Browse Forums Building A New House Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 21Jun 17, 2014 4:13 pm Hi All, Great to see some of the blocks have settled now!!! It is finally a reality.. We are still waiting.. The lady at OSR was off all last week, and apparently also this week... The dvlper gave us a new contact. Today our conveyancer was only able to leave a message with the switch to get her to call back... Unbelievable!!! Our plans are in with CDC, hoping to have them back tomorrow. Just want to settle now and for the process to take some momentum!!! We have been caught out because ours is one of the older contracts, requires novation... fingers crossed, resolved soon!!! Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 22Jun 17, 2014 5:50 pm Woss_1 Hi All, Great to see some of the blocks have settled now!!! It is finally a reality.. We are still waiting.. The lady at OSR was off all last week, and apparently also this week... The dvlper gave us a new contact. Today our conveyancer was only able to leave a message with the switch to get her to call back... Unbelievable!!! Our plans are in with CDC, hoping to have them back tomorrow. Just want to settle now and for the process to take some momentum!!! We have been caught out because ours is one of the older contracts, requires novation... fingers crossed, resolved soon!!! Hey Woss Awesome news. We where hoping to settle Monday but now officially booked in for Thursday. We had the same OSR issues as you. I think we are using the use conveyancer BTW. Exactly the same story as you. I requested a letter from the developer about 3 weeks ago so we could submit to council. Unfortunantly we never recieved so looks like I will wait until the block is in my name to submit. Another 4 weeks of waiting before we start building. Can't believe its almost over 2 years to the day of signing contracts . Regards Joe Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 23Jun 19, 2014 11:03 am Just heard back from our builder.. Plans have been sitting with CDC almost 3 weeks.. They must have only just looked at them though and have told our builder our plans will need to go through council afterall, because we are zoned environmental living. You would think someone in this chain would have known this... So plans need to be redrawn (more costs), and then submitted to council.. I am told the time is 4-6 wks, but can blow out...It seems so hard to get "good news" in this whole process Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 24Jun 19, 2014 12:00 pm Woss_1 Just heard back from our builder.. Plans have been sitting with CDC almost 3 weeks.. They must have only just looked at them though and have told our builder our plans will need to go through council afterall, because we are zoned environmental living. You would think someone in this chain would have known this... So plans need to be redrawn (more costs), and then submitted to council.. I am told the time is 4-6 wks, but can blow out...It seems so hard to get "good news" in this whole process Woss we are building with Kurmond and they just said due to your house design we are just going to submit to council and bypass CDC. Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 25Jun 19, 2014 6:03 pm Thanks Happybuilding, have you been told how long to expect council approval to take? I am wondering if the 4-6 weeks is realistic. How far along the process are you? It's good to pool information, especially if anyone has navigated their way through it! Actually, does anyone know from council pt of view what this E4 zoning will mean from an approval perspective... ie what new requirements are there? I just thought the environmental living was the raingarden etc., all the new eco-friendly initiatives but that this was standard across much of north Kellyville....?? Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 26Jun 20, 2014 8:45 am Finally the block settled yesterday. Success, onwards and upwards they say. I got a message back from Wisdom saying house plans were scheduled to be ready on July 2nd, and an extra sentence saying they were a week behind. I am now assuming that means the 9th July. Somehow I don't think we will be in council for approval until August. Unless a miracle happens. Sent an email to council to get approval for the trees to be removed, I was advised by council if I had the tree plan that showed the trees that were noted as needing removal I could get a written response back approving the removal. Let's see what happens. If you do not have the tree plan I can attach for reference. Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 27Jun 20, 2014 9:57 am Well done JaMel! We also settled yesterday... I was wondering what was happening with the trees.. we don't have any on our lot, but I know alot would... wonder how council will handle this process.... was hoping to avoid council altogether, but sadly not!!! Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 28Jun 23, 2014 4:24 pm Woss_1 Thanks Happybuilding, have you been told how long to expect council approval to take? I am wondering if the 4-6 weeks is realistic. How far along the process are you? It's good to pool information, especially if anyone has navigated their way through it! Actually, does anyone know from council pt of view what this E4 zoning will mean from an approval perspective... ie what new requirements are there? I just thought the environmental living was the raingarden etc., all the new eco-friendly initiatives but that this was standard across much of north Kellyville....?? Hey Woss, Congrats on Settlement. We settled on the same day as you guys. I suspect we used the same conveyancer in Norwest as your story was alot like ours when it came to the OSR mix up. I submitted plans to council today for DA approval. The lady at the desk advised there is around a 6 week turnaround at the moment if everything is in order. I had a pre DA meeting with a building surveyor before i submitted and he was confident the house design did not violate any development restrictions. Re E4 Zoning i am pretty sure that only effects the larger blocks facing smalls creek. All the blocks on Myles are in an E4 zoned subdivision but the DCP rules for Smalls Creek applies. Are you on one of these larger blocks? From memory you are on Myles so shouldn't effect you. FYI for those who are doing there own Council DA you need a Bushfire Assessment Report before submitting to council in this subdivision. I prepared mine myself through a kit you can download from RFS. Link can be found http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/file_system/attachments/State08/Attachment_20100430_4DFD80EE.pdf. Its fairly self explanatory to do and saved me around $900 for a report. Finally does anyone know anything about the community land we all own a piece of. Its still looking very messy back there and not finished to the standard i was hoping when Keiron was selling the dream. Picnic tables grassed area was what he wast talking about. We also need a committee, secretary etc to manage the land. I wouldn't mind being part of this. How are people elected. If anyone has any info i would appreciate it. Regards Joe Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 29Jun 25, 2014 5:40 pm Hi Joe, thanks for the info! Very helpful......what a minefield.... still waiting for this compliance report to come back from the architects, to see if our plans need to be altered... Can't help but think this E4 zoning and whatever impacts it carries should have already been factored into our plans: it's not new information, isn't this their area of expertise....?? Yes, you're right we are on Myles, so not facing the creek at all. Good tip about the fire report. I have just spoken to the developer, Tony, so he has put you down for a role on the executive committee.. He had asked me and the owner of lot 3, as we'd been in contact with his during the lead-up to registration. He will contact you in the next week or so... Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 30Jun 25, 2014 6:55 pm Woss_1 Hi Joe, thanks for the info! Very helpful......what a minefield.... still waiting for this compliance report to come back from the architects, to see if our plans need to be altered... Can't help but think this E4 zoning and whatever impacts it carries should have already been factored into our plans: it's not new information, isn't this their area of expertise....?? Yes, you're right we are on Myles, so not facing the creek at all. Good tip about the fire report. I have just spoken to the developer, Tony, so he has put you down for a role on the executive committee.. He had asked me and the owner of lot 3, as we'd been in contact with his during the lead-up to registration. He will contact you in the next week or so... Hey Woss, Thanks for the Reply. No problems re the info. I agree it good to pool as much info as we can all help each other out during the build process on this forum. This will be my third build in 15 years so happy to offer my previous experience. Thanks for giving my details re the committee. Fingers crossed i can get on the board and help manage our eden parc community. Quick update re my DA, from the BHSC DA tracker looks like my plans have passed the initial lodgement without a drama and neighbour notification is currently in progress. Fingers crossed the council DA process is smooth sailing. Happy to meet up on the weekend if you have time. Let me know via PM regards Joe Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 31Jun 25, 2014 10:07 pm Hi Pepe, yes you will definitely be on the committee: he is putting you down as secretary! He just needed 3 nominal roles to get things started. Great news re: your approval - keep us updated!!... Did you have any out of the ordinary as part of your submission eg. shadow drawings? Just wondering what extra requirements we're expecting to find?? Weekend catchup should be fine. Let me know your availability? Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 32Jun 26, 2014 7:28 am Woss_1 Hi Pepe, yes you will definitely be on the committee: he is putting you down as secretary! He just needed 3 nominal roles to get things started. Great news re: your approval - keep us updated!!... Did you have any out of the ordinary as part of your submission eg. shadow drawings? Just wondering what extra requirements we're expecting to find?? Weekend catchup should be fine. Let me know your availability? Hey Woss, Sounds good re the committee. Glad to be helping out. Re the DA I needed the following for submission: * Letter from Conveyancer that settlement has occurred (Council Records still show LOH as owner) * Stamped Tranfer from LOH to Us * Basix Certificate * Bushfire assesment report * Exterior Finishes and Colour Schedule * Statement of Environmental Effects * Waste Management Plan * Contour Diagram * Site Plan, Elevations, Floor Plan * Roof Plan, Shadow Diagrams (June 21st), Swimming Pool Plan * Site Analysis Plan, Site Management Plan Your builder / architect should know these requirements. A lot more info can be found on the BHSC website http://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Preparing%20Plans%20for%20Development%20Applications.pdf. Once DA is lodged council also has a