15 drs o north.
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exeMPt deVeLOPMeNt
expt dvlopnt onl applis to dvlopnt
that is o inial nvironntal ipact. Such
dvlopnts do not rquir an approval undr
th plannin sst providd th t th strict
critria st out in th cods.
Th cod covrs coonplac housin its such
as: barbqus, prolas, backard ardn shds,
awnins, carports, ncs, lttr boxs, raps or
a prson with a disabilit, rtainin walls, solar watr
hatrs and watr tanks (abov and blow round).
wILL tHe cOdes cOVeR HeRItAGe
cONseRVAtION AReAs?
As an intri stp, hrita consrvation aras and
its hav bn xcludd ro th cods. Futurvrsions o th cod ar proposd to includ such
aras, ollowin a or intnsiv xaination.
wHAt FUtURe cOdes wILLbe IssUed FOR cOMMeNt?
Hsn s
Futur cods to b rlasd will includ controls
or dvlopnts such as: Sinl stor nw hous
450-6002, Sinl stor hous altrations and
additions 450-6002
, Sinl stor nw hous200-4502, Sinl stor hous altrations and
additions 200-4502, Trrac hous 200-4502,
Trrac hous altrations and additions 200-4502,
Two stor nw hous > 6002, Two stor hous
altrations and additions > 6002, Two stor nw
hous 450-6002, Two stor hous altrations
and additions 450-6002, Two stor nw hous
200-4502, Two stor hous altrations and
additions 200-4502, and Duplx (two stor)
200-4502.
NSW cmma Bn c
An xpt and coplin cod or corcial
and industrial dvlopnt has bn dvlopd
b th NSW govrnnt to includ:
minor dvlopnt such as ncs, lttrboxs,
carports and shad structurs can procd
as xpt dvlopnt.
Othr ancilliar dvlopnt and advrtisin
sins can procd as coplin dvlopnt.
Buildins can undro chans o us, sa
ro industrial to liht industrial uss or ro
an oc to a shop.
Intrnal altrations can b accoodatd
throuh coplin dvlopnt.
Th NSW Corcial Buildin Cod is availabl
onlin atwww.plannin.nsw.ov.au.
wILL NeIGHbOURs be cONsULted?
Hoownrs ar alwas ncourad to consult
with nihbours bor lodin plans. Howvr,
th controls hav bn dvlopd to provid
buildin nvlops which ar copatibl with
nihbourin proprtis.
dO OtHeR stAtes HAVe sIMILAR
HOUsING cOdes?Both Victoria and Wstrn Australia hav Statwid
rsidntial housin cods.
For xapl or Wstrn Australia th Rsidntial
Dsin Cods (known as th R-Cods) hav a
lon tradition and a hih lvl o accptanc in
local ovrnnt, industr and th counit.
Th provid a unior basis or shapin rsidntial
dvlopnt across th stat, dlivrin attractiv
strtscaps and aintainin nihbourlinss.
Th cods ar st out in such a wa that it is clar
that whr all dsin standards ar t approval
is not rquird.
What ls is in th cods
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