The Design Guidelines apply to all forms of development including residential, co mmercial and mixed use developments throughout the Town. The Design Guidelines seek high quality designs that respond sensitively to their context and respect current and/or future desired character of the area. A performance approach is taken in the Design Guidelines where the emphasis is upon requiring the design to ‘perform’ by satisfying desired outcomes rather than by meeting a fixed set of standards

A building is a man-made structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place. Buildings come in a variety of shapes, sizes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of non building structures. The gallery below gives an overview of different types of building.

Damage Assessment is a preliminary onsite evaluation of damage or loss caused by an accident or natural event. Damage assessments record the extent of damage, what can be replaced, restored or salvaged. It may also estimate the time required for repair, replacement and recovery. Damage assessment is an integral part of facilitating effective and efficient response by government agencies and other organisations. Good damage assessment would start the ball rolling for effective response and relief operations such as evacuation, sheltering, search and rescue, mass casualty management, etc.