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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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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New house in The Hills Shire: DCP 2012 controls for your SEE
New house in The Hills Shire: DCP 2012 setbacks, cut and fill, garage and streetscape controls and the LEP 2019 height and FSR maps…
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Owner builder DA in NSW: permit, SEE and what council expects
Owner builder DA in NSW: when the permit applies, what the SEE must cover under s4.15, the drawings Sydney councils expect and the refusals…
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Knock-down rebuild in Blacktown: LEP 2015 and DCP 2015 controls
Knock-down rebuild in Blacktown: LEP 2015 height, FSR and flood clauses, DCP 2015 Part C setbacks, cut and fill and stormwater rules for the…
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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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