SEE for a granny flat when complying development is not available
When a granny flat cannot be approved as complying development in NSW, it needs a DA and a Statement of Environmental Effects. What the…
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SEE for a townhouse development: the multi dwelling housing checklist
The assessment checklist a Statement of Environmental Effects for a townhouse (multi dwelling housing) DA in Sydney must work through, control by control.
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Knock-down rebuild in Sydney: DA or CDC, and what the SEE has to cover
Can a Sydney knock-down rebuild go through as complying development or does it need a DA, and what must the Statement of Environmental Effects…
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SEE for a dual occupancy: the sections councils read first
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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Why Western Sydney DAs get RFIs or refusals, and how a SEE avoids them
The most common reasons Western Sydney councils issue requests for information or refuse residential DAs, and how a well-prepared SEE heads them off.
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What a council-ready SEE for a new house in Sydney must contain
A checklist of what a council-ready Statement of Environmental Effects for a new house in Sydney must contain, from permissibility to the DCP table.
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What is a Statement of Environmental Effects and when you need one
A Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) is the planning report lodged with most DAs in NSW. What it covers and when Sydney councils require…
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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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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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