Planning insights

Western Sydney

A council request for information stops the DA clock in NSW until you answer. How our Sydney planners triage an RFI and respond once,…

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How long a DA takes in NSW in 2025-26: statutory clocks, realistic timeframes for houses, duplexes and townhouses, and why Sydney councils differ.

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Servicing due diligence in Sydney: finding a lawful stormwater discharge point, when a drainage easement is needed, and Sydney Water sewer rules.

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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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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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Corner blocks suit duplexes in Western Sydney because each dwelling gets its own street. Check lot size, secondary setbacks, driveways and the 88B.

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Development due diligence before you buy in NSW comes down to ten checks: zoning, lot size, title, 10.7 certificate, flood, bushfire and services.

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Minimum lot size and frontage decide whether a block can be subdivided in NSW. How to read the LEP lot size map, DCP width…

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Section 7.11 and 7.12 contributions go to council, the Housing and Productivity Contribution to the state. What Sydney and NSW projects pay and when.

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Granny flat rules in NSW explained: the Housing SEPP, the 60 square metre floor area cap, and when a Sydney granny flat can go…

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