Bayside Council promotes design quality in the LGA, supported by applying Design Clause 6.10 in the Bayside Local Environment Plan (LEP) 2021.
The objective of this clause is to deliver the highest standard of architectural, urban and landscape design in identified areas in the LEP.
The LEP requires an independent Design Review, or Architectural Design Competition, to be held for some developments or sites before development consent may be granted.
On 27 August 2025, Council revoked the Bayside Design Guidelines and adopted the following NSW Government documents to support the Design Excellence clause in the Bayside Local Environmental Plan 2021:
Please contact the Strategic Planning Unit via city.design.team@bayside.nsw.gov.au for more information.