Draft Nswhousingcode Community Guide

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NSW HouSiNg codecoMMuNitY guide

drAft for diScuSSioN MAY 2008

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.

eNviroNMeNtAllY

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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