Changes to local planning framework

Effective as of 1 September 2023,  Volume 1 of the State Government’s R-Codes will be amended as follows.

• The introduction of Part C (Medium Density), which will apply to all single houses and grouped dwellings in areas coded R30 and above, and multiple dwellings in areas coded R30 to R60.
• Amendment of Part B (Low Density) so as to only apply to residential development in areas coded up to and including R25.

Further information is on amendments to the R-Codes is available here.

Based on the above, any relevant application for development approval submitted after 1 July 2023, will be determined based on the amended documents.

In addition, on 27 June 2023, Council resolved to amend its Local Planning Policy 2 – Sustainable Development (LPP 2). The amended Policy will also become operational from 1 September 2023 and similarly, will apply to any relevant application for development approval submitted after 1 July 2023.