New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BLUE MOUNTAINS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2005 - REG 64

64 Control of infill development within the Period Housing Area

(1) The consent authority shall not consent to development, including the erection of a building or major alterations or additions to a building, in a Protected Area--Period Housing Area, unless--

(a) any existing building representative of the traditional older building fabric of the Period Housing Area, located on the land to be developed, is retained as the most prominent structure on the land when the land is viewed from the street, and

(b) the existing traditional streetscape is substantially retained or enhanced.

(2) New buildings or alterations to an existing building that affect the appearance of the building when viewed from a public street in a Protected Area--Period Housing Area shall incorporate the following, where applicable--

(a) the front wall of any building is to be aligned parallel to the front boundary of the allotment and the location of front doors and entry areas is to address the public street. Where existing facades on adjoining buildings create a relatively continuous line this pattern should be repeated,

(b) architectural elements such as roof gables and pitch, bay windows, verandah roof form and verandah posts/railings, eaves and gutters are to be consistent with a traditional architectural style represented in the surrounding Protected Area--Period Housing Area,

(c) building materials are to reflect the traditional building materials used in the surrounding Protected Area--Period Housing Area or are to be materials with a similar appearance to traditional building materials. This may involve the use of a single building material (such as weatherboard) or a combination of two building materials (such as stucco and brick) where these are predominantly used in the surrounding area,

(d) major extensions to existing older buildings that are visually prominent from a public street shall use building design elements complementary to the main building,

(e) designs for new buildings shall reflect elements from a single traditional architectural period,

(f) colour schemes of surrounding traditional housing with the same architectural style as the development and which is located within the Protected Area--Period Housing Area should be identified as part of an application and are to form the basis of the colour scheme used for the proposed development. In general, walls and roofs should be richer shades of muted colours. Corner sites may utilise stronger colours to reinforce prominent landmark buildings,

(g) garages and carports are to be located, where possible, behind the rear building line and if located along the street frontage are to be a minor visual element. The design of garages and carports should repeat the themes (ie roof pitch, form) and materials from the main building on the site,

(h) materials for roofs are to be either corrugated iron (or material of similar appearance) or may be roofing tiles where these are consistent with the roofing materials predominantly used in the surrounding Protected Area--Period Housing Area.