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OK I got some respones: 1. CERTIFIER: He will now consider the 'front' as being the one the front door faces. 2. DEPT OF PLANNING: They consider the fron to also be the face with a front door. If the house has 2 'front' doors' then the applicant can nomnate which is the front.

You want a certifier who...is...easy going, casual :p Once a Complying Development is granted it can't be contested.

The Certifier takes full responsibility for: 1. Issuing the Consent 2. That the building works meets the BCA requirements 3. That the building works are done as per the BASIX Certificate 4. That the consent he/she has granted is in accordance with the SEPP

Once a consent is granted, the private certifier lets the Council know, not the Dept. of Planning. He does this by sending plans + the consent documents to them by mail. He also notifies neighbours (as a courtesy) that the consent has been granted, mostly in order to avoid complaints to Council.

The problem is convincing the Dept of Planning and the Certifying Authority both at the same time. They often disagree on the language so it's frustrating. They won't do 3-way conference calls either. What makes it harder is that even if they agree, the Dept. of Planning simply refuse to put...

twodogs, wow! Firstly, I haven't seen that guide before. I have just read the entire document as well. Secondly, the reference in his guide is to the Codes SEPP. The Codes SEPP doesn't in itself cover secondary dwellings. They are different documents BUT the definitions of the Codes...

Hey twodogs, Ive been thinking about your question today and it strikes me that since you're NOT encroaching on the existing front setback it just may just be possible that you're allowed to match the existing dwelling's front setback...I haven't had one like that yet so I might be wrong on...

O ok..front setback. The SEPP says you cant be closer than those 2 averages, so if you want to extend the existing house to the side, you cant go to 5m Im afraid- has to be 10 m. Sux I know.

Good question m8. Firstly, it would be considered an 'attached granny flat' under the SEPP. Fire Separation (under the Building Code of Australia) can be reached quite easily if the 2 dwellings are separated by a carport as long as 1/3 of its perimeter is open. If they're separated by a...

Yes, as long as the final setback to the rear boundary is min. 5 m (for a block 900 sq m or more) then it's all good.

Most definitely, yes. You could try the Council (DA/CC) approach for a garage conversion (they may/may not relax the 3 m rear setback under their DCP)-but it's a difficult path. With garage conversion, you will need to comply with residential slab/footing standards, insulation...

Yes it does. Serge

If you are extending (or adding to) the existing house, the setback rules still apply for the extension works. If you are converting (internal works only) a part of the existing house to a granny flat, the setback rules do not apply.

Im afraid the answer is no. The SEPP prescriptions must be met in every categorey including block size (450 sq m), Then there's: - block width (12 m), - building size (60 sq m measured externally), - height (3.8 m - 4.8 m). Any height above 3.8 m measured from natural ground to the roof...

Glad yer perserverance prevailed m8;)

Im saying that the carport/garage has to be part of either one of the dwellings, depending on which side you fire-rate. Side and rear setback rules still apply only for the newly created granny flat (0.9 m side setback, 3 m rear setback) because the 2 dwellings are 'detached' from each other...

That's a very good question. The garage or carport effectively classifies the 2 dwellings into an 'attached' situation, so you have to provide a fire-rated wall between them on one side of the garage or carport (see my post above re: attached granny flats). The setbacks for 'detached...

Let me guess...you're on rural land? ...Penrith Council?

If you intend to split a home it's called an 'attached granny flat'. This is also true for a new extension which is touching the main dwelling in any way. For the 2 dwellings to be considered separate (detached) they must be separated by a minimum of 1.8m wall-to-wall. The good news for...

A conversion from an existing structure (like a shed/garage- Class 10A) to a secondary dwelling (granny flat- Class 1A) is indeed a 'new dwelling' under the definitions. A change of use is what you're after and that is still seen as a 'new dwelling' because it's being re-classified with works...