State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021

A kitchen in an independent living unit must be located on—

the same floor as the entry to the dwelling, or

a floor serviced by a private passenger lift accessible only from inside the dwelling.

The kitchen must have a circulation space with a diameter of at least 1,200mm between each bench top, cupboard or large appliance and each other bench top, cupboard or large appliance.

Each circulation space specified in subsection (2) must be capable of being increased to a diameter of 1,550mm without—

relocating the sink, or

moving a load-bearing wall, or

breaching another circulation requirement.

The kitchen must have the following fittings—

a bench that includes at least one work surface that is—

at least 800mm long, and

clear of obstructions, and

not in the corner of the room,

a lever tap set with the lever and water source that is within 300mm of the front of the bench,

a cooktop next to the work surface,

an isolating switch for the cooktop,

an oven that—

has operative elements between 450mm and 1,250mm above the finished floor level, and

is next to the work surface,

at least one double general power outlet located within 300mm of the front of a work surface.

The cupboards must—

not be entirely located in the corner of the bench or the corner of the room, and

face where the user of the fixture is likely to be.

An overhead cupboard in the kitchen must be capable of being fitted with “D” pull cupboard handles towards the bottom of the cupboard.

A below-bench cupboard in the kitchen must be capable of being fitted with “D” pull cupboard handles towards the top of the cupboard.

The lever tap set, cooktop, isolating switch, oven and double general power outlet must—

not be in the corner of the bench or the corner of the room, and

face where the user of the fixture is likely to be.

Cabinetry below a work surface must be able to be easily removed to allow wheelchair access to the work surface.