Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174:reg:10:p37
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10 (pt 37/99)
Character Range: 448559–451440

is guided by a desire to have quality, character and permanence consistent with the concept of a National Capital in all construction. It seeks to develop an atmosphere of civil dignity and domestic amenity. Its aim is to ensure that development in all forms will not take away from but rather add to the value of the total investment in Canberra. That is to say, development must complement and enrich its surroundings.

4.19.3 Detailed conditions of planning, design and development

Conditions for detached houses

Introduction
In relation to a detached house, the objectives of the policies are to provide for the residential amenity of the occupants of the house and the maintenance of amenity of adjoining houses and to ensure that an acceptable environmental quality is obtained in the neighbourhood.
The National Capital Authority expects the builders and owners of houses in Designated Areas to take advantage of opportunities provided by the conditions for achieving a harmonious and satisfying environment for living.

General conditions

Performance and quantitative standards

The quantitative standards contained in these conditions are objective guides to the performance standards adopted by the National Capital Authority.
Compliance with the quantitative standards will therefore not necessarily result in works approval unless the performance standards have, in the opinion of the National Capital Authority, also been achieved.
On the other hand, works approval may be given under special circumstances when the performance standards can be achieved without complete compliance with the quantitative standards.

Group schemes

One objective of offering leases in a group is to encourage a high standard of compatibility and amenity in the design and siting of buildings erected on the leases. Buildings should be related by careful siting and choice of materials, colour and roof lines. Amenity will be served by siting buildings to enable privacy and quietness and to limit the adverse effects of climate and maximise its advantages.
When buildings to be erected on leases, however offered, are planned as a group, the general conditions may be varied to the extent required to give effect to a proposal acceptable to the National Capital Authority.
For the purpose of these conditions, two adjoining leases may be considered as a group on the application of the lessees.

Conditions established prior to the offer or grant of lease

Any special design and siting requirements contained in the conditions of lease, or in the conditions of building approval, or in any plan or document that is exhibited or otherwise made available for public inspection prior to the offer or grant of a lease, will constitute the National Capital Authority's conditions in respect of the development of a lease and will over‑ride any other condition stated herein with which it