Clarification on applying policies and use of historic area statements with respect to development within the Historic Area Overlay of the Planning and Design Code.
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Practice Guideline 3 - Historic Area Overlay - Version 1 (18 August 2025) (PDF 216.3 KB)
Published 18 August 2025
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No historic versions available
About this document
This practice guideline clarifies the interpretation, use and application of policies and historic area statements and how they apply to development proposed within the Historic Area Overlay of the Planning and Design Code. It also clarifies how those policies are to be applied to ‘Representative Buildings’.
The State Planning Commission issues practice guidelines with respect to the interpretation, use or application of the planning rules or the building rules under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.
For the purposes of section 52(1) of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 this statutory instrument has been certified by the Chief Executive.
