Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 03, 2012 11:06 am Hi, Just a quick question. Is it possible for somebody to have a brick wall on both side boundaries? Eg garage on one side, and then part of the house on the other (not the entire house). I only ask this, as we have been in our house for 4 months now and have been trying to arrange fencing, however one neighbour has been holding us up. Their explanation was that they are building on our boundary, so didn't want to get fencing until the bricks were done, because they wouldn't need fencing for the entire length. Their crossover is on the opposite side to us, and they are building their garage on that side boundary, so I was confused as to what was allowed to be built on our side. If it is allowed, I honestly wouldn't care too much, as it's not like we get much of a view down the narrow side way anyway, but I have not seen any other houses with anything like they are suggesting. I contacted our council to see if they could let me know if they were building on our boundary, and they said they have not received permits yet. They are owner building, so I can't even contact a builder to find out. They told me their bricks should be done 'in a month' and then we can get fencing, but they haven't started or received permits yet, and we really don't want to wait another 4 months or more for this to happen. We are trying to be friendly and accommodating, but it seems selfish on their part to make us wait longer for our fence and flat our lie to us about how long until we can get it etc. Our other neighbours agreed immediately. Any advice!? Re: Is it possible to build to BOTH side boundaries? 2Sep 03, 2012 12:55 pm Hi Wateman My understanding is that yes, this is possible but it depends what windows are on the wall touching the boundary. A friend has just bought a new build and some sections of the walls (which have no windows) are built right up to the boundary. The sections of wall with windows are setback 1.5m. This means the sides of the house do not go in one straight line and there's no access from the front to the back of the property but provides more floor space in the house. I believe this is more common with long narrow houses. Hope that makes sense! Re: Is it possible to build to BOTH side boundaries? 3Sep 03, 2012 1:25 pm We were in the same situation except that in our case, we are the ones who were building up to the boundary (1 side only). What we've done is provided our plans to the fencer who computed to the length that needs to be fenced. Our neighbor put a temporary fence (read: some sturdy plastic sheets) to close off the opening while waiting for our bricks to go up. It's a win-win situation - they got the fence that they need and we didn't have to pay anything more than what we need. Hope this helps. Building Pagoda 31 MkII 28/11/11 - Tender 20/12/11 - Contract Signed 12/06/12 - Settlement Now on to never-ending post handover activities! Re: Is it possible to build to BOTH side boundaries? 4Sep 03, 2012 7:45 pm But dont you have to get approval for this from your neighbours as well to build right on the boundry line In W.A our neighbours had to get our approval just to move their shed closer to the fence. Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Is it possible to build to BOTH side boundaries? 5Sep 07, 2012 9:07 am Hi Wateman, If i can remember correctly, there was a covenant in our land contract that we have to leave 1.2m from the side boundary(to that double story house side) and not allowed to build on that.(its not the easement at the back). Not sure if its just for our block. If it's the same for you and your neighbour they will face problems when getting the developer aproval. Re: Is it possible to build to BOTH side boundaries? 6Sep 07, 2012 10:59 am Hi All, For WA it is outlined in the R codes. Generally if the wall has no windows and is less than a certain height, 3m I think and less than 9m then it can be 1m setback from side. If longer than 9m or with windows then it must be a minimum of 1.5m. Boundry walls are permissible as long as the combined boundary wall is not longer than 1/3 of the property length. it is for this reason we are trying to get approval for a boundary wall garage at the front which is 6.45m and a garage at the rear which is 8.99m, as the block is 48m long it should meet the 1/3 rule. That said still requires approval as Kerry Anne rightly pointed out. I guess I will see in due course as nothing has been submitted at this stage. Cheers Mark Re: Is it possible to build to BOTH side boundaries? 7Sep 07, 2012 12:50 pm Oh fantastic,sometimes i know what i'm talking about Hope it all works out. Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Is it possible to build to BOTH side boundaries? 8Sep 11, 2012 2:44 pm Thanks for all your help everyone. I ended up getting a straight answer from Devine themselves.. Apparently on narrow blocks such as the one next to us (10.5m) they are allowed to build to both boundaries. There are rules behind this, I think one side can only be the garage, and the other can only be 10m plus 25% of the remaining lot length. Of course no windows and certain hight restrictions are also enforced. Just glad to get an answer, as I said it didn't worry me either way, I just wanted to make sure our fencing was being delayed for a real reason! Hey everyone Not for me or anyone I know, just generally interested. For a single allotment house, are you allowed to take the fence on both sides of your house and… 0 20892 A survey must’ve completed by a certified surveyor. This form part of every DA requirement 3 223632 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 2401 |