Residential development

Residential development within Victoria is controlled by residential development provisions and tools.

While commonly known as ‘ResCode’ the residential development provisions are not a separate document – they are incorporated into all Victorian planning schemes and the Victorian Building Regulations.

The provisions are applied through the planning permit or building permit systems, and apply to the construction of new dwellings, alterations and extensions to existing dwellings and residential subdivisions.

The residential development provisions are underpinned by key measures to respect neighbourhood character and amenity, and to ensure environmentally sustainable residential development.

In this section:

  • Residential development provisions
    For information on requirements applying to one or more dwellings on a lot and to the subdivision of land.

  • Neighbourhood Character
    Neighbourhood character is the starting point for the assessment of all residential development applications.

  • Sustainability
    For information on residential environmental and sustainability performance requirements.

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