Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Thomas Archer new build 16Jul 13, 2021 10:09 pm I’m not in bayside. Mine is the ground floor wall height. Per the building act,Once greater than 3m in height, it needs to be offset from the habitable windows by half the wall height. Ie 4m wall = 2m from the neighbours windows. We wanted about 1.7m (where the previous house was). The neighbours house has windows on the boundary (built in the late 1800’s). I think bayside has additional rules. We spent close to 2 years in a process with TA. It was horrible..... we got to tender, and the first cut was 50% over our budget which "they care such about meeting ". We… 18 27283 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17601 |