Recent content by ChristianB

Hi Nguyen, I don't work in Adelaide, however, I thought I might offer some general advice that may be useful: What you are proposing is fairly straightforward as far as property development projects go, but you still need to remember that you are the developer in this scenario and you have...

Why not call them and ask, you are paying their wages after all!

The cost depends on how complicated the proposal is and what is required in the way of amendments and advocacy (convincing the planners of the merits of your proposal). Yes, a planner will be able to tell you with some certainty if (and why) a proposal will work. If you hit the address on...

Chandra, you need to get the horse before the cart. Unless you have a TPP you don't have a project. If you don't have a project, you have no costs to cut. Think of the relative expenses here. Getting a planner to review, amend and present your proposal will cost you a few thousand. However, if...

Not to put too fine a point on, but are you the best person to be handling the application? Many aspects of a project can be successfully handled by the owner, but the early planning is not one in my opinion. Arguing with planners about visual bulk, amenity of POS, and neighbourhood character...

Any overshadowing issues need to be addressed within the context of the rest of the project. If most of the proposal is clearly compliant and there is no great loss attributable to the overshadowing, there may be scope to reach a position with the council planners that keeps everyone happy...

The issues regarding POS are fairly clearly defined within the planning scheme, but generally there is a requirement for north facing (ideally) POS accessible from the living areas that is not too skinny (often 40m2, with a minmum dimension of 4m, so say 4m x 10m) and that is private and does...

There has been a lot of talk over the last 12 months about the planning pressures that an expanding population are placing on Melbourne. Most of the talk has centred on higher densities along train and tram routes. IMO, this increased density is certain, so perhaps looking towards property in...

Yes, good point Gools. I only offered the advice, as it's exactly what I did to secure a property, and it worked. Made the offer on Friday, the Saturday auction was called off, and I was the new owner. Of course I may have also paid more than I could have secured the property for at auction! But...

No harm in making your best offer before the auction. Do it in writing, attach a cheque for the deposit, and ensure it gets to the vendor. You may also want to suggest you're not in town on the day the auction is scheduled. If your best offer is accepted, you have a property. If not, you can...

That's a great read Brendio, I look forward to seeing how it all works out. Liked the bit about the 3 buttons, you're really painting a picture for us!

Hi Kaisha, Given the constraints involved when making a town planning application (as is required when developing property) it is going to be difficult to find a ready made solution to fit your requirements and appease the town planning department at the same time - not to mention keeping the...

The potential is obvious it seems. The aggregation of the property will put it into a different town planning "category", that is to say, a higher density is more likely on a larger allotment. This is so for a variety of reasons, but mainly because the set-backs are reduced because there is less...

It always feels like now is better than the next time you think about it, be that next week, next year or 5 years down the track. The question is probably not when, so much as what and where.

If you make alterations to the endorsed plans these will need to be addressed as an amendment and submitted to the TP dep't.