Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 05, 2008 7:57 pm Ok funny topic name but couldn't think of a more appropriate title...
So we have found a great block in our established area, perfect size 18m x 41m with rear lane access.. All the house designs we are looking at have the garage to one side of the house, in which case they would require a driveway. Problem is this block that we are looking at has no driveway, the nature strip runs right across the front of the house...its not a running trend for the street (despite the rear lane access) as many of the other houses have driveways. This is yet another hurdle to our search for the perfect land....is it possible to apply to council to have one built? Is it a costly process? Are we likely to get rejected? Any experience in this topic? Thanks for all your help Re: Can you make a driveway? 2May 05, 2008 8:13 pm I think if there are other houses which have a driveway you won't have a problem....our council has a standard form on their websites for this.
We wanted to widen the cross over (driveway were it goes across the footpath) that meant we needed a bit of concrete in the nature strip and had to replace one of the footpath slabs so it was trafficable by cars. We requested the approval from the council in person...paid a nominal fee...and the council gave us the drawing for the modification which we gave to our concretor....all on the same day. Just make sure that your concretor has public liability insurance as you are concreting a public access area and the council will require the concretor to have PL and will have right approval of your concretor. We asked the council who was approved, and they gave us a list. This protects the council in case some breaks their neck, and the concretor will need to put up safety tape and the like. Just as an aside....have you thought about not having the garage adjacent to the house and using the ROW access to a rear garage? mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Can you make a driveway? 3May 05, 2008 8:51 pm Thanks for your reply Mike It's good to know it sounds like a reasonably easy process.
I would be happy to have a garage at the back to enter from the lane, however, all of the plans from PD that we have looked at have the garage at the front, I doubt they would change this for us Re: Can you make a driveway? 4May 05, 2008 8:56 pm haywgl Ok funny topic name but couldn't think of a more appropriate title... So we have found a great block in our established area, perfect size 18m x 41m with rear lane access.. Can we break out the bubbly?? Sounds like you are close! Paula Re: Can you make a driveway? 5May 05, 2008 8:58 pm I know Paula! It's very exciting - don't want to jinx myself, but if we can snag this it will mean we can fit our perfect home and have a huge backyard for the kids!
So exciting - it is over our budget, but we are hoping we can get a good price Re: Can you make a driveway? 7May 05, 2008 9:01 pm Sounds good...best of luck...may I ask what suburb or would you rather wait until purchased.... mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Can you make a driveway? 10May 05, 2008 9:06 pm I knew you were looking in Newport...but at one stage Altona North was on the hit list.... mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Can you make a driveway? 11May 05, 2008 11:26 pm Oh yep we were looking at Altona North - I really love the schools and shops around Newport though, and I think it has a better resale value so we were hoping to purchase there as a first choice Re: Can you make a driveway? 12May 09, 2008 6:26 am Thought about a gravel driveway?
From http://renovate.realestate.com.au/outdo ... -driveways Gravel/pebbles A low cost, hardwearing option for those wanting a low maintenance driveway that can be upgraded later. Scoria gravel, recycled asphalt (RCA) or river pebbles are eco-friendly and can be poured directly onto a level, compacted driveway of any shape. Gravel or pebble driveways blend beautifully with native, Zen or desert-oasis-style gardens. Edging in scoria rock, bluestone or a hard timber such as jarrah ensures stones don’t run off with rain. Gravel can become muddy if it contains clay and run-off can be a problem if left unedged or used Re: Can you make a driveway? 13Oct 20, 2008 5:31 pm I wouldnt recommend gravel, it goes everywhere, uneven, goes into the grooves in your tyres. You constantly have to even it out, sweep it off the road.
Ohh one more, it makes a funny noise in the middle of the night when you come home late. Good luck with it Re: Can you make a driveway? 14Oct 20, 2008 7:26 pm Personally I reckon rear lane access to the house is great. My parents had this in camberwell. Yes you need a separate garage but it also can make for a great frontage and a enclosed courtyard effect in the garden - worked really well Re: Can you make a driveway? 15Oct 21, 2008 1:29 pm sarahlou Thought about a gravel driveway? From http://renovate.realestate.com.au/outdo ... -driveways Gravel/pebbles A low cost, hardwearing option for those wanting a low maintenance driveway that can be upgraded later. Scoria gravel, recycled asphalt (RCA) or river pebbles are eco-friendly and can be poured directly onto a level, compacted driveway of any shape. Gravel or pebble driveways blend beautifully with native, Zen or desert-oasis-style gardens. Edging in scoria rock, bluestone or a hard timber such as jarrah ensures stones don’t run off with rain. Gravel can become muddy if it contains clay and run-off can be a problem if left unedged or used I think the issue here is the construction of a 'crossover', which I would think has to be concrete as per Council guidelines. Once you hit your property boundary, yes you can go gravel. Like many topics on here, these things can be resolved with a 5 minute call to your local Council officer, in this case Engineering Department. Whilst we all have opinions and stories, none of which may be applicable for this parcel of land, if that makes sense. BTW, There is a fantastic display home at Caroline Springs with rear access/garage. At 18m you will have substaintally more width though. http://www.comdain.com.au/ComdainHomes/ ... inity.html Re: Can you make a driveway? 17Oct 28, 2008 12:41 pm and3rs0n The builder want to charge me $2150 to do the crossover. Is this expensive or can I get someone else to it later? I am building in Perth Depends on the size. We paid $1620 for our crossover extension. It was around 27m2. But we didn't go through our builder. Just a normal concrete guy pulled from the yellow pages. He did our driveway and crossover at the same time. [sneakersss] Re: Can you make a driveway? 18Oct 28, 2008 1:52 pm I would take the paving out of your contract and get the money back. They charge way to much for the crossover and if you don't do it and stop where they want to, you have a bad line from where they stop and where someone else starts, due to difference in paving batches etc. Organise someone to come and quote the whole area for you and book them in after handover. Re: Can you make a driveway? 19Oct 28, 2008 2:11 pm The driveway's paving is included in the price of the house. I am thinking whether just to have concrete for the crossover instead of paving since there is a 1.6m wide concrete footpath now between my land and the crossover. Re: Can you make a driveway? 20Oct 28, 2008 2:19 pm You could just ask the question if you feel like its bothering you......sometimes even when its staes its included you can still ask if you take it out how much will you get back off them?
If you do have to keep it. the paving generally doesn't meet up to the council paving. So you would then have to match up the paving to the path and then add concrete. Look into it with you builder and find out how many metres of paving you have at the front. I have seen this happen to so many houses in our new estate (that we just moved from ). I posted the floorplan on Houzz.com forum and got some really good ideas and advice from people there. Then we reached out to a couple of renovation companies and one… 5 10093 In my opinion just a few more indoor plants and you're done. It's already a lovely space, you've managed a classic style without being too cluttered and that creates a… 1 18588 Not sure who you're building with, but I moved in recently to a 11month scheduled, 8 month actual build on the South coast/Illawarra NSW 3 5911 |