This document is intended for use by all those involved in the planning, design, review, approvals, delivery and handover of public realm spaces and infrastructure. This includes developers, service authorities, their consultants and contractors, and City of Melbourne staff.

The Docklands Design and Construction Standards will become obsolete when relevant contracts run their course, at which point a single document will apply everywhere. The new Design and Construction Standards has been informed by the Docklands Design and Constructions Standards.

The Design and Construction standards references and works in support of City of Melbourne strategies and policies to support their consistent implementation across the city’s public realm infrastructure.

This document clarifies expectations and requirements of publicly accessible public realm and selection of standard treatments in land managed and maintained by City of Melbourne. The document will defer to town planning and similar statutory requirements and submissions subsequent to any development approvals.

The Design and Construction Standards provides a valuable reference to inform the design of publicly accessible privately managed outdoor spaces.

Yes, the standards apply to reinstatement (e.g. after underground services works) and to new designs for spaces at all project scales.