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Mixed-Use Development
Single development combining residential + commercial (ground-floor retail / office above).
A$8,000,000–200,000,000 build cost32–104 weeks DA timeline
Typical pathway by state
NSW: DA — typically in B1/B2/B4 zones; Housing SEPP for upper-storey residential
VIC: Planning Permit under Activity Centre Zone or Mixed Use Zone
QLD: MCU — typically impact assessable
Required documents
- ✓All RFB docs (for residential component)
- ✓Active street frontage compliance
- ✓Loading dock / service access plan
- ✓Acoustic Report (commercial-to-residential noise breakthrough)
- ✓Fire Engineering Report (multi-class building)
- ✓Section J + BASIX (energy)
Optional / triggered docs
- •Wind tunnel study (high-rise)
- •Microclimate assessment
- •Heritage IS
Typical consultants
Key compliance checks
- ▸Activation of street frontage (transparent shopfronts ≥70%)
- ▸Vertical fire separation between Classes
- ▸Acoustic isolation residential-from-commercial
- ▸Service access (waste, loading) separate from residential lobby
- ▸Independent vertical circulation (residential vs commercial)
- ▸Mixed-use car park design (residential vs commercial demand peaks)
Notes
Mixed-use is RFB complexity + commercial overlay. Multi-class building under NCC means Performance Solutions are usually required for fire safety + acoustic separation. Council-level urban design panels frequently weigh in.
Recommended pack for this project type
Complete DA Pack A$799