Mornington - in the two residential zones (Neighbourhood and General Residential), if a lot to be created is less than 400sqm you will need to...
Apologies, my comment wasn't clear. It was meant to read the advice you have been given is not accurate"
NSW and Vic provisions are quite different. The advice you gave is not accurate (or may have been misinterpreted). For lots less than a...
Find a good planner who can give you general advice - ie what to look for, what to avoid. Then be willing to pay a nominal fee after you have done...
SBO is there because of the council stormwater system not being able to cope in times of heavy rainfall. Usually building a garage is acceptable,...
why would you apply for secondary consent? If the building Surveyor accepts the change, that's the end of the story
It's going to depend on your building surveyor. Some are quite pedantic and will want ANY change endorsed by the Council before approving the...
It usually applies to a "house lot excision" - creating a small lot and a remnant large lot supposedly capable of being a "viable farming unit"....
Subdivision unlikely as you are well below the minimum lot size already Replacement house is possible - decommission the existing use it as a...
Trimming by a utility supplier is exempt
If you are not touching the tree it is not buildings and works. Also tree removal is not buildings and works anyway. Driving vehicles near an...
Very strange that the exotic (liquid amber) is said to be protected. Protection usually only applies to native vegetation. It will not be classed...
1. architect or drafter (quality of design solution consideration) 2. have you spoken with a planner? 3. Councils (in Vic) don't normally allow...
The requirements of clause 55 (Rescode) include that secluded private open space has convenient access from a living area. Putting aside whether...
1. word of caution. Some builders have contracts that say they must be used if their plans are used - over and above "normal" copyright provisions...
No different than building on a side boundary - everything is separate (services, footings, walls) See comment from lixas4 below
don't build as a common wall - two separate adjacent walls means that each property is individual and can be builtlt separately at separate times,...
No such thing as a duplex in Vic - just "two houses" meaning the land can be subdivided first and building one each lot at separate times, or by...
The design solution sounds feasible but there are many other matters that will need to be taken into account (eg open space, garden areas, site...
Side street frontage stack would be 3m under clause 55
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