# New South Wales will not accept an apartment development application unless a registered architect verifies they designed or directed its design and explains how it meets the design principles

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20220301-architect-4
Date: 2022-03-01 · Stage: Constraint
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## Scope

New South Wales, Australia. The regulation says a development application for residential apartment development must be accompanied by a statement by a qualified designer, defined as a person registered as an architect, verifying that they designed or directed the design of the development and explaining how it addresses the design principles and the objectives of the Apartment Design Guide. The regulation commenced on 1 March 2022. It covers apartment schemes in one state; it does not restrict the tools used inside the design work, and a separate pattern-book route lets some mid-rise schemes use pre-approved designs.

## Source

- NSW Legislation — Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, section 29 (Residential apartment development) and the dictionary definition of 'qualified designer' (commenced 1 March 2022) — https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/sl-2021-0759 (primary source)

## What this means

For apartments in New South Wales, the design idea must be owned by a named, registered architect.

## What it does not show yet

Apartment schemes in one state, with nothing on the tools used in design.

## How to verify it yourself

Open the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 and find "must be accompanied by a statement by a qualified designer".


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