Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 13, 2013 11:44 pm weird question, do they include the council verge? ie. we are trying to buy a block of land that is 30 metres deep. house setback is 5m from the road, house is just over 21 metres long, so I assumed we would get about 3 metres worth of backyard, but now that I am looking a the final design it shows the house as having 5.9 metres at the back! (bonus for us) is this right? if the lot is 30 long x17.5 wide does that mean you add council land on top to the length of block Re: how do they calculate the land size for a lot 2Apr 14, 2013 12:48 am Set back is usually from the front of your block, not from the road. Some councils do it from the road, though. The size of your land is calculated on the area of the plot you own. You do not own the verge, so it is not included. When you visit your land, the pegs will be placed by the land developer's surveyor at the corners of your lot. If your land is 30m deep, your house is 21m long and you have 5m setback, that should leave 4m backyard. (30-5-21=4). If you are getting a different anser, at may be that one of your measurements is wrong (ie the house isn't 21m long), the plan is not printed to scale (ie, if you are measuring it yourself with a ruler), or something is incorrectly placed. Re: how do they calculate the land size for a lot 3Apr 14, 2013 9:06 am Things like porches are allowed to protrude into the front setback (see http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?p=5010 for other things that are allowed in a setback) this means if your dimension of 21m includes the porch you can have a bigger backyard. 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: how do they calculate the land size for a lot 4Apr 14, 2013 9:21 am bashworth Things like porches are allowed to protrude into the front setback (see http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?p=5010 for other things that are allowed in a setback) this means if your dimension of 21m includes the porch you can have a bigger backyard. Our porch goes into the setback but we had to get our neighbours on each side to approve. So our brickwall is at 4 metres (we have a 4m setback) and the porch is further forward than that. Was really concerned that it would look far too close to the front but it looks fine. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: how do they calculate the land size for a lot 5Apr 14, 2013 6:44 pm the design guidelines state "The front setback area of the “R20” R Codes has been varied to a minimum of 5m to the primary street by the Detailed Area Plan" so that means that its 5 metres from street to the front of the main part of house (my master bedroom sits out 1m infront of verandah and garage). but when i look at the house plan it shows about 2 metres at the front of the block which is the crossover area, i just assumed the 30 metres block depth started from street curb but maybe it is actually 2 metres back where the retaining walls finish (block is fully retained) Re: how do they calculate the land size for a lot 6Apr 14, 2013 7:11 pm Set back is always calculated from the title boundary. The title boundary itself will be set back from the kerb, allowing for a pedestrian walkway, for example, perhaps a nature strip, and any infrastructure or services. Any dimensions for your block are calculated from this title boundary - eg 30m depth of your block is 30 metres from the boundary of your titled lot, not from the kerb. Where the design guidelines state that a house is required to be set back x metres from the street it refers to set back from the street frontage of your block - ie the street facing title boundary, not the kerb of the street itself. So if your land actually starts 3 metres from the kerb then the required set back starts from that point. As already mentioned, your title boundary will be marked out by surveyors white pegs. Of course these frequently disappear over time! Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne. Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in. Re: how do they calculate the land size for a lot 7Apr 15, 2013 4:26 am I think every council is different, and has different encumbrances. Ours is that our garage has to be 5.5m back from the front boundary. Feel free to follow our build! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59958 Re: how do they calculate the land size for a lot 8Apr 16, 2013 9:09 pm Bluesuede Where the design guidelines state that a house is required to be set back x metres from the street it refers to set back from the street frontage of your block - ie the street facing title boundary, not the kerb of the street itself. So if your land actually starts 3 metres from the kerb then the required set back starts from that point. As already mentioned, your title boundary will be marked out by surveyors white pegs. Of course these frequently disappear over time! thank you that has explained it quite well Would anyone on this forum know of a builder/company in Brisbane with house designs for a shallow block. I have a block 20 x 20 so with front and rear set backs I need a… 0 4747 You must be new to the internet. You're also the only person anyone here has ever heard of washing their garage wall. 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