DA tracker where you can see the progress of your submission. Hope that helps. I will send you a PM re meeting on the weekend Regards Joe Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 33Jun 26, 2014 12:14 pm Thanks Joe, your advice is proving to be invaluable! Our compliance report has come back with the only change being RH setback needs to be increased to 1500mm - they had drawn it as 1350mm initially. No mention of shadow drawings which is interesting, as I note that is part of your list below. The latest advice from the builder is once our plans are adjusted, it will take another 3 weeks to source the following: BASIX report and plan, ABSA thermal assessment report, landscaping plans, stormwater if applicable, statement of environmental effects, and waste management plan..... and only then can we submit to council (I note also the bushfire assessment is missing from their list!). We've been told it will be 3 months (best case scenario) before we can start building... Once again, I wish they had been upfront with this info.... more delays, more costs!! Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 34Jun 26, 2014 4:52 pm Woss_1 Thanks Joe, your advice is proving to be invaluable! Our compliance report has come back with the only change being RH setback needs to be increased to 1500mm - they had drawn it as 1350mm initially. No mention of shadow drawings which is interesting, as I note that is part of your list below. The latest advice from the builder is once our plans are adjusted, it will take another 3 weeks to source the following: BASIX report and plan, ABSA thermal assessment report, landscaping plans, stormwater if applicable, statement of environmental effects, and waste management plan..... and only then can we submit to council (I note also the bushfire assessment is missing from their list!). We've been told it will be 3 months (best case scenario) before we can start building... Once again, I wish they had been upfront with this info.... more delays, more costs!! No problem re the info Woss, i will try and help out where i can from experience. I have found with building there is a lot of waiting in the pre construction phase. Once you hit site it seems to fly by and your in before you know it. I am sure Alkira know what is required re council DA as i have seen them do a few in the area. I would be mentioning the Bushfire though just in case they are unaware its bushfire prone land. Good news for me today. I had a soil test done on the block in preparation of engineering drawings and looks like we have come back as M class with shale around 900mm below ground level. Nothing worse than blowing big money under the ground on site costs. Looking forward to meeting over the weekend. I will send you a PM some time tonight. Regards Joe Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 37Jul 04, 2014 8:07 pm Woss_1 Anyone have any recommendations for Landscape plans? Hey Woss, Council didn't require landscape plans at DA when i submitted a few weeks ago. i will attempt mine myself using google sketchup when the time comes. Plenty of resources on the web on what is required. Sing out if you need a hand with this. Happy for it to become a weekend project for us and save a few $$ Regards Joe Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 38Jul 06, 2014 12:30 pm pepe Woss_1 Anyone have any recommendations for Landscape plans? Hey Woss, Council didn't require landscape plans at DA when i submitted a few weeks ago. i will attempt mine myself using google sketchup when the time comes. Plenty of resources on the web on what is required. Sing out if you need a hand with this. Happy for it to become a weekend project for us and save a few $$ Regards Joe Out of curiosity do you know if council will require plans for landscaping if we go via CDC? We were never asked for plans. Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 39Jul 07, 2014 5:09 pm Good question Onggie, I'm not sure about that..... Joe, we are in the process of preparing the bushfire assessment report. I understand that this acts as a self-assessment and then council will send out a consultant to verify information, and as a result of that (+ a $210 fee), we are then issued with a certificate. Is this consistent with your experience? The developer popped in today to get signatories for this association - he thought it odd that we had to submit another bushfire report seeing as he had a complete bushfire assessment done for the subdivision & submitted to council.....???? Joe, don't suppose you still have yours on file, so we could cross-reference some of the responses??? Re: NORTH KELLYVILLE :: EDEN PARC ESTATE :: MYLES CR / CURTI 40Aug 30, 2014 9:07 am Good morning one and all, We are the owners of Lot 8 (No 47) Myles Cr and currently trying to decide on a Builder (having discussions with Clarendon). Amongst their list of requirements/fees, they include "Provide a Bushfire Management Report" (Charge $776) and "Provisional Allowance to comply with Construction for Bushfire Attack Level 19 (BAL-19) (Charge $9,000) plus "Provisional Allowance to provide a Raingarden System" (Charge $6,500). These are all foreign things to me. Can anyone shed some light through their own experiences ? Petercurtis You able to contact the certifier and get a copy of your structural plans, if they are not in your contract. If your home was approved via CDC then they… 1 20158 3 22633 I built with EB back on 2009. Check out this thread on this forum. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12911&p=154061#p154061 I can't speak for recent expericience however, we had no… 1 23224 |