Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 06, 2014 11:47 am Hi We are thinking about buying a large rural plot (min 5 acreas) to build a house and maybe a small business. A lot of hte plots we are looking at in the Dandenong Ranges area need to be cleared. Has anyone done this before and can give us some tips, or pitfalls, or recommend builders/tree clearers etc. It looks a little daunting! Thanks Re: Buying a rural plot to build on 2Oct 08, 2014 10:08 pm Hi CoolAllie, I would start with the local council - Yarra Ranges, Knox? and find out their clearing requirements - probably a green belt or significant landscape overlay and there are very strict rules. ne of my clients cleared a whole acre without permission and had to plant 4400 trees and shrubs and tend / replace the dead ones them for 5 years or something... in Park Orchards from memopry... cheers Leonardo_23 Thanks for the insight! My plot is a new development so hopefully I won't have too much problem during build as everyone should be roughly building together. I also… 2 3372 Thanks Draftroom that definitely helps a heap. We are still at the very early stage of planning to see what kind of house would fit on our plot. While we are on a… 3 15759 Hi Renee, Boundaries in NSW are generally shown on Deposited Plans. When they put boundaries into SIX Maps from these plans, there are various reasons that these often do… 1 2023 |