Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 22, 2012 1:47 pm hi folks, another question who determines how to position a house so as to satisfy the council Armadale council in WA, introduced no house edge to be within 7m of the boundary following the bushfires that burnt many homes to the ground - this leaves about 3 meters to work with is it the builders to do this? my job? or will building surveyors in the council work it out? Cheers Justin Re: positioning a house 3Nov 22, 2012 5:56 pm at the moment i am - but i am likely to get a draftsman (or is that draftsperson) to do the final ones. Armadale council introduced a 7m easement from boundaries after a heap of houses were lost in nasty fires, but my block is quite different shape than a square - so 7m from anywhere gives me a house about 2 m wide Re: positioning a house 4Nov 23, 2012 7:14 am How big is your block then ? It must be small. Why don't you take a copy of your survey or site plan ( rough will do at this stage ) and go see the council for clarification ? Stewie Re: positioning a house 8Nov 23, 2012 9:03 am Jamt a 7m easement all around seems huge because that would mean to build a mediumish single story house you need a 26m frontage and about 38m lenght.. which is a huge block so unless all the blocks are massive its sounds unusual and unpractical.. i know that doesnt help with your initial query but im very curious. Building Henley Monaco Nouveau Q1 - Mernda Villages https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=57810 http://razbuild.blogspot.com.au/ Re: positioning a house 9Nov 23, 2012 9:08 am cheers boosho the block is a weird shape - i will try to describe east edge 7m northern edge 33m but angled to the WNW southern edge 32m but angled to the WSW bottom western edge 15m top western edge 18 m the western edges are angled away from north edge and south edge to a meeting point so u can see, weird shape. if i knew how to post pics in here, i would Re: positioning a house 10Nov 23, 2012 10:21 am Actually those sort of setback are common in rural area. Typically the R-Code of the block will determine the setbacks. This always the case when dealing with metro blocks (less than 1000 sqm) Rural and semi-rural blocks will either have large setbacks (as fire breaks) or a building envelope with very large setbacks. Keep in mind in rural and semi-rural settings you may need to location, sewer treatment, and water tanks within this space, so design may be even more challenging. Ideally you should be talking to a designer now, however if you are worried about spending the money up front, you could talk to a builder who will build int he area. Some of the bigger ones might look at designing something with putting up a deposit. Re: positioning a house 11Nov 23, 2012 10:30 am the block is in a suburb of perth - however it backs on to a national park on the eastern side, but it is most definitely urban - bushfires 2 years ago burnt the original house down along with lots of others - so the council is being extra cautious. just go to ring them (now!) and find out. Re: positioning a house 15Nov 23, 2012 11:13 am So your primary street setback is 6.0m (average with a min of 3.0m), your side setbacks are 1.5m That is as per the R-Codes As you have pointed out the local council fire policy may increase the setback to the POS to create a fire break. Re: positioning a house 16Nov 23, 2012 11:21 am reading the WA planning rules now because its a sloped block, will have verandah; and be above 0.5m natural ground level rooms setback is 4.5m, habitable nonbedrooms 6m and balconies 7.5; OR put up premanant screening in the line of site IF ground level of adjoining properties are less than 25m from said room/balcony. I'm thinking this may be the clause i can use - the IF clause - along with permission from neighbours - one is to the rear (not line of site) and 2nd neighbour is over 25m away. To the east is bushland as far as the eye can see, and north, the neighbour is over 100m away. Thoughts? Re: positioning a house 17Nov 23, 2012 11:28 am now you are talking about is 6.8 of the Residential Design Code related to neighborhood privacy, the setbacks I stated previously are from Table 1 and 2a. You are required to comply with all of them. A sloping block semi-rural block with odd angles and a fire break easement ... I really think you need to speak to a designer or builder up front. Re: positioning a house 18Nov 23, 2012 12:06 pm i will be, when the costings come back for sub-floor works - that will dictate whether i buy and build at all. the 1.5 m is far less for setbacks with walls with and without major openings than the 7m for privacy. Re: positioning a house 19Nov 23, 2012 4:15 pm frustrating by-law 6.8 - balcony will be 7.5 m setback - doesnt matter if its national park that is adjacent to your land, the 7.5 m stands. Has anyone managed to get around this. I was told that consultation with neighbours prior to plan submission can assist. 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