Town Planner Randwick
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Town planner in Randwick
Statements of Environmental Effects, development due diligence, duplex, granny flat, townhouse and subdivision DAs across the Randwick local government area. Fixed-fee proposals, usually within one business day.
Local Environmental PlanRandwick Local Environmental Plan 2012
Development Control PlanRandwick Comprehensive Development Control Plan 2013
State policiesCodes SEPP (Housing Code, Low Rise Housing Diversity Code), Housing SEPP 2021, low and mid-rise housing provisions
Planning in Randwick
Randwick assesses dual occupancies and secondary dwellings against detailed DCP controls on form, landscaped area and parking, with heritage conservation areas across much of Randwick, Coogee and Kensington.
The coastal zone and coastal hazard mapping affect the seaside suburbs and the Malabar headland.
Randwick, Maroubra and Kingsford are nominated centres for the low and mid-rise reforms along the light rail corridor.
What we do for Randwick sites
- Statements of Environmental Effects for new houses, knock-down rebuilds, alterations, dual occupancies, secondary dwellings and townhouses, written to Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 and Randwick Comprehensive Development Control Plan 2013.
- Development due diligence reports before you buy: zoning, permissibility, yield, constraints and the approval pathway.
- Dual occupancy and duplex planning, including minimum lot size and frontage checks, CDC eligibility under the Low Rise Housing Diversity Code and Torrens subdivision advice.
- Granny flat planning where the site does not fit the Housing Code and a DA is needed.
- Townhouse and multi dwelling housing yield testing, DCP compliance and SEE reports.
- Subdivision, Clause 4.6 requests, DA or CDC advice and responses to council requests.
Suburbs we cover in Randwick
- Randwick
- Maroubra
- Coogee
- Kensington
- Kingsford
- Matraville
- Malabar
- Chifley
- La Perouse
- Clovelly
- South Coogee
- Little Bay
How a DA works in Randwick
Development applications are lodged through the NSW Planning Portal and assessed by the council against the LEP, the DCP and the section 4.15 matters in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Where a proposal meets every standard in the Codes SEPP it may instead be approved as complying development by a private certifier, which is faster but has no room for merit assessment. We check both pathways before recommending one.
A complete application is the single biggest thing an applicant controls. Our Statements of Environmental Effects address the LEP and DCP in the order the assessing officer reads them, with the sources shown, so requests for information are the exception rather than the rule.
Frequently asked questions: Randwick
Do I need a Statement of Environmental Effects for a DA in Randwick?
Yes. Every development application lodged with Randwick council through the NSW Planning Portal needs a Statement of Environmental Effects that addresses Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 and Randwick Comprehensive Development Control Plan 2013. Complying development certificates do not.
Can I build a duplex in Randwick?
Dual occupancies are permissible with consent in most R2 and R3 zones, subject to the minimum lot size and frontage in Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 and the DCP controls. Since 1 July 2024 the state-wide dual occupancy provisions also apply to most R2 land. A site check confirms whether your lot qualifies and whether CDC or DA is the pathway.
Which planning controls apply in Randwick?
The zoning, lot size, height and floor space ratio come from Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012; setbacks, site coverage, landscaping, privacy, parking and stormwater come from Randwick Comprehensive Development Control Plan 2013. State policies such as the Codes SEPP and the Housing SEPP sit over the top.
Do you visit sites in Randwick?
Most planning reports are desktop based, using the survey, drawings, aerial imagery and the Planning Portal. We inspect where access, slope, trees or neighbouring development make it worthwhile, and we work with local surveyors and engineers across Randwick.
Instrument names are stated as current at the time of writing. Councils amend their LEPs and DCPs; we confirm the version in force on the date of each report.
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Tell us about your Randwick site
Send the address and your plans or concept. A URBA planner will confirm the pathway and send a fixed-fee proposal, usually within one business day.