Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 17, 2010 9:00 pm I don't actually know if this is even remotely possible, so I thought I'd ask you clever people. I got chatting to my sister and her partner tonight, and we talked about an estate in our suburb where the blocks are very very big (more then 1000 sqm) and we thought about the idea about purchasing a block together, and subdividing it between the two of us, (so each block would then be about 500sqm). So I just wanted to ask; - Is it possible to subdivide in a new estate? It's not a very big estate, and then doesn't seem to be as many rules as most estates. - How much would it cost us to split the title? We're not really sure if its something that we would go ahead with, but it would be interesting to know just how hard it would be! TIA ~W~ Building our forever home - Lilium Estate Clyde - Land due May 2019 Built our first home - Pakenham - 2011 Re: Subdividing blocks in new estates 2Jan 21, 2010 10:50 am Ring the council, they sould be able to tell you. My subdivision cost was approx $20,000. To connect sewage to one and water to the other was approx $12,000. And then you need to pay stamp duty on the blocks if you want seperate names on both titles. Re: Subdividing blocks in new estates 3Jan 21, 2010 11:07 am Building covenants for new estates normally prohibit subdividing blocks.. This is to protect the overall exclusiveness of the estate Check with the developer to be sure.. If the covenants do not prohibit this then your next step is to seek approval from the local council Re: Subdividing blocks in new estates 4Jan 21, 2010 1:46 pm Yep definitely ask the council. Some planning schemes set the minimum block size in certain areas. Are there any 500sm blocks in this estate or any smaller blocks in surrounding areas? Re: Subdividing blocks in new estates 5Jan 23, 2010 5:36 pm Can you find any info on the estates covenants? Do they have a website? Which estate? Caz & Co ALL MOVED IN!! Now comes all the hard work-decorating.... [b]Blog: http://cazoraz.blogspot.com/ Settling in Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36993 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 2389 Those span tables can be pushed a little for a low deck if you dont mind a little flex. Last deck I did, I pushed it a little and it was still rock solid - no noticeable… 6 13735 |