Custom home builder in The Ponds

The Ponds is a master-planned suburb laid out around the Second Ponds Creek corridor, with parks and walking tracks running through the estate. Tallawong, the western end of the Metro North West line, is a short drive away.

Because the suburb is relatively new, most owners here are not replacing old houses. They are adding a bedroom, a second living area or a parents’ retreat as the family grows, or building on one of the remaining vacant lots.

Growing a home in The Ponds

Many homes in The Ponds were built on compact lots with limited rear yards, so extending outwards eats into outdoor space quickly. Adding upstairs — or converting a double garage and extending the driveway — often works better.

Lots that back onto the creek corridor have their own considerations: overland flow paths, riparian setbacks and the view itself. Those blocks reward a design that faces the open space rather than the street.

Planning in The Ponds

The Ponds is under Blacktown City Council and the Blacktown Local Environmental Plan 2015. Additions that meet the Codes SEPP standards can often be approved as complying development, while larger changes or constrained lots go through a development application.

Creek-side lots may be mapped for flooding or overland flow. The section 10.7 planning certificate will show this, and it can affect floor levels and drainage design.