Hi,
I recently bought a property in Ardeer VIC which sits within the Brimbank Shire.
I want to build a Unit/Townhouse on my property out the back and the council told me the first step is to go see a local townplanner/draftsman who will draw the plans and then submit them to Council for approval.
However, as this is my first time, I have no idea if I would be getting ripped off from someone regarding this so I was hoping you guys could give me an idea of costs associated for the above. I rang 1 company today and he told me he'd charge me $7500 for the Town Planning submission which includes all the drawings etc and that it'll cost me around another $3500 for Soil tests, engineering etc. All up he said it'll cost around $11-$12K for this process.
Does that sound right or is he trying to rip me off? Please help!
If someone can give me some idea on what I should look for, what questions to ask, step by step processes etc, that would be brilliant.
Also, if anyone knows of a good honest and reasonably prices Townplanner/Draftsman that can do the above for me (bonus if lives in Brimbank), that would be great too.
Many thanks,
littletee
I recently bought a property in Ardeer VIC which sits within the Brimbank Shire.
I want to build a Unit/Townhouse on my property out the back and the council told me the first step is to go see a local townplanner/draftsman who will draw the plans and then submit them to Council for approval.
However, as this is my first time, I have no idea if I would be getting ripped off from someone regarding this so I was hoping you guys could give me an idea of costs associated for the above. I rang 1 company today and he told me he'd charge me $7500 for the Town Planning submission which includes all the drawings etc and that it'll cost me around another $3500 for Soil tests, engineering etc. All up he said it'll cost around $11-$12K for this process.
Does that sound right or is he trying to rip me off? Please help!
If someone can give me some idea on what I should look for, what questions to ask, step by step processes etc, that would be brilliant.
Also, if anyone knows of a good honest and reasonably prices Townplanner/Draftsman that can do the above for me (bonus if lives in Brimbank), that would be great too.
Many thanks,
littletee