58 atomic controls — 50 planning, 8 building-code, 13 qualitative rules codified into testable form, 17 carrying verified presets. The core catalog is council-agnostic; council-cited figures ship in jurisdiction packs (SEQ councils). Every atom carries an editable risk profile — click a card to score it your way.
Active frontage
street.active-frontage
Ground storeys on main streets stay open, glazed and occupied.
Character & design QUAL 3 SOLUTIONS DESIGN HIGH
Balcony (above-ground POS)
pos.balcony
Private balcony per above-ground dwelling, with a usable depth.
Amenity QUANT multiple dwelling · dual occupancy HEALTH HIGH
Bicycle parking
parking.bicycle
Secure resident bike spaces per dwelling plus visitor rails.
Access & parking QUANT multiple dwelling
Boundary fire separation
bldg.fire-separation
Within a clearance of the boundary, external walls need fire-resisting construction and lose their openings.
BUILDING CODE Structure & fire (building code) QUANT LIFE SAFETY HIGH PROPERTY HIGH
Boundary plane control
plane.side-boundary
A wall height at the setback line, then an angled plane the building must stay under.
Bulk & scale QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS COMMUNITY HIGH
Build-to line
line.build-to
A minimum share of the facade must stand AT the street alignment.
Siting QUAL 2 SOLUTIONS DESIGN HIGH
Building height (metres)
height.metres
Absolute height cap in metres above ground.
Bulk & scale QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS COMMUNITY EXTREME
Building height (storeys)
height.storeys
Height cap counted in storeys, with a declared floor-to-floor assumption.
Bulk & scale QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS COMMUNITY EXTREME
Building length
building.length
Maximum unbroken building length — beyond it, the building must break.
Bulk & scale QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS DESIGN HIGH
Building separation
building.separation
Minimum gap between buildings on the same site.
Bulk & scale QUANT
Built-to-boundary wall
boundary.wall
Permission for a wall ON a side boundary — height and length capped.
Siting QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS
Bushfire resilience
bushfire.resilience
BAL-rated construction plus an asset protection zone on the hazard side.
Environment & hazard QUAL 3 SOLUTIONS LIFE SAFETY EXTREME PROPERTY EXTREME
Car space geometry
bldg.car-space
The physical dimensions a car space and its driveway actually need.
BUILDING CODE Access & parking QUANT
Ceiling height
bldg.ceiling-height
Minimum floor-to-ceiling heights for habitable and utility rooms.
BUILDING CODE Habitability (building code) QUANT
Communal open space
pos.communal
Shared outdoor space as a share of the site.
Amenity QUANT multiple dwelling
Deep planting
planting.deep
A share of the site kept structure-free for large trees — real soil, real roots.
Landscape QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS
Doors & corridors (livable access)
bldg.access-width
Clear door openings, corridor widths and a step-free entry — the livable housing floor.
BUILDING CODE Access & parking QUANT
Driveway crossover
driveway.crossover
Width and count of vehicle crossings over the verge.
Access & parking QUANT
Earthworks (cut & fill)
earthworks.cut-fill
Depth caps on cutting and filling the natural ground.
Environment & hazard QUANT PROPERTY HIGH
Facade articulation
character.articulation
No blank runs: walls must step, recess or change within a maximum length.
Character & design QUAL 4 SOLUTIONS DESIGN EXTREME
Flood floor level
flood.floor-level
Habitable floors sit above the defined flood event plus freeboard.
Environment & hazard QUANT LIFE SAFETY EXTREME PROPERTY EXTREME HEALTH HIGH COMMUNITY HIGH
Floor area cap (absolute)
gfa.absolute
A fixed m² ceiling on gross floor area — the secondary-dwelling control.
Bulk & scale QUANT secondary dwelling VERIFIED PRESETS
Height and transparency limits for fencing on the street boundary.
Character & design QUANT
Front setback
setback.front
Minimum distance from the primary street frontage to any wall.
Siting QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS COMMUNITY HIGH
Garage dominance
garage.frontage
Garage doors capped as a share of the facade — houses lead, cars follow.
Character & design QUAL 3 SOLUTIONS DESIGN HIGH
Habitable room module
bldg.room-module
Minimum clear dimension and living-area floor for a habitable room.
BUILDING CODE Habitability (building code) QUANT
Impervious area cap
water.impervious
Maximum sealed share of the lot — the stormwater dial.
