Which ResCode clauses does ArchiScale check?

Clause 55 B-standards for multiple dwellings and Clause 54 A-standards for single dwellings, plus the garden area requirement and Clause 52.06 car parking.

Does it work outside Victoria?

No. ArchiScale is built for Victorian ResCode and the Victoria Planning Provisions.

ResCode checker Victoria: Clause 54 + 55

ArchiScale checks your design against Victorian ResCode while you draw, so you see a problem when it happens, not when council sends the RFI. It is built for Melbourne and regional Victorian residential work.

What it checks

Clause 55 (B-standards) for two or more dwellings, townhouses and units, with the matching Clause 54 (A-standards) for single dwellings.
Street setback (B6/A3), building height (B7/A4), site coverage (B8/A5), permeability (B9/A6) and minimum garden area (Cl 32.08-4).
Side and rear setbacks (B17/A10), walls on boundaries (B18/A11), daylight to existing windows (B19/A12), north-facing windows (B20/A13), overshadowing (B21/A14) and overlooking (B22/A15).
Daylight to new windows (B27/A16), private open space (B28/A17), storage (B30), front fences (B32/A20) and car parking (Clause 52.06).

What you get

Each standard shows the requirement, the proposed figure from the model and the result: complies, does not comply, indicative or N/A. The ResCode compliance table goes into the town planning set as its own sheet, alongside a per-unit site analysis for multi-unit jobs.

Works with your AI

Ask any MCP-capable AI assistant to "check this unit development against ResCode". It calls ArchiScale's run_regs_check tool and gets back pass or fail per standard, measured vs required, and suggested fixes. See the MCP docs.

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ResCode checker for Victoria

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