I suspect the folk next door are building closer than their council plans allow - it's a four car garage and was meant according to the DA to be 15cm from our boundary which is bad enough considering we have windows from bedrooms all down that side of the house that now look out onto brick wall. Our boundary is about a metre from the bedroom windows. Previous owners objected but didn't get anywhere. The DA says they need a surveyor to measure when complete. I think that even if the garage itself does comply the eaves and gutters have got be overhanging our boundary just by looking and measuring myself.
Can I ask to see their surveyors report or ask council? What are my options if I'm right? I'll cope with it if there is some compensation involved - but is it worth tackling? Do titles have to get adjusted? How much would it cost if I have to pay a surveyor?
The other thing that REALLY peeves me about this is I'm up for $20-50K worth of fire upgrades along our boundaries as our windows are less than 1.5 m from the boundary so we need fire windows or drenching systems etc (we're a boarding house). Fine, I knew that when I bought it, requirements have changed since the house was built. But seems pretty ordinary for council to smack as with this upgrade screaming about fire danger when previously the nearest building on that side was maybe 10m+ away so not a crazy risk of jumping fire! But then they go approve something that sits on our boundary. Okay, now they've REALLY created a bit of a hazard.
Can I ask to see their surveyors report or ask council? What are my options if I'm right? I'll cope with it if there is some compensation involved - but is it worth tackling? Do titles have to get adjusted? How much would it cost if I have to pay a surveyor?
The other thing that REALLY peeves me about this is I'm up for $20-50K worth of fire upgrades along our boundaries as our windows are less than 1.5 m from the boundary so we need fire windows or drenching systems etc (we're a boarding house). Fine, I knew that when I bought it, requirements have changed since the house was built. But seems pretty ordinary for council to smack as with this upgrade screaming about fire danger when previously the nearest building on that side was maybe 10m+ away so not a crazy risk of jumping fire! But then they go approve something that sits on our boundary. Okay, now they've REALLY created a bit of a hazard.