Blacktown Town Planners · 30 Years · 50,000+ Projects
Blacktown Town Planners Who Know Blacktown Council's Rules Inside Out
What You'll Know After Your Free 30-Minute Consult
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- Simplifying Planning Rules so you don’t have to spend countless hours trying to understand them.
- A Town Planner is the best professional to interpret the complex Town Planning legislation so that they can maximise the opportunities available to you and your site.
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Town Planners can manage all communication with your local council on your behalf, ensuring a comprehensive and coordinated journey for your project.
- Fostering positive relationships increases the likelihood of your development project’s successful outcome.
LOCAL PLANNING RULES
How Planning Works in Blacktown — and Why It Matters for Your Block
Blacktown is one of the fastest-changing council areas in Sydney. Which rules apply to your property depends on where it sits, and getting that wrong at the start is the most common reason a project stalls.
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ESTABLISHED SUBURBS
The Blacktown LEP and DCP
In areas like Blacktown, Seven Hills, Mount Druitt, Doonside and Quakers Hill, your zoning and key limits (height, floor space, lot size) come from the Blacktown Local Environmental Plan 2015. The detailed design rules — setbacks, parking, landscaping, privacy — sit in the Blacktown Development Control Plan 2015.
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GROWTH AREAS
Different rules again
12 of the North West Growth Area’s 16 precincts fall within Blacktown City, including Marsden Park, Schofields, Riverstone, Colebee and Tallawong. Here, zoning comes from the Precincts – Central River City SEPP, and council assesses DAs against its Growth Centre Precincts DCP. Many sites also have an Indicative Layout Plan and minimum density rules.
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NSW HOUSING REFORMS
More options than before
Since 1 July 2024, dual occupancies can be approved on most R2 land. Since 28 February 2025, land within 800 m walk of Blacktown, Mount Druitt, Doonside and Seven Hills stations can support terraces, townhouses, low-rise apartments and, in R3 zones, mid-rise apartments.
These State rules can override council’s local controls, but exclusions apply — flood-prone land, heritage items and other constraints. Whether your lot qualifies comes down to its zone, its exact walking distance and its constraints. That’s what a planner checks.
Where we help in Blacktown City
Blacktown
Seven Hills
Kings Langley
Lalor Park
Toongabbie
Prospect
Doonside
Rooty Hill
Mount Druitt
Plumpton
Glendenning
Quakers Hill
Acacia Gardens
Stanhope Gardens
Kellyville Ridge
The Ponds
Glenwood
Parklea
Schofields
Riverstone
Marsden Park
Colebee
Tallawong
Seven Hills
Kings Langley
Lalor Park
Toongabbie
Prospect
Doonside
Rooty Hill
Mount Druitt
Plumpton
Glendenning
Quakers Hill
Acacia Gardens
Stanhope Gardens
Kellyville Ridge
The Ponds
Glenwood
Parklea
Schofields
Riverstone
Marsden Park
Colebee
Tallawong
What Blacktown Property Owners Ask Us to Get Approved
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Granny Flats
Often a CDC if your lot meets the State size and frontage standards; otherwise a DA.
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Dual Occupancy & Duplexes
Now possible on most R2 land. Lot size, frontage and design decide if it stacks up.
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Subdivision
Splitting a block, or giving each home in a dual occ its own title.
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Townhouses & Manor Houses
Especially within walking distance of Blacktown, Seven Hills, Doonside and Mount Druitt stations.
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Extensions & Renovations
Second storeys, additions and rebuilds.
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Unauthorised Works
Bought with unapproved works, or received a council notice? We help you regularise it.
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Change of Use & Warehouses
For businesses in Blacktown’s industrial and commercial areas.
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Child Care Centres
One of the most common commercial DAs in Western Sydney.
Finally... Town Planners Who Get It
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Our Town Planners Used To Work for Council
Having worked for council means that our team speaks the same language as council staff, giving your project the best chance.
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Five decades of experience
Many of our Town Planners have decades of experience, including our Co- Founder Max Frager who is a Life Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia.
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Values
Founded on the shoulders of a father and son team, with values of integrity, respect & perseverance.
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Local knowledge
Many of our Town Planners are based in the suburbs of Sydney, Blue Mountains and regional NSW, so we can give you local knowledge.
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50,000+ Projects – We get results
We get results with council. After 50,000+ projects, that’s why they call us the “Council Approval Experts”.
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Fully experienced across a diverse range of projects
Having helped with over 50,000 projects, there isn’t a project that we haven’t had experience with.
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We make the path smooth
Leave the challenge of dealing with local government to the experts
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We push the boundaries
By challenging the expectations of our industry we believe we can redefine the value that we offer.
50,000 +
People
Helped
Helped
387+ YRS
Collective
Experience
Experience
2.5 DAYS
How Often We
Get Approval
Get Approval
$500K
Potential Value
Added to Clients
Added to Clients
We Make Council Approval as Easy as...
