Browse Forums Real Estate Re: Confusion of Building permits. 2May 05, 2015 10:50 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Confusion of Building permits. 3May 25, 2015 7:32 pm dbuc0501 I now have this property which may or may not have an illegal bungalow on it/ converted garage with plastered walls and ceiling, plumbed and powered (plumbing and power was probably there when it was a garage). House was built in the late 70s I think and my great aunt owned it, it was made into a granny flat for my great grandmother before my dad bought the place and then I got the house. what makes you think it is illegal? It may not be. do a plan search of council records to see what they have listed for the site. dbuc0501 I have not received any notice from the council, and I would love to keep the structure as it was my bedroom for quite awhile and has some family history to it. then why rock the boat? Heaps of people have converted sheds they use as dwellings and yet have not had it so certified. dbuc0501 I have no idea if it was legal, am I at any risk in terms of permits since the alterations were done before I owned it and would I be forced to change it if the council were to find out about it? dbuc0501 If I do need to change it, what would I need to do? As Building Expert said above. Hi All, see above image. The required setback from the rear boundary in my case is 5m, as you can see the shape of the site and location of the boundary is slightly… 0 8433 Thanks for your reply. I will just wait and see I guess. Trying to get some more information from our builder. 9 30242 |