Converting a garage to a granny flat or living space in NSW
Turning a garage into a granny flat or habitable room in NSW? The Class 10a to Class 1a upgrade, approval pathway, BASIX, parking and…
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Practical planning guides for NSW
Plain-English explainers on Statements of Environmental Effects, DA and CDC pathways, duplex and granny flat rules, due diligence and the controls of specific councils across Sydney and regional NSW.
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- DA Process & Council
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- Due Diligence & Feasibility
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- Regional NSW
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- Townhouses & Multi-Dwelling
Running a business from home in NSW: when council approval is needed
Working from home in NSW? When a home occupation, home business or B&B is exempt or complying development, the 2 employee limit, signage and…
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Section 4.15 now says “significant likely impacts”: what changes for your DA
Since 15 December 2025, NSW councils assess the significant likely impacts of a DA under section 4.15. What that means for SEEs, objections, RFIs…
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Buying in the Hawkesbury floodplain: flood levels and 10.7 flags
What buyers must check on the Hawkesbury floodplain: LEP 2012 clauses 5.21, 4.2A and 4.2B, the 1:100 ARI flood level, 10.7 certificate flags and…
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What builders should hand a town planner for an SEE: RFI checklist
Builders: the drawing set, survey, BASIX and reports a town planner needs to write an SEE that avoids a council RFI, by development type…
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Battle-axe lots in NSW: handle width, lot area and access rules
Battle-axe lot rules in NSW: access handle widths, why the handle is excluded from lot area, driveway and bin rules in Sydney DCPs, and…
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Rural and large lot subdivision on the Central Coast: LEP 2022 rules
Central Coast LEP 2022 clause 4.1 lot sizes, clause 4.2B dwelling rights and the DCP 2022 sewer, bushfire and access tests for splitting rural…
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Multi dwelling housing in Campbelltown: R3 and DCP townhouse rules
What Campbelltown LEP 2015 and the Sustainable City DCP 2015 require for townhouses in R3 zones: FSR, two storey limit, open space, parking, solar…
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Buying a Camden growth area lot: what 300 to 450 sqm can carry
Buying a Camden growth area lot? The Precincts SEPP, the Camden Growth Centre Precincts DCP lot width tables and what 300 to 450 sqm…
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New house on a flood control lot in Fairfield: floor levels and no CDC
Fairfield LEP 2013 clauses 5.21 and 5.22 and the City Wide DCP flood rules for a new house on a flood control lot: floor…
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Tree removal with a new house DA in Hornsby: LEP, DCP, arborist rules
How Hornsby Shire Council assesses tree removal with a new house DA: Hornsby LEP 2013, Hornsby DCP 2024 tree controls, arborist reports and AS…
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Building on bushfire prone land in Wollondilly: BAL, PBP 2019, AS 3959
Owner builder guide to bushfire prone land in Wollondilly (Wilton, Picton, Tahmoor): PBP 2019, BAL assessment, AS 3959:2018, LEP 2011 and DCP 2016 rules.
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