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Free 30-Minute Consult
Tell us what you want to do and we'll tell you if it's worth pursuing.
Tell us what you want to do and we'll tell you if it's worth pursuing.
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Preliminary Planning Assessment
A town planner maps out what your Blacktown block can support and the smartest path to approval.
A town planner maps out what your Blacktown block can support and the smartest path to approval.
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Your DA or CDC, Led by a Town Planner
We coordinate the designer and consultants, prepare and lodge the application, and deal with Blacktown City Council for you through to approval.
We coordinate the designer and consultants, prepare and lodge the application, and deal with Blacktown City Council for you through to approval.
Finally... Town Planners Who Get It
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We used to work for council
Our team speaks the same language as council staff, giving your project the best chance.
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50 years of planning leadership
Led by co-founder Max Fragar, a Life Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia.
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A town planner leads your DA
Not a draftsman. Your planner sets the strategy and coordinates everyone else.
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50,000+ projects
30 years in business and an approval every 2.5 days.
What Can We Get Approved For You?
Click on the type of Council Approval you need…
RESIDENTIAL
- Air BnB Rental
- Apartment Building
- Apartment or Flat Renovation
- Backyard Studio
- Bed & Breakfast
- Boarding House
- Carport
- Co-Living Housing
- Deck
- Dual Occupancy
- Duplex
- Extension
- Garage
- Granny Flat
- Holiday Let
- Home Based Child Care
- House
- Large Shed
- Manor House
- Multi Unit Housing
- New Age Boarding House (NGBH)
- Renovation
- Residential Flat Building
- Retirement Village
- Secondary Dwelling
- Seniors Housing / Disabled People
- Subdivision
- Town Houses & Units
- Villas
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
- Cafe
- Car Park
- Commercial Space
- Dance Studios
- Gym
- Hardware Store
- Health Consulting Room
- Hotel or Motel
- Industrial Project
- Landscaping Business
- Medical Centre
- Nursery
- Office or Office Building
- Personal Training Facility
- Pub, Club or Bar
- Restaurant
- Retail Shop
- Self-Storage Units
- Service Station
- Sign for Business
- Supermarket
- Transport Depot
- Truck Depot
- Vehicle Repair Facility
- Veterinary Hospital
- Warehouse
- Wine Bar
Just Some of The 50,000 Properties We Have Advised on to Date...
Blacktown Planning Questions
Not always. If your lot meets the State standards for size, frontage and setbacks, a granny flat can often be approved as a Complying Development Certificate (CDC), which is usually faster. If it doesn’t, you’ll need a DA to Blacktown City Council. We can tell you which applies in a free consult.
The key? Our Preliminary Planning Assessment, inclusive of your personal Project Strategy Session.
On most R2 Low Density Residential land, yes. Since July 2024, NSW rules allow dual occupancies with development consent in most R2 zones. Whether your block works depends on its size, frontage and constraints like flooding or easements.
Since 28 February 2025, NSW’s Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy has allowed more housing within 800 m walking distance of these stations and town centres. That includes terraces, townhouses and low-rise apartments in R2 zones, and mid-rise apartments in R3 zones. Exclusions apply, such as flood-prone land and heritage items.
In established suburbs, it’s mainly the Blacktown LEP 2015 and DCP 2015. In growth-area suburbs like Marsden Park, Schofields and Riverstone, zoning comes from the Precincts – Central River City SEPP and council’s Growth Centre Precincts DCP. State housing policies can apply on top of both.
It depends on your zone, the minimum lot size for your land and the lot shape. Subdividing a new dual occupancy so each home has its own title is common. A PPA will confirm what your block allows before you spend money on plans.
It varies with the project type, how complete the application is and whether neighbours object. A well-prepared application with no surprises is the single biggest factor you can control. That’s what our planners focus on.
For most residential projects, we recommend a Preliminary Planning Assessment first. It looks for the best outcome your site supports and gives you a strategy before plans are drawn, whereas council’s advice is non-binding and usually needs plans to comment on.
Don’t ignore it. We help Blacktown owners respond to council, assess what can be approved retrospectively and lodge the right application to regularise the works.
*We have a 98% success rate in achieving development approval where our client follows our proven process and is willing to seek approval on appeal if needed. The key is our Preliminary Planning Assessment.
Want to Talk About Your Project?
If you are ready to remove the hassle and stress out of the Council Approval process, then it’s time to claim your Free 30-Minute Consultation.
In your free phone discussion you’ll have the opportunity to share why you need approval, what development type you’ll need it for, and if we’re a good fit to work together.
Then based on our chat, and our proven formula, we’ll often recommend a Preliminary Planning Assessment (PPA) as the first step to unlock any hidden value that may be hiding within your property to help maximise the potential of it for you. Before jumping into a hearty development application, we love showing our clients how just this simple step can add tens of thousands of dollars in value to their project.
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