Duplexes, Terraces & LMR HousingArchitects

Often, but it depends on your zoning (typically R2 or R3), lot size and frontage, any overlays (flood, bushfire, heritage), servicing and your subdivision goals. The fastest way to know is a feasibility check, send us your address and we'll review the controls. This is preliminary until your survey and Section 10.7 planning certificate are reviewed, and we never guarantee approval.

'Dual occupancy' is the NSW planning term for two dwellings on one lot. A duplex is the most common form, two attached dwellings side-by-side. Dual occupancy can also be detached (two separate homes) depending on the controls that apply to your site.

Under the Low Rise Housing Diversity Code, a common CDC benchmark is a minimum 450m² lot with a 12m frontage in eligible R2/R3 zones, but many councils set different minimums in their LEP, and a DA can sometimes work where CDC can't. We check your specific council's controls, not a rule of thumb.

The LMR reforms rezone land within an 800m walking catchment of nominated town centres and stations across Sydney, the Central Coast, Illawarra-Shoalhaven and the Hunter to permit dual occupancies, terraces, townhouses, manor houses and residential flat buildings in eligible residential zones, with non-refusal standards protecting compliant proposals.

Use our instant LMR checker, enter your address and it tests the NSW Government's LMR mapping to tell you whether you're inside a catchment and which distance band. It's indicative only; we confirm eligibility properly as part of a free preliminary feasibility review.

No. Eligibility puts new housing types on the table, but your zone, lot size, frontage, overlays (flood, bushfire, heritage) and the Housing SEPP's standards decide what's actually achievable. That's exactly what a feasibility review resolves, before you spend on plans.