Confirmation on minimum apartment sizes
Following a recent court decision that effectively allowed for increased minimum apartment sizes, Planning Minister Rob Stokes confirmed that the NSW Government will retain minimum apartment sizes. This will help to support good design, housing affordability and supply across NSW and provide clarity to the community, councils and industry.
A new Apartment Design Guide will set out that minimum apartment sizes for studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments will be:
- Studios 35m²
- 1 bedroom apartments m²
- 2 bedroom apartments 70m²
- 3 bedroom apartments 90m²
These areas are applicable when there is only one bathroom, with additional bathrooms increasing the minimum apartment size by 5m² each.
A fourth bedroom and further additional bedrooms increase the minimum apartment size by 12m² each.
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