Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 04, 2018 12:25 am Hi All, We are currently in the planning stage of building a new home. The site coverage allowed is 50% and we are slightly over. We are looking at various tweaks on our floor plan to meet the guidelines. This is a long shot... however will completely removing our timber decking somewhat help? It seems there is a difference with site coverage regarding roofed vs unroofed timber deck? Regards. Re: Site Coverage 2May 04, 2018 11:46 am In Brisbane Site Cover is all areas covered by a building or structure with an impervious roof. So uncovered deck would not be included. Try Googling your local council for a definition of Site Cover. It looks like Blacktown council allows up to a 6.0m wide driveway so just ask your builder to change the plans. If you are just in the planning stage then there is no… 6 3630 because its not being managed properly. Also "properly" is too broad and too subjective a term to be able to pinpoint a single event as not being managed properly.… 1 2729 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 8256 |