Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Buying land in new housing estates 2Feb 08, 2007 5:35 pm Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: Buying land in new housing estates 4Feb 09, 2007 7:53 am Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: Buying land in new housing estates 7Feb 11, 2007 10:07 am epiphany ausdesign Are you sure about the fence epiphany ? Yep. We purchased a block of land last year (currently building on it) & the ones that had existing fences attracted a separate cost for half the fence. Normally you'd arrange with the neighbour to pay them directly but in this case, the developer was acting as a middleman. I can't remember the specifics (I'm sure someone can help) but there's some law where you are liable for up to half the cost of a wooden fence (just a basic one). Seems as though you've been had. Consultation/attempted consultation needs to take place prior to erection of a fence. However, to stay start of on the right foot with a neighbour it is sometimes advisable to pay something. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lawref ... efault.htm The setback from the kerb is 4m. It is council land to provide an area for services like sewer main, gas mains, water mains, underground power or poles for overhead power,… 4 1006 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 5835 CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 11663 |