Design excellence
6.9 Design excellence
The objective of this clause is to ensure that development to which this clause applies exhibits the highest standard of architectural and urban design as part of the built environment.
This clause applies to development involving the construction of a new building, or external alterations to an existing building, that will result in a building that is equal to, or greater than, 14m in height.
Development consent must not be granted for development to which this clause applies unless the consent authority considers that the development exhibits design excellence.
In considering whether the development exhibits design excellence, the consent authority must have regard to the following matters—
whether a high standard of architectural design, materials and detailing appropriate to the building type and location will be achieved,
whether the form and external appearance of the development will improve the quality and amenity of the public domain,
whether the development detrimentally impacts on view corridors and landmarks,
whether the development detrimentally impacts on land protected by solar access controls established in the relevant development control plan,
the requirements of the relevant development control plan,
how the development addresses the following matters—
the suitability of the land for development,
existing and proposed uses and use mix,
heritage issues and streetscape constraints,
the relationship of the development with other existing or proposed development on the same site or on neighbouring sites in terms of separation, setbacks, amenity and urban form,
bulk, massing and modulation of buildings,
street frontage heights,
environmental impacts, including sustainable design, overshadowing, wind and reflectivity and visual and acoustic privacy,
the achievement of the principles of ecologically sustainable development,
pedestrian, cycle, vehicular and service access, circulation and requirements, including the permeability of any pedestrian network,
the impact on, and proposed improvements to, the public domain, including landscape design,
the relationship of the development with the street and building frontage.
In this clause—
relevant development control plan means one of the following development control plans, as in force on the commencement of this clause, that applies to the land—
Inner West Comprehensive Development Control Plan 2016,
Leichhardt Development Control Plan 2013,
Marrickville Development Control Plan 2011.
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