Custom home builder in Quakers Hill

Quakers Hill is an established suburb on the Richmond line, with Quakers Hill station giving a direct rail link through Blacktown. Many of its houses date from the 1980s and 1990s, on regular suburban blocks.

That age of housing is where knockdown rebuilds start to make sense: brick-veneer homes with small rooms, older wiring and original kitchens and bathrooms. Some owners also look at whether their block could take a duplex instead of a single house.

Rebuild or duplex in Quakers Hill?

A single new home suits families who plan to stay for the long term. A dual occupancy — two dwellings on one lot — can suit owners who want to live in one and rent or sell the other, but only if the lot’s area and width meet the controls.

Under the Low Rise Housing Diversity Code the default minimum lot size for a complying development duplex is 400 m², unless the council’s LEP sets a larger minimum. Frontage and the position of driveways also decide whether two homes fit.

Planning in Quakers Hill

Quakers Hill is under Blacktown City Council and the Blacktown Local Environmental Plan 2015. Dual occupancies are allowed under complying development only in zones where the LEP already permits them, so zoning is the first thing to check.

Older suburbs also have older services. Overhead power, the sewer connection point and stormwater discharge can all influence the layout of a rebuild or duplex.