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         Gross floor area
         Gross floor area for a building, means the total floor area of all storeys of the building, measured from the outside of
         the external walls and the centre of any common walls of the building, other than areas used for—
              a) building services, plant or equipment; or
              b) access between levels; or
              c) a ground floor public lobby; or
              d) a mall; or
              e) parking, loading or manoeuvring vehicles; or
              f) unenclosed private balconies, whether roofed or not.
         (Emphasis added)

An extract of the Storey definition is also provided for context:

         storey—
         means a space within a building between 2 floor levels, or a floor level and a ceiling or roof, other than—
              i.  a space containing only a lift shaft, stairway or meter room; or
             ii.  a space containing only a bathroom, shower room, laundry, toilet or other sanitary compartment; or
            iii.  a space containing only a combination of the things stated in subparagraphs (i) or (ii); or
            iv.   a basement with a ceiling that is not more than 1m above ground level; and
         includes—
              i.  a mezzanine; and
             ii.  a roofed structure that is on, or part of, a rooftop, if the structure does not only accommodate building plant
                  and equipment.

The GFA definition is reliant on the ‘total floor area of all storeys”. Accordingly, the GFA definition is
reliant on the storey definition, which clearly excludes item ii or ‘a space containing only a bathroom, ….
toilet or other sanitary compartment;’

The following plan (Figure 17) of the ground floor, clearly illustrates that the public bathroom, is a space
only containing a bathroom/ sanitary facilities accessible to the public. It is disputed that the definition
is referring to a space in isolation with no other uses on that level/ storey, as this would not be practical.




                                      Figure 17 – Space containing bathroom amenities

The prelodgement also raised concerns about the corridor/ hallway which provides access to the lift and
stair wells. The corridor to the lifts is a ground floor public lobby which will provide public access to the

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