SEPP 65 - Apartment Design Guide

02 I ControlsWalls with windowsRearsetbackConsiderations in setting side and rear setback controls1. Relate side setbacks to existing streetscape patterns2. Test side and rear setbacks with height controls forovershadowing of the site, adjoining properties andopen spaces3. Test side and rear setbacks with the requirements for:• building separation and visual privacy• communal and private open space• deep soil zone requirements4. Consider zero side setbacks where the desiredcharacter is for a continuous street wall, such as indense urban areas, main streets or for podiums withincentresSidesetbackBuildingseparation5. On sloping sites, consider increasing side and rearsetbacks where new development is uphill to minimiseovershadowing and assist with visual privacyWalls with windowsPrimary streetNFigure 2H.3 On narrow infill sites, select a building type thatorientates habitable rooms to the street and rear,minimising required side setbacksFigure 2H.5 Side and rear setbacks vary according to the building contextand type. In urban areas, setbacks are often guided byminimum building separation requirementsFigure 2H.4 Where limited setbacks and deep buildings areunavoidable, 'step in' the plan layout to create internalcourtyards for improved privacy and daylight accessWalls with windowsDRAFT | Apartment Design Guide I September 201443