What can I build if my block is in an LMR area?

It depends on your zone and distance band. Broadly: dual occupancies and terraces across eligible residential zones in the catchment, with townhouses, manor houses and residential flat buildings permitted in the right zones closer to the centre. A feasibility review tells you what your specific block supports.

Is the LMR checker's answer final?

No, the government mapping is indicative and eligibility is ultimately set by the Housing SEPP and your site's controls (overlays can still apply). Treat the checker as the fast first read, and the feasibility review as the real answer.

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LMR Housing Sydney, Is Your Block Eligible Under the Low & Mid-Rise Reforms?

The NSW Low and Mid-Rise (LMR) housing reforms are the biggest rezoning of Sydney's suburbs in a generation: land within an 800m walk of nominated town centres and stations now permits dual occupancies, terraces, townhouses and residential flat buildings, including many blocks where only a single house was possible before. The first question is simple: is your address inside a catchment? Our checker answers it in seconds.

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What the reforms change

Depending on your distance band and zone, the reforms can mean duplexes and terraces on standard blocks, or townhouses and small apartment buildings closer in. Non-refusal standards limit how far councils can push back on a compliant proposal.

Check your address, then get the real answer

Our instant checker tests your address against the NSW Government's LMR mapping and tells you whether you're inside a catchment, and which band. That's the trigger for the real work: a free preliminary feasibility review where we look at your zone, lot size, frontage, overlays and subdivision goals and tell you what the reforms actually unlock on your block.

Why owners move early

Eligible blocks have gained development potential, often without owners realising it.
Early feasibility means you know your options before you renovate, sell or buy.
The reforms use non-refusal standards: compliant design is rewarded, so design quality is the lever.
We design for the pathway, CDC where it fits, DA where merit wins.

Questions about lmr housing (new)

Use our instant checker, it tests your address against the NSW Government's LMR mapping and tells you whether you're inside an 800m catchment and which distance band. It's indicative: we confirm the position properly as part of a feasibility review.

Inside an LMR catchment? Find out what your block just became worth.

Send your address, survey or council letter, or just call. We'll give you a preliminary read on what's possible.

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