The Residential Design Codes of Western Australia (commonly referred to as the R-Codes)is a State Government Policy (SPP3.1) which is inferred power directly through the State Planning and Development Act 2005. The purpose of the R-Codes is to provide a consistent and comprehensive basis for the control of residential development, through all Local Government’s. They are intended to cover all requirements for planning control purposes and to minimise the need for Shires to introduce separate planning policies or variations to these matters.
The R-Codes do not address the physical construction requirements or the specific internal design of buildings – these are matters controlled by the Building Code of Australia.