Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Recreational private open space 3Jul 04, 2020 8:10 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Recreational private open space 8Jul 07, 2020 12:10 pm Stewie D I had a client who went through some over-shadowing of a neighbours non-compliant timber deck as part of their DA and how the council approached it was that they ( the council ) presumed that part of the existing deck would have complied had the neighbour lodged a DA for it ( about 10 sq m just off the neighbours rear lounge room ). The clients new upper floor would have shadowed this area for only 1 hour per day and was within councils guidelines. The rest of the deck was overshadowed for longer but being non-compliant wasn't able to be assessed. The clients DA was approved. It will also depend on your councils allowances for shadowing neighbouring properties. Ours is concerned with living areas - family rooms, outside living areas such as timber decks off lounge rooms etc. If these areas receive the minimum sunshine then you can only impact this area for one more hour per day. There are a few more caveats too. What council are you in and which state? Stewie Much Appreciated Stweie , we are in Whitehorse council , East Melbourne. Looking at the areal view not sure how much shadow we would cast unless we sign up with somebuilder to do the initial work then offcourse you risk loosing money should you change builders. Re: Recreational private open space 9Apr 05, 2022 8:56 pm Hi Azra, could you please let me know how did you go with this. Building regulations defines Private Open Space as follows: "private open space" means— (a) an unroofed area of land; or (b) a deck, terrace, patio, balcony, pergola, verandah, gazebo, swimming pool or spa;" I wasn't sure if my neighbours Alfresco will be included in this definition to assess compliance with Regulation 83 (Overshadowing). Thanks in advance. Cupcake.girl This really depends on your local council. Each one has different definitions and ways to calculate contributions. This is called a contribution… 1 3581 Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11757 If you already have a contract, is the inspection cost stated in there? If not they would be forced to issue you a variation which you could of course object to. 12 25863 |