Buying on a main road in NSW? Classified road access for duplexes and townhouses
A NSW duplex or townhouse site on a classified road faces extra rules: access from a side street, Transport for NSW approval, noise and…
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Torrens, strata or community title for townhouses in NSW?
Torrens, strata or community title for a NSW townhouse or duplex project? How each works, what councils look at and how title affects value,…
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Multi dwelling housing in Campbelltown: R3 and DCP townhouse rules
What Campbelltown LEP 2015 and the Sustainable City DCP 2015 require for townhouses in R3 zones: FSR, two storey limit, open space, parking, solar…
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Townhouse DA in Cumberland: LEP 2021 R3, FSR and DCP 2021 rules
Townhouse DA in Cumberland: LEP 2021 R3 permissibility, the clause 4.4(2A) FSR steps of 0.75:1 to 0.85:1, and DCP 2021 Part B2 frontage and…
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Townhouses and terraces near Parramatta stations: LEP 2023 and 800 m
How Parramatta LEP 2023, the 800 m low and mid-rise housing catchments at Epping, Westmead and Carlingford, and Parramatta DCP 2023 shape townhouse DAs.
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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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