Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 25, 2022 11:04 pm Hello, We are building with Masterton and submitted DA in May 2021. After 4 submissions of insufficient information to council, council have refused our application. Has anyone experienced this and how long does it take now to lodge a review of this? Also would we be able to now lodge an application under CDC? We initially chose DA as we could have a front setback of 5.5m under DA (vs 10m with CDC) Any help much appreciated, as we have heard nothing from Masterton! Emma Re: DA refused -Masterton homes 2Feb 26, 2022 6:51 am How can a building company who are experts in DA and BA approvals, not know the process. The planning still gets assessed via CDC. Sounds like the builder is delaying your project, 10 months for DA that's ridiculous . Council should tell you that there are no holdups at their end and the problem is with the builder. Then deal with the builder, with an ultimatum " You've got X days, then I'm pulling out..." Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: DA refused -Masterton homes 3Feb 28, 2022 4:12 am Emma12 Hello, We are building with Masterton and submitted DA in May 2021. After 4 submissions of insufficient information to council, council have refused our application. Has anyone experienced this and how long does it take now to lodge a review of this? Also would we be able to now lodge an application under CDC? We initially chose DA as we could have a front setback of 5.5m under DA (vs 10m with CDC) Any help much appreciated, as we have heard nothing from Masterton! Emma Hi Emma Sorry to hear about your DA being refused. Do you know if your DA was rejected due to the stormwater? I know Georges River are notoriously difficult in that respect. The reason I ask is if it was due to needing a drainage easement ( does your site fall towards the rear) I believe even with CDC you may have to still get Council approval. If you are happy to talk off line I would be happy to put you in touch with someone who can give you some honest and independent advice in regards to your options My duplex site in North Ryde falls to the rear and even though I have my CDC approved I still have to get council engineers to sign off on my stormwater drainage plans. Cheers Simeon Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: DA refused -Masterton homes 4Feb 28, 2022 8:05 am Emma12 Hello, We are building with Masterton and submitted DA in May 2021. After 4 submissions of insufficient information to council, council have refused our application. Has anyone experienced this and how long does it take now to lodge a review of this? Also would we be able to now lodge an application under CDC? We initially chose DA as we could have a front setback of 5.5m under DA (vs 10m with CDC) Any help much appreciated, as we have heard nothing from Masterton! Emma Sadly, I know the feeling. It's been almost two years since we settled on our land. DA took almost 18mths of back and forth between Council and the builder (via the Town Planners they appointed because they hadn't worked with our council before) for all sorts of things that really they should have known about right at the beginning (my yard stick is if I could be aware of it after a quick Google search then they, as professionals, should be on top of it). I'm so annoyed with them over it. Then, about a week from finishing the process (only thing left was to submit updated plans showing some window changes), the builder pulls the plug because the job is no longer profitable. Good luck and I hope you sort it out! Re: DA refused -Masterton homes 5Mar 02, 2022 11:05 am Hi Emma, We are going through the same thing now. Our DA was also refused due to insufficient storm water plans, after a lot of back and forth with council. Council had told our builder the plans looked great and to expect approval, then bam, we got hit with a refusal. We will be requesting a Review of Determination. I am not sure how long the process takes as each council is different. Jump on your councils website and have a look through their DA process, you should be able to find some answers. In regards to your builder, I would be calling and emailing to get some answers. They will need to amend the plans to have them include all the details asked for in your Refusal of Consent letter if you stand a chance to have any approval. I am lucky as our builder has been amazing every step of the way in helping us get through this, but communication is key in times like this. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome for the both of us! Re: DA refused -Masterton homes 6Mar 27, 2022 5:03 pm Ashington Homes Emma12 Hello, We are building with Masterton and submitted DA in May 2021. After 4 submissions of insufficient information to council, council have refused our application. Has anyone experienced this and how long does it take now to lodge a review of this? Also would we be able to now lodge an application under CDC? We initially chose DA as we could have a front setback of 5.5m under DA (vs 10m with CDC) Any help much appreciated, as we have heard nothing from Masterton! Emma Hi Emma Sorry to hear about your DA being refused. Do you know if your DA was rejected due to the stormwater? I know Georges River are notoriously difficult in that respect. The reason I ask is if it was due to needing a drainage easement ( does your site fall towards the rear) I believe even with CDC you may have to still get Council approval. If you are happy to talk off line I would be happy to put you in touch with someone who can give you some honest and independent advice in regards to your options My duplex site in North Ryde falls to the rear and even though I have my CDC approved I still have to get council engineers to sign off on my stormwater drainage plans. Cheers Simeon Wow thank you for your reply. Our builder has since gotten in contact with council to ask for some feedback on our amended plans.. not sure how long theyre going to take. How did you go with your stormwater plans with council? Re: DA refused -Masterton homes 7Mar 27, 2022 5:07 pm gatam87 Hi Emma, We are going through the same thing now. Our DA was also refused due to insufficient storm water plans, after a lot of back and forth with council. Council had told our builder the plans looked great and to expect approval, then bam, we got hit with a refusal. We will be requesting a Review of Determination. I am not sure how long the process takes as each council is different. Jump on your councils website and have a look through their DA process, you should be able to find some answers. In regards to your builder, I would be calling and emailing to get some answers. They will need to amend the plans to have them include all the details asked for in your Refusal of Consent letter if you stand a chance to have any approval. I am lucky as our builder has been amazing every step of the way in helping us get through this, but communication is key in times like this. