Granny flat Victoria

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  1. Spiralkut

    Spiralkut Well-Known Member

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    Hey guys,
    I currently own a property In Mildura that I would like to build a granny flat out the back and rent to increase my cash flow. I'm aware that Victoria's laws state I cannot rent a granny flat however it's come to my knowledge that people have done so in these country towns by getting approval from the council first. I was just wondering if I had the approval from Mildura city council is there anything I would need to worry about in regarding this, or is the written approval from council enough for me to be in the clear?
     
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    Do you know the planning criteria to qualify for that sort of planning approval? Technically its possible anywhere, but subject to the criteria that the planning rules assess it against.
     
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    Are you talking in terms of approval for building? If so I know I fit the requirements to build its merely whether or not I will be allowed to generate a rental income from it. For what I can see the state laws say no however like I said I know people who have done it in Victoria by getting council approval. If that's not what you're asking then you may have to dumb it down for me.
     
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    I mean in terms of the planning rules on a "granny flat" that you can rent out separately.

    Do you know how the people you know got the "council approval" that you're talking about?
     
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    I'll have to talk to them and confirm 100% but one said before "I contacted council and checked if they would allow me to rent it out before doing the town planning and getting plans approved by a certifier."

    As for the terms I cannot answer this as I haven't rang the council yet.
     
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    That's what I'm getting at - there will be a planning scheme that will say whether its allowed/not allowed/possibly allowed. It might be on a spectrum too, rather than just Y/N.
     
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    Contacted council today and they won't allow it because of state law. Looks like I'll be subdividing and building instead. Cheers.
     
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    Make sure you run a feaso to see if it is worth the effort/time/money/risk.
     
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    Yeah I did a feaso on both options previously.
     
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