Environment & hazard QUANT PROPERTY HIGH
Landscaped area
landscape.softscape
Minimum share of the site kept as soft, planted ground.
Landscape QUANT
Lot rectangle test
lot.rectangle
A minimum clear rectangle must fit inside the lot.
Density & lots QUANT
Material palette
character.materials
Composition bounds for the street facade's materials.
Character & design QUAL 3 SOLUTIONS DESIGN HIGH
Maximum density
density.max
Dwelling count capped per hectare (or per m² of site per dwelling).
Density & lots QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS COMMUNITY EXTREME
Maximum dwellings
dwellings.max
A hard cap on dwelling count per lot — what makes a dual occupancy dual.
Density & lots QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS COMMUNITY HIGH
Minimum density
density.min
A floor under dwelling yield — anti-underbuild near transit.
Density & lots QUANT COMMUNITY HIGH
Minimum dwelling area
bldg.dwelling-area
The smallest total internal area a self-contained dwelling may have.
BUILDING CODE Habitability (building code) QUANT
Minimum frontage
lot.min-frontage
Minimum street-facing width of a lot.
Density & lots QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS
Minimum lot area
lot.min-area
The smallest lot the use (or a subdivision) may occupy.
Density & lots QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS
Natural light & ventilation
bldg.light-vent
Window area and openable area as shares of each habitable room's floor.
BUILDING CODE Habitability (building code) QUANT HEALTH HIGH
Plot ratio (GFA : site)
gfa.plot-ratio
Gross floor area capped as a multiple of site area.
Bulk & scale QUANT COMMUNITY HIGH
Podium + tower
podium.tower
A street-scale podium with the upper form set back above it.
Bulk & scale QUANT DESIGN HIGH
Private open space (ground)
pos.private-ground
Ground-level private outdoor space per dwelling, with a usable minimum dimension.
Amenity QUANT HEALTH HIGH
Rear lane access
access.rear-lane
Vehicles enter from a rear lane — the street frontage stays car-free.
Access & parking QUANT
Clearance from the rear boundary — fixed, matched to sides, or deep/shallow-lot switched.
Siting QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS COMMUNITY HIGH
Resident parking
parking.resident
Car spaces required per dwelling.
Access & parking QUANT COMMUNITY EXTREME
The permitted roof family — pitch range, eaves, and what the skyline reads as.
Character & design QUAL 3 SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY HIGH DESIGN HIGH
Secondary frontage setback
setback.secondary
Setback to the second street on a corner lot.
Siting QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS
Clearance from each side boundary — fixed, or stepped with wall height.
Siting QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS
Maximum share of the lot a building footprint may occupy.
Bulk & scale QUANT VERIFIED PRESETS
Dwellings and their open space get winter sun — codified as hours + orientation.
Amenity QUAL 3 SOLUTIONS HEALTH HIGH
Riser, going, width and headroom bounds — and the plan area a stair therefore needs.
BUILDING CODE Access & parking QUANT LIFE SAFETY HIGH
Street fenestration
character.fenestration
Minimum glazing to the street facade, from habitable rooms.
Character & design QUAL 3 SOLUTIONS DESIGN HIGH
Verge trees required per length of frontage.
Landscape QUANT
Street-addressing entry
character.entry
The front door faces the street, sheltered, with a walked path from the footpath.
Character & design QUAL 4 SOLUTIONS DESIGN HIGH
Transport noise construction
acoustic.transport
Noise-corridor category drives the building's acoustic construction standard.
Amenity QUAL VERIFIED PRESETS 3 SOLUTIONS HEALTH EXTREME
Tree retention
tree.retention
Significant existing trees stay, with their root zones protected.
Landscape QUAL 2 SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY HIGH
Visitor parking
parking.visitor
Shared visitor spaces per dwelling, usually with a small-project exemption.
Access & parking QUANT multiple dwelling · dual occupancy COMMUNITY HIGH
Visual privacy
privacy.overlooking
Upper-level windows and balconies within a sightline distance of neighbours are screened or offset.
Amenity QUAL 4 SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY EXTREME
Waste storage
waste.storage
Screened bin storage sized to the dwelling count.
Services QUANT HEALTH HIGH
Waterway setback
setback.waterway
Extra clearance where a boundary adjoins a waterway or wetland.
Siting QUANT PROPERTY HIGH