Council seeking industry experts for new Design and Sustainability Advisory Panel

The Northern Beaches is renowned for its coast and bush setting and the urban landscape within.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to improving the design quality of buildings in the region and establishing a ‘design excellence’ system that ensure buildings and the public domain are well designed. We also want to see a process put in place during the development application process to achieve design excellence. 

To help achieve this, Council is looking to appoint members for a new Design and Sustainability Advisory Panel.    Council is currently seeking expressions of interest from recognised leaders in the design profession. Members will be appointed to the Panel based on their demonstrated experience and knowledge of urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, sustainability, SEPP 65, Apartment Design Guide and demonstrated experience positively working within a panel environment.

Appointed members would provide high level independent expert advice on urban design, architecture, landscape architecture and sustainability for significant applications and planning proposals.   The new Panel  will review SEPP 65 applications, other residential developments such as multi-unit housing, boarding houses, seniors living houses as well as large commercial and industrial applications. 

Council plans to put in place a process to advise on the design of developments prior to the application being submitted and then review the  development application during the assessment phase, to achieve design excellence. 

Expressions of interest close on Monday 15 June, with panel members anticipated to be appointed by July with the first meeting to be held soon after.