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For those who have bought lots in new estates or just a new block of land: 1) was your land pegged? 2) who's responsibility is it? 3) if its not pegged, is it compulsary or recommended to get a surveyor to peg it? cheers T Re: Boundary of Your NEW land 2Feb 19, 2009 9:07 pm Hi,
When I bought my land 6 years ago it was in a new estate, with no homes around. The pegs were wooden with 1/4 of them painted white and the lot number stamped in the top of it. When they were positioned in between my neighbours blocks, it had my lot number on my side and theirs on the other. I believe where I bought, that the developer had placed them all there in order to divide up the land as per their plan. I still have a one peg in the ground now, but had to pay for it to be re-surveyed as per the builder, as the others were missing just to be sure that I had "my piece of land" as per the land contract. One neighbour stated that when fencing had gone up, I "owed" them 1.5mtrs in land, however this was not the case after it had been looked into, from memory it was about 15cms or so. It was nice to know that where my fencing was built that I my land was within it, as I have heard stories of people having to tear down fences, garages etc...due to not being built in the correct position. Hope I have not confused you, as I tend to waffle, despite trying to state it simply Sorry for the long post Re: Boundary of Your NEW land 3Feb 19, 2009 10:19 pm Before settlement its Stocklands responsibility to ensure the block is pegged, after settlement its ours Custom European Cabinets - Melbourne Kitchen Specialist PM for business details as website currently being updated! Our Crazy Owner Builder Journey! Re: Boundary of Your NEW land 4Feb 19, 2009 10:29 pm Our block was pegged, but one was broken in half on the ground. The other completely missing. The estate agent said that they would get it re-surveyed. So the Development company paid and re-did the pegs.
The did them yesterday actually, I got such a tingle when I visited the block and saw the pegs. It seems the surveyors have not only put in the wooden pegs but they have now driven bits of steel about 5cm by 5cm into the ground to mark out the corners. Re: Boundary of Your NEW land 5Feb 19, 2009 10:48 pm Our block was pegged, but a few weeks ago we noticed that the pegs were missing ......so DH went out and located the holes where the original pegs once were and hammered in new pegs that he made himself.
I still wonder though why someone would take the pegs out? what purpose does it serve? It's not like it's on a busy street or anything either and we are amongst 6 other vacant lots, it's boggling. We are going out on the weekend to slash the grass, our pegs had better be there still! Re: Boundary of Your NEW land 6Feb 19, 2009 11:00 pm My land settled in December and they pegged ours about 203 weeks before settlement.. and in our house contract it staes a fee if they are not there to re survey but if they are there they will refund us that amount when we finish building. 2nd build here we come in Whittlesea! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92617 1st Build - Henley - Cooper in Doreen! (2009) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17354 Re: Boundary of Your NEW land 7Feb 20, 2009 7:56 am Bam Before settlement its Stocklands responsibility to ensure the block is pegged, after settlement its ours Good to know! Yesterday I could only find one of my front pegs and even that took some digging 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Boundary of Your NEW land 8Feb 20, 2009 8:50 am thank you for the replies but i am still confused.
i've paid deposit on the land but haven't settled. i rang the developer and he said it was pegged (6 years ago). i dug around and no pegs to be found.... who's responsibility is it to get it pegged? if developer says no, can i peg it myself (according to council - YES). i just want other opinions. thanks T Re: Boundary of Your NEW land 9Feb 20, 2009 9:55 am Ring the person you are dealing with and say "I've been out to the block, there are no survey pegs there, can you please get it re-surveyed as soon as possible"
That is almost exactly what I said to our land agent, she said she would get it done Thursday. A week later it wasn't done, I rang her on the Monday, she said she would "get right on it". The pegs where there Wednesday. If it is a proper land development then it is there responsibility to have the survey pegs done. But once you settle on the land, it is your responsibility. Getting the permit for your wall because it's going to be pretty tall in some places isn't too hard, but it does mean you have to do a bit more work. If all these steps… 6 21899 thanks Chippy, i hope they have applied sealer but i am doubt to be honest, so i am gonna do this job after handover. 8 11928 You should be able to encase the sewer but you will need it designed and approved and access to lot 580 to do the work 2 12674 |