Hi,
I put in a proposal for a subdivision to council and as part of the process in Victoria you have to advertise for 2 weeks and all the neighbours will be sent a letter about the subdivision. Unfortunately 2 neighbours complained mostly due to the fact that the nice vacant block they oversee will now have a house built on it. There are some drainage issues on it due to the fact that a previous subdivision that was allowed didn't put in a big enough storm water system in. I planned to address this issue, but now due to the complaints of the two neighbours I have to prepare a report regarding drainage to council ($7000) with no guarantee it will be accepted the vibe I'm getting from council is that they will still object to the subdivision. This will mean I will need to go to VCAT which will require me to call expert witnesses to push my case (I received a quote of $6000) for this. Due to the costs of the development, the costs to challenge and go to VCAT I have decided to veto the subdivision (it's a 2 lot subdivision blocks are 1200sqm each approx value of block $150000 the other block has a house on it.) I'm from Bendigo Victoria. I spoke to a builder friend of mine who suggested that I wait for 6 months make some changes to my application (perhaps a 3 lot subdivision) and instead of going through the council process go straight to VCAT for approval, bypassing council and my neighbours. He has suggested I see a guy who specialises in difficult situations such as mine. Has anyone heard of this being done before or have any suggestions?
Cheers
I put in a proposal for a subdivision to council and as part of the process in Victoria you have to advertise for 2 weeks and all the neighbours will be sent a letter about the subdivision. Unfortunately 2 neighbours complained mostly due to the fact that the nice vacant block they oversee will now have a house built on it. There are some drainage issues on it due to the fact that a previous subdivision that was allowed didn't put in a big enough storm water system in. I planned to address this issue, but now due to the complaints of the two neighbours I have to prepare a report regarding drainage to council ($7000) with no guarantee it will be accepted the vibe I'm getting from council is that they will still object to the subdivision. This will mean I will need to go to VCAT which will require me to call expert witnesses to push my case (I received a quote of $6000) for this. Due to the costs of the development, the costs to challenge and go to VCAT I have decided to veto the subdivision (it's a 2 lot subdivision blocks are 1200sqm each approx value of block $150000 the other block has a house on it.) I'm from Bendigo Victoria. I spoke to a builder friend of mine who suggested that I wait for 6 months make some changes to my application (perhaps a 3 lot subdivision) and instead of going through the council process go straight to VCAT for approval, bypassing council and my neighbours. He has suggested I see a guy who specialises in difficult situations such as mine. Has anyone heard of this being done before or have any suggestions?
Cheers
