Australian Planning Library

Required for any DA on bushfire-prone land. BAL assessment, Asset Protection Zone (APZ), construction standards. Issued by NSW Rural Fire Service.

Mandatory design controls for residential flat buildings (RFBs) under Housing SEPP cl 147. Parts 3 (Siting) and 4 (Building Design) plus Schedule 9 design principles.

Free state-wide property planning report. Enter any NSW address and download a PDF showing zone, HOB, FSR, minimum lot size, heritage, hazards and applicable SEPPs. The closest NSW equivalent of the VIC PPR.

Caps average DA determination at 115 days from 1 July 2024, dropping to 85 days by 1 July 2027. Sets behavioural expectations on consent authorities.

Primary NSW planning statute. Defines development consent pathways (DA, CDC, Exempt), assessment criteria (s 4.15), modifications (s 4.55), and the Land and Environment Court appeal process (s 8.7).

Regulation under the EP&A Act covering DA fees, application requirements, integrated and designated development, and the Schedule 9 SARA referral triggers.

BASIX commitments for residential development; sustainability standards for non-residential buildings (commenced 1 October 2023).

Apartment Design Guide (Ch 4 + Schedule 9), Stage 1 LMR (cl 166, Ch 6), Stage 2 LMR (Ch 3), affordable housing bonus (Ch 2), secondary dwellings, social housing.

Coastal management, flood, contaminated land, hazardous and offensive industries framework. Replaces SEPP 14, SEPP 26, SEPP 33, SEPP 71 and Coastal Management SEPP 2018.

Vegetation management on urban land, koala habitat protection, bushland conservation, threatened species framework. Replaces SEPP 19, SEPP 44 and Vegetation SEPP.

Advertising and signage controls (replaces SEPP 64), employment lands and industrial zones framework.

State infrastructure development, classified roads, rail corridors, traffic-generating development referrals to Transport for NSW.

Agriculture, intensive livestock, aquaculture, rural workers' dwellings, dual occupancies in rural zones.

State Significant Development (SSD), State Significant Infrastructure (SSI), Regional Planning Panels framework.

Specific precincts in eastern Sydney — Bays Precinct, Sydenham to Bankstown, Macquarie Park, Pyrmont. Site-specific controls.

Defines all Exempt and Complying Development codes — Housing Code (Pt 3), LRHDC (Pt 3B), Industrial & Business Premises Code (Pt 5A), Subdivision Code, Greenfield Code, Inland Code, Rural Housing Code.

State-wide residential standards for a single dwelling on one lot. Setbacks, site coverage, overlooking, overshadowing, garden area, neighbourhood character, energy efficiency.

State-wide residential standards for multi-unit residential development. Site responsiveness, dwelling diversity, on-site amenity, energy efficiency, water management.

State-wide standards for apartment developments (4+ storeys or in DDOs requiring it). Built form, communal open space, energy efficiency, accessibility.

Car parking rates per use type, design and location requirements, and the discretion to waive or reduce parking through merit assessment.

State-wide signage controls. Sign categories (1-4), zone-specific permit triggers, design and amenity standards.

Free state-wide property planning report. Enter any Victorian address and download a PDF showing zone, overlays, particular provisions and neighbourhood character.

State-wide template for all Victorian planning schemes. Includes ResCode (Cl 54, 55, 58), particular provisions (Cl 52.X), zone schedules (Cl 32-38), overlay schedules (Cl 42-46) and definitions (Cl 73, 74).

Primary Victorian planning statute. Defines planning permits, the planning scheme amendment process, VCAT review rights and enforcement powers.

Application fees, notification requirements, prescribed consent authorities and other procedural matters under the P&E Act.

Queensland's state-wide construction and siting code. Sits alongside the BCA and includes pool fencing (MP 3.4), siting (MP 1.1, 1.2), water efficiency, energy efficiency. Mandatory for all Class 1a + Class 10 buildings.

Free state mapping platform with cadastre, regional plans, ecological mapping, koala habitat, mining tenements, biodiversity layers and more. Lookup by address or lot/plan.

South East Queensland Regional Plan 2023. Statutory regional plan for 12 SEQ LGAs covering housing supply, urban form and employment land. Influences council scheme amendments via the SPP.

State-wide template for council planning schemes. Standardised zone codes, definitions, Land Use Tables, code structures and overlay framework. Used by all 77 QLD councils.

Replaces Property Law Act 1974. Introduces new vendor disclosure regime (Form 2) commencing 1 August 2025. Form 2 includes statutory disclosure of planning information about the property.

Primary Queensland planning statute (replaced SPA 2009 + IDAS regime). Defines the four development types (MCU, BW, OPW, ROL) and four assessment categories (Accepted, Code, Impact, Prohibited).

Regulation under the Planning Act. Schedule 9 lists SARA referral triggers; Schedule 10 lists prohibited development; Schedule 6 sets use definitions.

Single state policy expressing 17 state interests across liveable communities & housing, economic growth, environment & heritage, safety & resilience, and infrastructure.

National building standards covering structural, fire, accessibility, energy efficiency and amenity. Updated triennially; current version is NCC 2025.

Australian Standard for residential timber framing — referenced by the BCA for non-cyclonic and cyclonic regions.

Australian Standard for swimming pool safety barriers. Mandatory under the Swimming Pools Act 1992 (NSW) and the Building Regulations (VIC).

Population, dwelling and demographic data at suburb, LGA, SA1-SA4 and state levels. Latest is 2021; 2026 due Aug 2026.