Shadow diagrams, privacy and solar access: what your SEE must prove
What shadow diagrams, solar access and privacy analysis a Statement of Environmental Effects must show for a Sydney DA, and how councils test them.
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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
- Dual Occupancy & Duplex
- Due Diligence & Feasibility
- Granny Flats & Secondary Dwellings
- Local Areas
- Planning Rules & Reforms
- Regional NSW
- Statements of Environmental Effects
- Subdivision & Land
- Townhouses & Multi-Dwelling
Clause 4.6 variations: justifying a height or FSR standard breach
Clause 4.6 variation requests let a NSW DA exceed a height or FSR standard if compliance is unreasonable or unnecessary. How Sydney planners justify…
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Neighbour objections: how NSW councils weigh submissions on a DA
Neighbour objections do not decide a DA in NSW. Councils weigh submissions on planning merit under s4.15. What Sydney councils notify and what counts.
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Dual occupancies in Liverpool and Camden growth areas
Dual occupancy rules in Austral, Leppington, Oran Park and Gregory Hills: the Precincts SEPP, Growth Centre DCPs and covenants in South West Sydney.
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Driveways, gradients and swept paths in multi-dwelling DAs
What NSW councils check on driveways in townhouse DAs: widths, AS 2890.1 gradients, swept paths for cars and waste trucks, and Sydney examples.
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Townhouse and duplex parking rates: council DCP vs Housing SEPP
Who sets car parking rates for townhouses and dual occupancies in NSW: the council DCP, the Housing SEPP or the Codes SEPP, with Sydney…
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Buying a corner block in Western Sydney for a duplex: what to check
Corner blocks suit duplexes in Western Sydney because each dwelling gets its own street. Check lot size, secondary setbacks, driveways and the 88B.
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How to read a Section 10.7 planning certificate before you exchange
A Section 10.7 planning certificate lists zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and contributions in NSW. How to read 10.7(2) and 10.7(5) before you exchange.
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Wollongong and Illawarra: escarpment, bushfire and steep-site planning
How the escarpment, bushfire prone land and steep blocks shape house, duplex and subdivision DAs in Wollongong under Wollongong LEP 2009 and DCP 2009.
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Development due diligence before you buy: ten checks that decide it
Development due diligence before you buy in NSW comes down to ten checks: zoning, lot size, title, 10.7 certificate, flood, bushfire and services.
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DA or CDC in NSW: how to choose the fastest approval pathway
DA or CDC in NSW? A CDC can issue in about 20 days if the design meets every Codes SEPP standard; a Sydney council…
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Minimum lot size and frontage: can your block be subdivided in NSW?
Minimum lot size and frontage decide whether a block can be subdivided in NSW. How to read the LEP lot size map, DCP width…
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