An elevation drawing is a view of a building seen from one side. It is the two dimensional, flat, representation of one facade. It displays heights of key features of the development in relation to a fixed point such as natural ground level.

An Elevation is an image that shows the height, length, width and appearance of a building or structure. Elevations are drawn as if looking at a building from the front or side (as opposed to floor plans which are drawn looking at a building from above) and provide the viewer with an idea of how the final building will appear.

Elevations for Buildings and Works must detail:

• • all sides of the building at a scale of 1:100;
  • orientation (ie. north, south, east and west); and
  • wall height and overall building height measured from Natural Ground Level.

For VicSmart applications, plans may be hand drawn, as long as they are to scale. 

• • Here is an example of a house elevation plan.
  • Here is an example of a fence elevation plan.
  • Here is an example of a shed elevation plan.

Applications using the guide are provided hand drawn examples.

 Derived from: Understanding Planning Terms information sheet by City of Booroondara and Planning Glossary by the City of Port Phillip