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duplex

Local Areas 4 Jul 2026

Penrith duplex and granny flat rules under Penrith LEP 2010, DCP 2014 and the Housing SEPP, with the flood, bushfire and airport checks to…

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How a duplex is approved as complying development under the Low Rise Housing Diversity Code in NSW, and when a Sydney site needs a…

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Which sections of a dual occupancy Statement of Environmental Effects Sydney council planners read first, and what each must contain to avoid an RFI.

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Local Areas 23 Oct 2025

The Blacktown LEP 2015 and DCP 2015 controls that decide a duplex DA: lot size, frontage, landscaping, stormwater and the station catchments.

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Can you Torrens title subdivide a duplex in NSW? The LEP minimum lot size, dual occupancy exception clauses and the state standards near Sydney…

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Duplex is not a NSW planning term. How councils define dual occupancy, semi-detached and multi dwelling housing, and why it matters for a Sydney…

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Flood, bushfire and heritage are the constraints that most often kill duplex sites in NSW. How each is mapped, when a site survives and…

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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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