Hi,
I am new to property investing and was looking at getting a house and land package in the Redlands council area. As part of my due diligence, I've obtained the submitted and approved plans for the land.
The Lot I was looking at is the southern most lot of a property subdivided into four. The land had natural flow gradient from North to South. The approved plans show they are changing the gradient so the flow will be from South to north and a drainage pit to be constructed in the north west corner. It also shows a proposed retaining wall along the western and southern sides of the 4 x lots.
** Street**
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- Lot 1:::::- *
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- Lot 2:::::- t
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- Lot 3:::::- e
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- Lot 4:::::- *
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I have been advised that they are no longer installing a retaining wall as the 'land is flat'.
My questions are:
* If a retaining wall is in the proposed and approved council plans, are they required to install it or are they within their rights to alter the approved plans? If it wasn't required, why is it in the plans?
* How would I know if they graded the land as per the council plans? (plan shows a 0.5% grade in the opposite direction to original flow)
* The house is going to be on a concrete slab foundation. As the plan shows they will use infill to change the grade, does this pose an issue? I have been told you can't build a foundation on fill unless you use pier and beam footings?
Thanks.
I am new to property investing and was looking at getting a house and land package in the Redlands council area. As part of my due diligence, I've obtained the submitted and approved plans for the land.
The Lot I was looking at is the southern most lot of a property subdivided into four. The land had natural flow gradient from North to South. The approved plans show they are changing the gradient so the flow will be from South to north and a drainage pit to be constructed in the north west corner. It also shows a proposed retaining wall along the western and southern sides of the 4 x lots.
** Street**
------------
- Lot 1:::::- *
------------ S
- Lot 2:::::- t
------------ e
- Lot 3:::::- e
------------ t
- Lot 4:::::- *
------------
I have been advised that they are no longer installing a retaining wall as the 'land is flat'.
My questions are:
* If a retaining wall is in the proposed and approved council plans, are they required to install it or are they within their rights to alter the approved plans? If it wasn't required, why is it in the plans?
* How would I know if they graded the land as per the council plans? (plan shows a 0.5% grade in the opposite direction to original flow)
* The house is going to be on a concrete slab foundation. As the plan shows they will use infill to change the grade, does this pose an issue? I have been told you can't build a foundation on fill unless you use pier and beam footings?
Thanks.