Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 24, 2017 7:54 pm Hi, We have been looking at various houses for a little while and finally both my husband and I agreed on one we both really liked. We just got it quoted out and all good until I see the land coverage - which I didn't see until we got home. Our local council website says 50% (city of Kingston - VIC). Our house is coming in at 53%. Has anyone has to deal with getting a larger house approved by council? Do I have any hope of keeping my current house design? Thanks in advance. Re: House size vs council regulations 2Jun 24, 2017 9:31 pm We got through a house well over 50%, in fact about 60%, Our Draftsman along with her architect husband got it through by showing other houses in area with each part of house, saying, here is a example of this part of house here, here is this bit here, and finding other houses who had gone over, no matter what size they were. If you don't want to annoy the neighbours then simply get yourself some good head phones. For me the sound is much better using headphones. The NCC (National Construction… 1 26168 You need to reference the manufactures installation guide, your supplier may have strengthened the base where it is not required to sit on a bed. 1 1815 Even if it's not being sub-divided and you want to keep it as Torrens title, you will still need to talk to a town planner or Council themselves, to see if they will allow… 1 11033 |