News – Page 6 – Contrive Consultants

December 17, 2024

Planning a rural subdivision in NSW? Work through this engineering checklist: roads, drainage, services, bushfire access, flooding and approvals.

December 10, 2024

Stormsack, Stormceptor, Puraceptor and SPEL Filter compared - what each SPEL device does and how to choose the right one for a…

December 3, 2024

What a Section 73 certificate is, when your NSW development needs one, how the Sydney Water process works, and how to keep…

November 26, 2024

The TOD SEPP rezones land around 37 Sydney stations for 22m apartments. What the 2024 reforms mean for site selection, feasibility and…

November 19, 2024

Practical, budget-conscious design moves that lift a home to 7 stars under NatHERS - orientation, glazing, shading, insulation and sealing.

November 12, 2024

Newcastle DCP 2023 stormwater and OSD requirements for builders - what changed from DCP 2012, plus Hunter River flooding and mine subsidence…

October 15, 2024

Gravity, easement, charged line or pump-out? How Sydney builders solve stormwater on blocks that fall away from the street - and what…

October 8, 2024

How Campbelltown City Council assesses stormwater and OSD under the Sustainable City DCP - for builders in Menangle Park, Mount Gilead and…

September 24, 2024

Building a rural driveway or culvert in NSW? Learn when you need section 138 Roads Act approval and how to design an…

September 17, 2024

When your NSW site can't drain to the street you may need an easement over a neighbour's land. How to negotiate, what…