Dual Occupancy & Subdivision Across Every Victorian Council — For First-Time and Experienced Developers

Expert planning, permits, and dual occupancy design services for all 79 councils—guiding your project from concept to approval with confidence, clarity, and proven results.

With over 250 successful planning permits managed across Greater Melbourne and Regional Victoria, Swarup Dutta combines deep expertise with hands-on experience to support both first-time and seasoned developers. We provide end-to-end guidance for dual occupancy and subdivision projects, ensuring every planning application fully complies with local policies, overlays, and neighbourhood character guidelines.

Whether your project is in Banyule, Boroondara, Casey, Frankston, Geelong, Ballarat, Mornington Peninsula, or any of the 79 Victorian councils, our team delivers clarity, confidence, and results at every stage—from initial concept design to council approvals and building permits. Trust our proven track record to turn your development vision into reality with precision and compliance.

Three townhouses on 680sqm lot

Duplex on complicated site

Swarup turned his first home into a dual occupancy subdivision

Dual occupancy cost chart

Hamptons style dual occupancy

Dual occupancy permit workflow

Parents sell backyard dual occupancy subdivision to daughter

Dual occupancy in backyard. We obtained planning and building permits

Three townhouses for first time developer

Duplex type dual occupancy

We designed and obtained planning approval for the duplex dual occupancy

Duplex on narrow lot with wrong orientation under construction

Luxury kitchen design

Eight townhouses approved. Previous designer achieved 5 on same lot! Construction completed

Duplex 4 bed dual occupancy on narrow block

Two unit dual occupancy in small backyard

Four units approved on 700sqm corner lot

Sustainable designed dual occupancy

Hamptons style dual occupancy interior

Planning approval for dual occupancy subdivision in S Australia

Duplex approved one for owner to live in other to rent out.

Our Duplex design approved by Brisbane City Council

Duplex approved in Altona, Vic. Under construction

Duplex approved and built with no shared walls

Duplex for two families with different needs

Modular housing to increase land use

Backyard Dual occupancy built around courtyard

Cost chart for a dual occupancy

New planning code for low rise dual occupancy

Luxury kitchen in home reno completed by owner builder. We designed and got all approvals.

We Work Across All Melbourne Metropolitan & Regional Victorian Councils

Our deep planning knowledge and design clarity can cover all 79 Victorian Councils, ensuring your planning application aligns with local policies, overlays, neighbourhood character guidelines and planning frameworks.

Below is a selection of the councils we can work with:

Expert Subdivision & Dual Occupancy Design and Planning

He can prepare all the designs, drawings and planning report for your Council using the latest Low Rise planning scheme rules.

Swarup, our founder, is a hands-on expert in dual occupancy and townhouse developments, having personally developed a highly profitable dual occupancy and a complex waterfront dual-key home. He understands the risks and costs involved—giving our clients a real competitive edge.

He is personally involved in every project, from concept design to planning and building permits, and can introduce trusted builders for construction.

As a Registered Planner and Associate of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Planning Institute of Australia, and Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association member, he combines planning, architectural design, and legal expertise. This synergy delivers greater efficiency, productivity, and smoother project outcomes compared to designers or planners alone.

With over 250 planning permits managed across Melbourne and regional Victoria, including dual occupancy and townhouse developments for first-time developers and experienced investors, we offer a true “one-stop destination” for your dual occupancy or subdivision project.

From concept to handover, we guide your project every step of the way, ensuring seamless planning, design, and construction.

Swarup Dutta, Registered planner and property developer

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