New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WOLLONGONG LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2009 - REG 7.18

7.18 Design excellence in Wollongong city centre and at key sites

(1) The objective of this clause is to deliver the highest standard of architectural, landscape and urban design.

(2) This clause applies to development on any of the following land involving the construction of a new building or external alterations to an existing building--

(a) land within the Wollongong city centre,

(b) land shown edged heavy black and distinctively coloured on the Key Sites Map (a
"key site" ).

(3) Development consent must not be granted to development to which this clause applies unless, in the opinion of the consent authority, the proposed development exhibits design excellence.

(4) In considering whether development to which this clause applies exhibits design excellence, the consent authority must have regard to the following matters--

(a) whether a high standard of architectural design, materials and detailing appropriate to the building type and location will be achieved,

(b) whether the form and external appearance of the proposed development will improve the quality and amenity of the public domain,

(c) whether the proposed development detrimentally impacts on view corridors,

(d) whether the proposed development detrimentally overshadows the following--

(i) an area shown distinctively coloured and numbered on the Sun Plane Protection Map ,

(ii) a site identified on the Overshadowing Map ,

(e) how the proposed development addresses the following matters--

(i) the suitability of the land for development,

(ii) existing and proposed uses and use mix,

(iii) heritage issues and streetscape constraints,

(iv) the location of any tower proposed, having regard to the need to achieve an acceptable relationship with other towers (existing or proposed) on the same site or on neighbouring sites in terms of separation, setbacks, amenity and urban form,

(v) bulk, massing and modulation of buildings,

(vi) street frontage heights,

(vii) environmental impacts such as sustainable design, overshadowing, wind and reflectivity,

(viii) the achievement of the principles of ecologically sustainable development,

(ix) pedestrian, cycle, vehicular and service access, circulation and requirements,

(x) impact on, and any proposed improvements to, the public domain,

(xi) achieving appropriate interfaces at ground level between buildings and the public domain,

(xii) excellence and integration of landscape design.

(5) Development consent must not be granted to the following development to which this clause applies unless a design review panel has reviewed the design of the proposed development--

(a) development in respect of a building that is, or will be, greater than 35 metres in height,

(b) development having an estimated development cost of more than $1,000,000 on a key site,

(c) development for which the applicant has chosen to have such a review.

(6) In this clause--

"design review panel" means a panel of 2 or more persons established by the consent authority for the purposes of this clause.

"estimated development cost" has the same meaning as in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 .