R2, R3, R4 and RU5 zoning explained: what each zone lets you build
R2, R3, R4 and RU5 zoning explained for NSW: what each zone permits, how the LEP land use table works, and how the housing…
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Local planning panels: when your DA goes to a panel and what changes
Local planning panels decide DAs in Sydney and Wollongong councils when a DA is contentious, varies a standard by over 10% or involves council.
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Torrens title subdivision of a duplex: when you can split the title
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, dual occupancy or semi-detached? The terms NSW councils use
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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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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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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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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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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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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