have permanently fixed external screens to at least 1.7m above floor level and be no more than 25% transparent Obscure glazing in any part of the Yes No window below 1.7m above floor level may be openable provided that there NA are no direct views as specified in this standard Screens used to obscure a view should Yes be: No perforated panels or trellis with a NA maximum of 25% openings or solid translucent panels permanent, fixed and durable designed and coloured to blend with the development 55.04-7 Internal Met? Standard B23 Met? Comments Views To limit views into Yes Windows and balconies should be Yes the secluded private No designed to prevent overlooking of No open space and N/A more than 50% of the secluded private NA habitable room open space of a lower-level dwelling or windows of dwellings residential building directly below and and residential within the same development buildings within a development 55.04-8 Noise Met? Standard B24 Met? Comments Impacts Objective To contain noise Yes Noise sources, such as mechanical Yes sources in No plant, should not be located near No developments that N/A boundaries of immediately adjacent NA may affect existing existing dwellings dwellings Noise sensitive rooms and secluded Yes private open spaces of new dwellings No To protect residents and residential buildings should take NA from external noise account of noise sources on immediately adjacent properties Dwellings and residential buildings Yes close to busy roads, railway lines or No industry should be designed to limit NA noise levels in habitable rooms 55.05 ON-SITE AMENITY AND FACILITIES 55.05-1 Accessibility Met? Standard B25 Met? Comments To encourage the Yes The dwelling entries of the ground Yes consideration of the No floor of dwellings and residential No needs of people with N/A buildings should be accessible or able NA limited mobility in to be easily made accessible to people the design of with limited mobility. developments 55.05-2 Dwelling Met? Standard B26 Met? Comments Entry
have permanently fixed external screens to at least 1.7m above floor level and be no more than 25% transparent Obscure glazing in any part of the window below 1.7m above floor level may be openable provided that there are no direct views as specified in this standard Yes No NA Screens used to obscure a view should be: perforated panels or trellis with a maximum of 25% openings or solid translucent panels permanent, fixed and durable designed and coloured to blend with the development Yes No NA 55.04-7 Internal Views Met? Standard B23 Met? Comments To limit views into the secluded private open space and habitable room windows of dwellings and residential buildings within a development Yes No N/A Windows and balconies should be designed to prevent overlooking of more than 50% of the secluded private open space of a lower-level dwelling or residential building directly below and within the same development Yes No NA 55.04-8 Noise Impacts Objective Met? Standard B24 Met? Comments To contain noise sources in developments that may affect existing dwellings To protect residents from external noise Yes No N/A Noise sources, such as mechanical plant, should not be located near boundaries of immediately adjacent existing dwellings Yes No NA Noise sensitive rooms and secluded private open spaces of new dwellings and residential buildings should take account of noise sources on immediately adjacent properties Yes No NA Dwellings and residential buildings close to busy roads, railway lines or industry should be designed to limit noise levels in habitable rooms Yes No NA 55.05 ON-SITE AMENITY AND FACILITIES 55.05-1 Accessibility Met? Standard B25 Met? Comments To encourage the consideration of the needs of people with limited mobility in the design of developments Yes No N/A The dwelling entries of the ground floor of dwellings and residential buildings should be accessible or able to be easily made accessible to people with limited mobility. Yes No NA 55.05-2 Dwelling Entry Met? Standard B26 Met? Comments
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