SEPP 65 - Apartment Design Guide

03 I Siting3F Visual privacyVisual privacy allows residents both within an apartmentdevelopment and on adjacent properties to use all theirprivate spaces without being overlooked. It balances theneed for views and outlook with the need for privacy. Inhigher density developments it also assists to increaseoverall amenity.Visual privacy balances site and context specific designsolutions with views, outlook, ventilation and solaraccess. The consideration of visual privacy requires anunderstanding of the adjacent context, site configuration,topography, the scale of the development and theapartment layoutDegrees of privacy are also influenced by a number offactors including the activities of each of the spaces whereoverlooking may occur, the times and frequency thesespaces are being used and the expectations of occupantsfor privacy and their ability to control overlooking withscreening devices.Figure 3F.1Visual privacy is one of the most important factors forresidential amenity. The siting of buildings needs to ensureadequate separation between apartmentsThe privacy separation space in front6of a balcony or window can not beused by another balcony or window.HThis does not apply to adjacentwindows in the same building face.AH63 NHH6BoundaryH66HH6Boundary6HBH