Can the dwellings face different streets on a corner block?
Yes, potentially. The ACT Missing Middle Housing Design Guide specifically shows dual occupancy developments on corner blocks, including attached and detached layouts that make use of the different street frontages.
Whether each dwelling can face a different street will depend on the particular block and design, including how the development addresses the street frontages, parking access and surrounding streetscape.
Reference: ACT Missing Middle Housing Design Guide – Part 3, Section 3.1B Multi-occupancy – https://www.planning.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/3092411/ACT-Missing-Middle-Housing-Design-Guide.pdf?utm_source
Short Answer
Yes, potentially. The ACT Missing Middle Housing Design Guide shows dual occupancy layouts on corner blocks that respond to different street frontages. The exact arrangement will depend on the block and proposed design.
Detailed Explanation
Yes, potentially. The ACT Missing Middle Housing Design Guide recognises dual occupancy development on corner blocks and illustrates both attached and detached configurations that respond to the available street frontages.
The illustrated corner-block configurations demonstrate that dual occupancy can be designed to address the characteristics of more than one street frontage. The suitability of a particular arrangement remains subject to the site-specific design and applicable planning requirements.
No minimum block size does not remove the need for planning assessment.
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