Hello all,
A year or so ago I started the attached thread;
http://somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55160
I wan't to know if I could convert an existing double garage to a granny flat even though it only has a 50cm side setback, not 90cm. One poster said no and my local council said no over the phone.
Brazen suggested it shouldn't be a problem and I think I should have paid more attention to him.
After speaking to an architech mate of mine and then looking closely at the SEPP legislation it states that you can do complying development if it meets requirements of Schedule 1. The relevant part of that schedule states;
As my garage is existing and no new building or part would be created, am I therfore exempt for the requirement of 0.9 metre side setbacks?
As the legislation has been out for a while now does anyone have any direct experience of this situation and info on how you fared?
Put the whole idea on the backburner but may have to fire it back up.
Cheers
Miloolim
A year or so ago I started the attached thread;
http://somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55160
I wan't to know if I could convert an existing double garage to a granny flat even though it only has a 50cm side setback, not 90cm. One poster said no and my local council said no over the phone.
Brazen suggested it shouldn't be a problem and I think I should have paid more attention to him.
After speaking to an architech mate of mine and then looking closely at the SEPP legislation it states that you can do complying development if it meets requirements of Schedule 1. The relevant part of that schedule states;
9 Setbacks from side boundaries
(1) Development for the purposes of a secondary dwelling must not result in a new building or a new part of an existing building or any new carport, garage, balcony, deck, patio, pergola, terrace or verandah that is attached to such a building having a setback from a side boundary of less than the following:
(a) 0.9 metres, if the lot has an area of at least 450 square metres but less than 900 square metres,
As my garage is existing and no new building or part would be created, am I therfore exempt for the requirement of 0.9 metre side setbacks?
As the legislation has been out for a while now does anyone have any direct experience of this situation and info on how you fared?
Put the whole idea on the backburner but may have to fire it back up.
Cheers
Miloolim
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