Town planning reports & ResCode

What a town planning report is, ResCode standards, and how instantplanning produces one.

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Residential Building Height Limits in Victoria

How residential building height limits work in Victoria - the ResCode default of 9 metres, the 10-metre allowance on slo

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Clause 54 Explained: One Dwelling (VIC)

Clause 54 explained for Victoria — the Single Home Code for one dwelling or a small second dwelling, its standards, the

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Clause 55: Townhouse & Low-Rise Code (VIC)

Clause 55 explained for Victoria — the Townhouse and Low-Rise Code for two or more dwellings, its deemed-to-comply stand

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Clause 57: Four-Storey Apartments (VIC)

What Clause 57 means for four-storey apartments in Victoria - when it applies, how it differs from Clause 55 and 58, and

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Clause 58: Apartment Developments (VIC)

What Clause 58 means for apartment developments in Victoria - when it applies, the standards it sets, and how it differs

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The Garden Area Requirement in Victoria

How Victoria's minimum garden area requirement works - the percentage by lot size, which zones it applies in, what count

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Neighbourhood Character in Victoria

How neighbourhood character is assessed in Victoria's ResCode - the objective, how it links to a Neighbourhood Character

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Overlooking (VIC): ResCode Privacy Rules

ResCode overlooking in Victoria — the 9 metre, 45-degree privacy test under Clause 54.04-6 and 55.04-6, and how 1.7 metr

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Overshadowing Rules in Victoria

How Victoria's ResCode overshadowing standard protects a neighbour's secluded private open space - the sunlight test, th

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Permeability and Stormwater in Victoria

How Victoria's ResCode permeability and stormwater standard works - the 20 per cent pervious rule, on-site stormwater an

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Private Open Space (VIC): ResCode Rules

ResCode private open space in Victoria — total POS and secluded private open space under Clause 54.05 and 55.05, typical

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Side and Rear Setbacks (VIC): ResCode Rules

ResCode side and rear setbacks in Victoria — how the wall-height-to-setback formula works under Clause 54.04-1 and 55.04

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Site Coverage Rules in Victoria

How Victoria's ResCode site coverage standard works - the maximum percentage of a lot you can build on, which zones chan

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Street Setback Rules in Victoria

How street setback rules work in Victoria - matching adjoining dwellings, the minimum setback by zone, and how the 2025

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Walls on Boundaries (VIC): ResCode Limits

ResCode walls on boundaries in Victoria — the length and height limits under Clause 54.04-2 and 55.04-2, with the 10m pl

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What Is a Town Planning Report? (VIC)

A town planning report is the written case that supports a Victorian planning permit application. Here's what it is, whe

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What Is ResCode? (VIC)

ResCode explained for Victoria — the residential standards in Clause 54 and Clause 55, how objectives, standards and dec

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What's in a Town Planning Report? (VIC)

What's inside a Victorian town planning report - site description, zone and overlays, the ResCode assessment, neighbourh

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