New Low Rise Medium Housing Code to deliver more affordable and well-designed medium density housing
A new Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code (the Code) and Low Rise Medium Density Design Guide (the Design Guide) have been introduced to encourage more low rise medium density housing to be built in NSW to provide better housing choice and affordability with improved quality design.
The Code allows one and two storey medium density homes which provide all the amenity of a traditional freestanding home in a well-designed and compact form. It provides a great alternative to apartments and freestanding homes, and fits into existing streets and neighbourhoods. It helps housing affordability by providing smaller homes on smaller lots that still provide all the amenities of a single dwelling and can accommodate a wide variety of lifestyles and needs, including growing families or empty nesters.
Two-storey building height limits are designed to ensure the size and scale of complying development is low rise and will easily fit into established streetscapes.