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MTR, Most councils will require you submit a landscape plan, this includes a drawing with number and locations of plants. I paid $6K for a 80 lot site, ensure you get it done electronically there are still some cowboys drawing them by hand. If you have a layout change you have to get the...

MTR, One of my projects the Town Planner never answered his phone and was continually late on deadlines. This was a $35m development, 12 months into the project I sacked the Town Planner. A point not lost on the remaining consultants. Mark

What is a typical DA? If it's a 4 unit subdivision on a single block already zoned for 4 units then the costs could be around $5 - $20K depending on design, council and surveying costs. I used a builder to do one for me at a cost of $5K with their design and their people doing the paper...

I'm guessing builders spend their spare time at "how to complain school". I might get a few comments for that remark but from what I have experienced if you get one builder to look at another builders work you'll hear nothing but complaints. DA's can be changed if the need arrises, community...

Because everyone specialises in something, building is best left to builders who might not be able to focused on getting DA's. Finding land, negotiating it, arranging finance, putting together a DA, Council pre-lodgement meeting, changes etc time plus more time. Meanwhile the builder has...