Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Oct 26, 2016 10:30 am We have purchased a block at an estate under development, and have noticed our block is where they currently have a hole dug for water catchment. This will need to be filled in. What do I do to follow up with the developer to make sure it is filled well and doesn't increase my build costs for piering? Anyone experienced something similar? Any advice would be great Re: Filled Land - developers responsibility- advice 3Nov 01, 2016 3:23 pm was after contract signed and 10% deposit paid, we need to pay the balance once the development is finished as they are still installing roads. The land hasnt been signed over to us. Re: Filled Land - developers responsibility- advice 4Nov 01, 2016 4:27 pm Mhmm, not sure. My land was flat when I bought it, but then the developer put fill on it while building the road.. I had to pay 6k+ in additional site costs because of it Re: Filled Land - developers responsibility- advice 5Nov 01, 2016 5:37 pm beachesdream was after contract signed and 10% deposit paid, we need to pay the balance once the development is finished as they are still installing roads. The land hasnt been signed over to us. You have ownership rights of the land from the day of signing the contract. Unless there is a special clause int he contract allowing the developer to dig holes, etc they should be asking your permission. Whats the diameter of the hole? Re: Filled Land - developers responsibility- advice 6Nov 02, 2016 8:16 am the hole is probably across 2-3 blocks, id post a photo but not sure how to on this site Re: Filled Land - developers responsibility- advice 7Nov 02, 2016 8:54 am Cripes! Thats big. I'd want a certificate to show what type of fill is used if there isnt a nearby pile of the excavated dirt, and a compaction certificate to show that is was compacted properly (maybe the two can be combined in one cert. ) If its being used to poll water, there may be a issue with moisture in the ground. All of these things are in relation to the hole possibly being in a building footprint. Be careful Re: Filled Land - developers responsibility- advice 8Nov 02, 2016 9:46 am yes that my concern, ive asked for a reply on their process and a compaction report but no response, my solicitor also contact them and the response was as follows "Subject to clause 36(d) the soil classification will be H2 or better in accordance with Australian Standard 2870-2011. The purchaser must obtain and only rely on the purchaser’s own soil classification report in connection with any proposed construction of a dwelling on the property. We direct you to clause 34.8 in this regard. The relevant clause states that part of the development site (including the property) will require imported land fill to be provided in accordance with the development consent. My client has no further information as the soil classification for the property cannot be determined at this stage. " so im now contacting council to see where we stand as I don't want our foundation to be at risk due to it being an open water whole for so long. Re: Filled Land - developers responsibility- advice 9Nov 02, 2016 10:34 am Ok sounds like you are on it. The only critical thing that might be an issue for you, is if you want to build quickly, the soil might have to dry out for a long time. Others like H2O are more knowledgeable than me about that. Also , any right you have as a contracted purchaser, might be trumped by the fact that the block is obviously not yet titled, and the developer has an obligation to perform preparatory work on it still, even if it is to benefit other blocks in the subdivision. However you would have purchased under an implication that the block would be of a certain standard, especially if you did a soil test at the time. That standard would be whatever condition your block was in when you signed a contract and the developer should return it to that standard . 2 1470 the conduit would need to be undamaged regardless of what network is in play. The conduit needs to be able to have fibre run through it. NBN and Opticomm are just… 4 2018 |