Townhouses and terraces in R2 near town centres: the 2025 reforms
Townhouses and terraces are now permitted in R2 zones within 800 m of nominated Sydney centres and stations. The 2025 standards and exclusions explained.
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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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Pre-lodgement meetings with council: when they are worth the time
A pre-lodgement meeting is worth it in NSW when the DA involves a variation, a constrained site or a new housing type. When Sydney…
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Parramatta and Cumberland: planning townhouses in Sydney’s middle ring
How townhouse DAs work in Parramatta and Cumberland under Parramatta LEP 2023 and Cumberland LEP 2021, including the R2 station catchments.
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Site coverage, landscaped area and FSR in townhouse design
How FSR, site coverage and landscaped area controls interact on a NSW townhouse DA, with a worked example on a Western Sydney lot.
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Campbelltown and Macarthur: dual occupancy and townhouse planning
Dual occupancy and townhouse rules in Campbelltown and Macarthur under Campbelltown LEP 2015 and the Sustainable City DCP 2015, plus station catchments.
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How many dwellings can my site take? Planning capacity and yield
How many dwellings can my site take? Yield in NSW is capped by the tightest of lot size, FSR, height, site coverage and parking.…
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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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Newcastle and Hunter planning: duplexes, subdivisions and townhouses
How duplex, subdivision and townhouse DAs work across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and the Hunter, including mine subsidence and flooding.
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Driveways, gradients and swept paths in multi-dwelling DAs
What NSW councils check on driveways in townhouse DAs: widths, AS 2890.1 gradients, swept paths for cars and waste trucks, and Sydney examples.
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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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