Hi all,
We recently offered to buy a 2x1 in WA. Finance approval is going to be tough so there is a long way to go.
Even though it is a 2x1, it actually has 3 rooms and it seems that the 3rd room had been converted into a living area. So by closing a wall and opening a door, the house can be converted into a 3x1. A good sized window is there. And the 2nd room has 2 doors, one (which could have been an addition to the original house) opening into patio area. That door has to be closed as well to make it a proper room.
To do these three changes (2 walls and a door), do we need council approval? The issue is, I don't think the previous owners got for permission for the changes they have done and probably we are going to restore the house to the original condition. But the house was advertised as a 2x1 and we have to make it into a 3x1 officially for higher valuation. So I reckon we better get the approval.
But there are some other issues as well. There are couple of patios (probably there for decades now), for which there may not be any approval. And there is a pool without a fence and pumps not working. Our plan is to demolish it later. So when we apply for room addition, will the council people visit the site? And if they visit, will they force us to remove the patio and / or fence the pool?
Would like to hear what can be done.
We recently offered to buy a 2x1 in WA. Finance approval is going to be tough so there is a long way to go.
Even though it is a 2x1, it actually has 3 rooms and it seems that the 3rd room had been converted into a living area. So by closing a wall and opening a door, the house can be converted into a 3x1. A good sized window is there. And the 2nd room has 2 doors, one (which could have been an addition to the original house) opening into patio area. That door has to be closed as well to make it a proper room.
To do these three changes (2 walls and a door), do we need council approval? The issue is, I don't think the previous owners got for permission for the changes they have done and probably we are going to restore the house to the original condition. But the house was advertised as a 2x1 and we have to make it into a 3x1 officially for higher valuation. So I reckon we better get the approval.
But there are some other issues as well. There are couple of patios (probably there for decades now), for which there may not be any approval. And there is a pool without a fence and pumps not working. Our plan is to demolish it later. So when we apply for room addition, will the council people visit the site? And if they visit, will they force us to remove the patio and / or fence the pool?
Would like to hear what can be done.