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  • Buildings

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    • BESS-8
    • BESS-7
    • BESS-6
    • BESS-5
    • BESS-4
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  • Subdivisions

    • SD-1
  • 2.2.0
  • 2.1.0
  • 2.0.0
  • 1.8.1
  • 1.8.0
  • 1.7.1
  • 1.7.0
  • 1.6.2
  • 1.6.1
  • 1.6.0
  • 1.5.2
  • 1.5.1
  • 1.5.0
  • Buildings

    • Buildings User Guide
    • Getting Started
    • Navigating BESS
    • Project Collaboration & Workspaces
    • New Project
    • Categories and Credits
    • Project Versions
    • Scoping Out
    • Annotation
    • Scoring
    • BESS Report
    • Data and Privacy
    • Glossary
  • Subdivisions

    • Subdivisions User Guide
    • Getting Started
    • Navigating BESS Subdivisions
    • Project Collaboration & Workspaces
    • New Project
    • Categories and Standards
    • Document Checklist
    • Project Versions
    • BESS Subdivisions Report
    • Data and Privacy
    • Glossary
  • Buildings

    • BESS-9
    • BESS-8
    • BESS-7
    • BESS-6
    • BESS-5
    • BESS-4
    • BESS-3
  • Subdivisions

    • SD-1
  • 2.2.0
  • 2.1.0
  • 2.0.0
  • 1.8.1
  • 1.8.0
  • 1.7.1
  • 1.7.0
  • 1.6.2
  • 1.6.1
  • 1.6.0
  • 1.5.2
  • 1.5.1
  • 1.5.0
  • Buildings

    • Buildings User Guide
    • Getting Started
    • Navigating BESS
    • Project Collaboration & Workspaces
    • New Project
    • Categories and Credits
    • Project Versions
    • Scoping Out
    • Annotation
    • Scoring
    • BESS Report
    • Data and Privacy
    • Glossary
  • Subdivisions

    • Subdivisions User Guide
    • Getting Started
    • Navigating BESS Subdivisions
    • Project Collaboration & Workspaces
    • New Project
    • Categories and Standards
    • Document Checklist
    • Project Versions
    • BESS Subdivisions Report
    • Data and Privacy
    • Glossary
  • Site Layout and Liveability
    • Site Layout and Liveability Overview
    • 1.1 Site and context plan
    • 1.2 Cut and fill minimisation
    • 2.1 Compact and walkable neighbourhoods - Proximity to services and amenties
    • 2.1a Activity Centres
    • 2.1b Schools
    • 2.1c Parks & Open Space
    • 2.1d Community Centres
    • 2.1e Centres of Employment
    • 2.1f Daily food shopping
    • 2.2 Compact and walkable neighbourhoods - Culs-de-sacs
    • 3.1 Lot diversity
    • 3.1a Provision of small lots
    • 3.1b Provision of superlots
    • 3.1c Early development of superlots
    • 4.1 Open Space - Community gardens
    • 5.1 Off-road active transport network
    • 5.1a Connection to community destinations
    • 5.1b Prioritisation within subdivision design
    • 5.1c Integration with major roads and railway lines
    • 5.1d Detailed design
    • 5.2 Public Transport Network
    • 5.2a Sheltered stops
    • 5.2b Temporary Activations
    • 6.1 Container Deposit Scheme (CDS)
  • Streets and Public Realm
  • Energy
  • Ecology
  • Integrated Water Management
  • Climate Resilience
  • Circular Economy

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Last updated 30 Sep 2025

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