Highgate WA: 4 townhouses development

Regardless, there are things you can use and do to make it have less of an impact; and to be frank, these designs employ none. They ignore the history of the area and they ignore the sensitivities of the area.

It's not following the model they all agreed they liked and wanted to encourage when Allanah was Mayor. You're still going up against the old guard and this model hasn't changed any great deal in form; from the 4 townhouse option, so you're going to get the same responses as before.

The neighbours still see the same form they saw before, with one less floor. to people like us, that's a huge difference; to the lay person, it don't mean squat.

Remember it's a panel of Labor members and voters and your proposal is a hard right faction young Liberal, Democrats-on-speed type proposal.

You're going to keep banging your head against a wall with this because these designs simply repeat what was refused before it - but for some reason a different result is expected because it has one less floor.

So these designs just push for the legal definition of acceptable and just simply forcing the council to begrudgingly (or not so, as per your recent turmoil) accept it.

And this is why this proposal will always face a strong headwind.

 

I probably should update this, though that would presume I get DA

Basic facts
Where: Highgate WA
What: 552sqm block zoned R80
How Much: $1.05m for the site, $1.2 m for the development project (estimated)
When: Nov 2013 (when Aussie kids rode dinosaurs to school instead of kangaroos)
Plan: 6 Single Bedroom townhouses - 70sqm internal area + 15sqm balcony + single carport and courtyard. Spec level - urban funk.
Estimated End Values: $500k each = $3m

 

You'll get DA

 

All the best with this, chin up, you can do it

 

Well Community Consultation finished on the 10th so I'm waiting with baited breath to find out who/how/what objections were raised. I should receive a copy of all objections this week and it's killing me waiting. I really need/want less than 5 objections.

 

Good luck Myf.

 

Ah, the suspense! Fingers crossed for you!

 

any news??? next week?

 

No news. But at least it's the weekend so I know there will be no news and I'm not checking my emails every 5 seconds.

 

May be bit late...but wouldn't it be feasible to make 2 bed, 1 bath in 70 sqm space?

Haven't had a chance to read thru the whole thread, so apologies in advance if question was raised and answer.

 

@Be Developer Yes you could but this is a special concession dwelling. If you build a one bedroom dwelling up to 70sqm then you can have a concession on the land lot size of one third. If you put in 2 bedrooms then you do not meet the criteria for the concession and you must use a full lot size. In this instance it turns it from a 4 unit site to a 6 single bedroom site.

 

Some viewing p0rn

The Wright street pair - Units 1 and 2

3-1797 124 Wright Street S3437 C01 0413 by Westminster posted 18th Apr, 2016 at 8:01 PM

The Phelps Lane 4 - Units 3-6

3-1797 124 Wright Street S3437 C02 0413 by Westminster posted 18th Apr, 2016 at 8:02 PM

 

I like them!

 

fair enough!

whats trend/demand/price points for 2 bedder?

as you may already know 4 can be done under resi, 6 is commercial..

 

Only maybe $25k end value more for the 2 bedder but I can get two less so the 1 bedders make more money. The demand for one bedroom townhouses is predicted to be high though there is little comparables in the area as most 1 and 2 bedders are apartmets.
Yup fully aware about the lending differences between the 4 and 6. I have a lender who will do this with no presales.

 

How do you go about setting up a contract for presale ?
Settlement agent ?
These presale contracts can then be used with your broker with the application for the loan ?

 

You use a standard REA and contract with settlement terms xx days after titles are issued. It is the same as Off The Plan (OTP) sales - presales and OTP are the same thing.
Some banks will only lend subject to xx% of units sold with a commercial loan to reduce their risk. So you put them on the market and get contracts signed for the number you need then the bank will let the loan go unconditional and you can start construction.

 

Summary of objections has been received today - 5 objections, 2 supports and one general concern. Reply sent back. This will be tabled along with any other justifications for use in the decision process.

Dropbox - objection_responses.docx

 

Great read,
Im amazed at the amount of behind the scenes work that goes into a development before a single brick is laid.

Had to google search the work eclectic

eclectic
ɪˈklɛktɪk/
adjective
adjective: eclectic; adjective: Eclectic
1.
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
"universities offering an eclectic mix of courses"
synonyms: wide-ranging, wide, broad, broad-ranging, broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, encyclopedic, general, universal, varied, diverse, diversified, catholic, liberal, cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, all-embracing, non-exclusive, inclusive, indiscriminate, many-sided, multifaceted, multifarious, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, assorted
"they played an eclectic mix of party music"
selective, selecting, choosing, picking and choosing;
discriminating, discerning, critical
"an eclectic approach to teaching the curriculum"

 

I do like to use the thesaurus in my brain when writing so it doesn't just say 'Please approve cos I think it looks pretty'

The style of Phelps Lane is extremely diverse Google Maps