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome for the both of us! Thank you for your reply. How did your review of determination go? Its been a month since our DA refusal and our builder has been hopeless, it took them a month to redraft the plans, and they had only just emailed the preliminary plans to council for feedback. They want to see if council are happy with it before submitting a review of determination. I am quite nervous about how long this whole thing will take as council are very slow. Not sure how long the review even takes... Re: DA refused -Masterton homes 8Mar 27, 2022 5:09 pm BanjoDan Emma12 Hello, We are building with Masterton and submitted DA in May 2021. After 4 submissions of insufficient information to council, council have refused our application. Has anyone experienced this and how long does it take now to lodge a review of this? Also would we be able to now lodge an application under CDC? We initially chose DA as we could have a front setback of 5.5m under DA (vs 10m with CDC) Any help much appreciated, as we have heard nothing from Masterton! Emma Sadly, I know the feeling. It's been almost two years since we settled on our land. DA took almost 18mths of back and forth between Council and the builder (via the Town Planners they appointed because they hadn't worked with our council before) for all sorts of things that really they should have known about right at the beginning (my yard stick is if I could be aware of it after a quick Google search then they, as professionals, should be on top of it). I'm so annoyed with them over it. Then, about a week from finishing the process (only thing left was to submit updated plans showing some window changes), the builder pulls the plug because the job is no longer profitable. Good luck and I hope you sort it out! Goodness me! I'm so sorry that happened to you also. What did you end up doing with the land? We are at a loss as to what to do now, as Masterton staff are highly inexperienced we've noticed. Even when our case was raised to senior management, its been hopeless - quite shocked at how they have managed to build so many homes with this level of competence. Re: DA refused -Masterton homes 10Mar 28, 2022 9:42 am Emma12 gatam87 Hi Emma, We are going through the same thing now. Our DA was also refused due to insufficient storm water plans, after a lot of back and forth with council. Council had told our builder the plans looked great and to expect approval, then bam, we got hit with a refusal. We will be requesting a Review of Determination. I am not sure how long the process takes as each council is different. Jump on your councils website and have a look through their DA process, you should be able to find some answers. In regards to your builder, I would be calling and emailing to get some answers. They will need to amend the plans to have them include all the details asked for in your Refusal of Consent letter if you stand a chance to have any approval. I am lucky as our builder has been amazing every step of the way in helping us get through this, but communication is key in times like this. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome for the both of us! Thank you for your reply. How did your review of determination go? Its been a month since our DA refusal and our builder has been hopeless, it took them a month to redraft the plans, and they had only just emailed the preliminary plans to council for feedback. They want to see if council are happy with it before submitting a review of determination. I am quite nervous about how long this whole thing will take as council are very slow. Not sure how long the review even takes... Council is being unbelievably slow in getting back to us. My builder had submitted all the updated plans about a week or 2 after the refusal, and we have been waiting to hear back from council. Apparently all councils are dealing with back logs so the wait time is painful. Re: DA refused -Masterton homes 11Mar 28, 2022 10:45 am gatam87 Emma12 gatam87 Hi Emma, We are going through the same thing now. Our DA was also refused due to insufficient storm water plans, after a lot of back and forth with council. Council had told our builder the plans looked great and to expect approval, then bam, we got hit with a refusal. We will be requesting a Review of Determination. I am not sure how long the process takes as each council is different. Jump on your councils website and have a look through their DA process, you should be able to find some answers. In regards to your builder, I would be calling and emailing to get some answers. They will need to amend the plans to have them include all the details asked for in your Refusal of Consent letter if you stand a chance to have any approval. I am lucky as our builder has been amazing every step of the way in helping us get through this, but communication is key in times like this. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome for the both of us! Thank you for your reply. How did your review of determination go? Its been a month since our DA refusal and our builder has been hopeless, it took them a month to redraft the plans, and they had only just emailed the preliminary plans to council for feedback. They want to see if council are happy with it before submitting a review of determination. I am quite nervous about how long this whole thing will take as council are very slow. Not sure how long the review even takes... Council is being unbelievably slow in getting back to us. My builder had submitted all the updated plans about a week or 2 after the refusal, and we have been waiting to hear back from council. Apparently all councils are dealing with back logs so the wait time is painful. May I ask which council you are in? The waiting part is awful, you can go for months without anything 4 16833 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 75557 I would never build with Fowler homes. 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