In November 2024 the Planning Minister announced updates to the Small Lot Housing Code by introducing a new ‘Type C’ set of standards for homes on sites less than 100 square metres in area and updates to the current ‘Type A’ and ‘Type B’ standards. The Small Lot Housing Code was introduced in 2011 to allow homes to be built on blocks less than 300sqm without a planning permit if the set of design standards are met. The Code is an Incorporated Document to the relevant Planning Schemes. The Code applies to most residential and mixed-use Precinct Structure Plans in the Urban Growth Zone in Melbourne’s greenfields and growth areas as well as other special purpose zones in the Cardinia, Casey, Hume, Melton, Mitchell, Whittlesea and Wyndham planning schemes.
Changes to the existing Type A and B standards include:
- Reducing car parking requirements
- Increasing permitted widths of balconies
- Allow greater diversity of architectural treatments
- Reducing overlooking provisions
The new “Type C” standards include:
- Allowance for 3-4 storey dwellings on narrow blocks
- Allowance for smaller but highly usable private open space
- Reduced overlooking provisionsSubscribe to receive regular updates on planning issues relevant to Victorian planning permit applicants here.—————————————————————————————————————————–
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