I've been a little worried about how strict Stockland would be regarding approving facades and bricks etc.
I went for a drive around Willowdale the other weekend (design guidelines are very similiar to Elara) and was surprised to see leniency in the guidelines. I was worried that my bricks might not be smooth enough, although I saw some bricks that I was surprised they approved as they had contours in them.
I also saw a couple of blue roofs, despite the guidelines not listing blue as an excepted roof colour.