Hi all,
I was after some advice as to how I can tackle a situation with the council.
I have DA approval for a second dwelling to the rear of my PPOR and just unsuccessfully applied for a second crossover. The basis was that the approved permit already shows a parking space for the front which connects to the driveway. I spoke to council about amending the permit but they said I do not have much chance because:
1 - engineering will not be keen for a second crossover because it will take another parking space of the street.
2 - aesthetically it means more concrete.
The second crossover I want is to the right side of the property as the existing is to the left. The reason I want this is:
1 - to get into the front parking space means you enter the crossover and then need to maneovuare right, this is fine but when you reverse it is very tricky as the brick fence gap is minimal requiring good driving. It's also dangerous and when the property is completed you need to add additional traffic.
2 - Astheticslly I think the council is wrong because currently it's just one piece of connected driveway to parking space of 7m. By moving the existing parking space to the right then it will allow me to put up a clear fenced boundary between the front and back dwelling.
3 - If I want to put a carport up then the current space is at the front of my lounge window which means bye bye beautiful light. The proposed new space is front of bedroom window which I do Not care about as much.
4 - the separation removes any body corporate and public liability issues
I am going to attempt to update the planning permit based on my above but want to put forward my case in As much detail as possible. I plan on driving the neigborhood and taking photos but was wondering if anyone else had any advice? Any suggestions for how I can tackle this? Ways to put my case forward strongly.etc.
Thank You
I was after some advice as to how I can tackle a situation with the council.
I have DA approval for a second dwelling to the rear of my PPOR and just unsuccessfully applied for a second crossover. The basis was that the approved permit already shows a parking space for the front which connects to the driveway. I spoke to council about amending the permit but they said I do not have much chance because:
1 - engineering will not be keen for a second crossover because it will take another parking space of the street.
2 - aesthetically it means more concrete.
The second crossover I want is to the right side of the property as the existing is to the left. The reason I want this is:
1 - to get into the front parking space means you enter the crossover and then need to maneovuare right, this is fine but when you reverse it is very tricky as the brick fence gap is minimal requiring good driving. It's also dangerous and when the property is completed you need to add additional traffic.
2 - Astheticslly I think the council is wrong because currently it's just one piece of connected driveway to parking space of 7m. By moving the existing parking space to the right then it will allow me to put up a clear fenced boundary between the front and back dwelling.
3 - If I want to put a carport up then the current space is at the front of my lounge window which means bye bye beautiful light. The proposed new space is front of bedroom window which I do Not care about as much.
4 - the separation removes any body corporate and public liability issues
I am going to attempt to update the planning permit based on my above but want to put forward my case in As much detail as possible. I plan on driving the neigborhood and taking photos but was wondering if anyone else had any advice? Any suggestions for how I can tackle this? Ways to put my case forward strongly.etc.
Thank You
