Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 12, 2013 10:19 am Gday guys, im in desparate need of your advice. I own a corner block of land on the gold coast in a new housing estate and have reached final contract stage. My problem is that i have contacted council for advice on the possibility of moving a footpath ramp which would be situated directly next to the proposed driveway location. Council have come back saying there is to be no driveway access there at all. How could the driveway location be approved on the building envelope by council, then get knocked back? I have even applied for a relaxation fee through the builders certifier but again was knocked back. I feel like this is way over my head. What should i do guys? Re: Driveway declined 2Jul 12, 2013 11:27 am Hey Unhappybader sorry to hear about your problems. Can I ask is there any assets in the crossover area that could be preventing this, telstra pits etc? I'd be asking council to provide formal advice in writing why this cant occur. May take an email to engineering or to the CEO to filter back through though. I've had to do a few things that way here in Victoria to get a straight answer and options to move forward. Cheers, Met. Re: Driveway declined 3Jul 12, 2013 4:45 pm Hi Metroid, finally an update. Apparently, its because my little street Lot 38 clevedon ct. is classed as a road and not a laneway which it should have been according to the building envelope, is why it was knocked back, i have attached the building envelope and site plan for you all to see Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ So somebody was not paying attention to the building envelope when they were building the roads What do you guys think? 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 To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 7409 |