Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 21, 2012 8:44 pm Hi all! I have a newb question, something I know nothing about... We've found an awesome house and an equally awesome block - but the driveway is on the wrong side of the block to where we'd want it to be. It's in a new estate, the end house on a block so no neighbour on the other side. We specifically would want the house to be with the driveway over the other side for other reasons. So, can it be moved? Or is the driveway locked in the place the developers put it? Bit of a pita that they do it before you buy the block... - MrsT Brought first house in 2008. Renovated...a LOT. Built in 2013. Our thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67954 Re: Moving driveway? 2Oct 21, 2012 8:52 pm You can usually move the driveway...... but you will probably need to get a permit from the council who will have conditions about the construction. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Moving driveway? 3Oct 21, 2012 9:25 pm what would it cost roughly? anyone had to do it? By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth Re: Moving driveway? 4Oct 21, 2012 9:42 pm Do you mean move the driveway or the crossover? For the crossover you do need council permission; you just need to go and see them with the plans and ask them if they would approve it. Costs depend on a few things. We are in the western suburbs of Melbourne and I gave our costs for moving the crossover on this thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59979&p=929058&hilit=moxie#p929058 Re: Moving driveway? 5Oct 21, 2012 11:08 pm Hiya MrsT! You'd have to ask the council. We had an existing brick crossover on one side of our block when we purchased it, and after querying with our builder, the reason was because that was the side of the block that the council INSISTED the driveway be on. Our house is the mirror image of the display house, just so the driveway was on that side, as the council wouldn't budge. Always worth asking, though! Good luck. Re: Moving driveway? 6Oct 22, 2012 8:26 am Ah yes, crossover is what I meant. (See? Newb! Lol.) Thanks for that, good to know its potentially possible to have it moved. If we go ahead I'll check that it can be moved before we lock anything in. Our builder doesnt do driveways so we'd be paying someone (aka, giving the brother in law a few slabs) to come and do that anyways, it wont hurt too much to do the crossover as well. Then its just a matter of removing the other one. FX the council is nice about it! Cheers. - MrsT Brought first house in 2008. Renovated...a LOT. Built in 2013. Our thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67954 Re: Moving driveway? 7Oct 22, 2012 8:36 am We did a KDR in 2004 and council was quite happy to let us move our driveway as long as we replaced the old crossover with new kerb and guttering. In this build we were lucky in that the whole estate has rolled kerbs so you just stick your driveway wherever you want to avoid your situation. Regards, Grumbles Hello everyone, I have a question regarding moving a chandelier after it has been mounted. The chandelier in question is quite large, measuring 4 meters… 0 68087 When you get a chance watch the last couple of videos. The cracks are pretty bad, it's almost as though he hasn't put any reo in that corner and hasn't compacted/levelled… 2 3358 a good choice would be to pay for relocation , because as kvazer said it depends on your council regulations. is a great place if you're looking to do that. 2 3555 |