When a NSW renovation or pool needs a BASIX certificate: the $50,000 alterations threshold, pools over 40,000 litres, the 2023 standards and common mistakes.
Buying or selling a NSW home with unapproved works? How a building information certificate works, who can apply, what council checks and the risks.
How NSW local planning panels work after the 2026 reforms: referral triggers, regionally significant DAs in Sydney and panel reviews of staff decisions.
DA approved in NSW? Budget for the long service levy, council bonds, contributions, Sydney Water Section 73 and driveway approvals before building starts.
Find out how much you can build on your NSW lot under complying development: free calculator for floor area, landscaped area, setbacks and height…
What you can build in NSW without council approval: the exempt development standards for decks, pergolas, sheds, carports and fences, and the traps.
Sewer main or stormwater pipe across your Sydney block? Sydney Water's build-over rules, council drainage easements, pier footings and building plan approval.
Builders: the drawing set, survey, BASIX and reports a town planner needs to write an SEE that avoids a council RFI, by development type…
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…
How Hornsby Shire Council assesses tree removal with a new house DA: Hornsby LEP 2013, Hornsby DCP 2024 tree controls, arborist reports and AS…
New house in The Hills Shire: DCP 2012 setbacks, cut and fill, garage and streetscape controls and the LEP 2019 height and FSR maps…
Georges River LEP 2021 dual occupancy rules: 650 sqm and 15 m lots, 300 or 430 sqm Torrens lots, foreshore scenic protection and DCP…
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