Hi all,
My next door neighbour built 2 villas a few years back and I have recently been looking into doing something similar (2x3bed villas). After some initial number crunching suggesting a nice profit, i've started to research my council DCP. Unfortunately the VERY FIRST control measure states the following:
"i. If an urban housing development, villas, duplex building, multi dwelling housing
(attached) or dual occupancy (attached) building has been erected, or is
permitted by a development consent, on an allotment with a frontage to a
street or road within the R2 Low Density Residential zone, then Council will not
consent to a dual occupancy (attached) being erected on another allotment with
a frontage to that same street or road and in the same street block, unless the
two allotments are separated by a distance of at least:
twice the distance of the frontage to the street of the existing or approved villa,
multi dwelling housing, duplex, urban housing, dual occupancy (attached)
development, or
twice the distance of the frontage to the street of the proposed villa,
duplex, urban housing, multi dwelling housing, dual occupancy (attached)
development; whichever is the greater distance."
How strict are council DCP's? Do you think this means game over already?
Would really appreciate some advice.
Thanks,
Eza
My next door neighbour built 2 villas a few years back and I have recently been looking into doing something similar (2x3bed villas). After some initial number crunching suggesting a nice profit, i've started to research my council DCP. Unfortunately the VERY FIRST control measure states the following:
"i. If an urban housing development, villas, duplex building, multi dwelling housing
(attached) or dual occupancy (attached) building has been erected, or is
permitted by a development consent, on an allotment with a frontage to a
street or road within the R2 Low Density Residential zone, then Council will not
consent to a dual occupancy (attached) being erected on another allotment with
a frontage to that same street or road and in the same street block, unless the
two allotments are separated by a distance of at least:
twice the distance of the frontage to the street of the existing or approved villa,
multi dwelling housing, duplex, urban housing, dual occupancy (attached)
development, or
twice the distance of the frontage to the street of the proposed villa,
duplex, urban housing, multi dwelling housing, dual occupancy (attached)
development; whichever is the greater distance."
How strict are council DCP's? Do you think this means game over already?
Would really appreciate some advice.
Thanks,
Eza