Browse Forums Buying Land Re: Easements? 2Apr 24, 2013 4:59 pm We have a 3m easement at the back of our house and we've put some retaining walls in, paving and a pergola (with a shadecloth roof) - a permanent structure wouldn't be allowed. We also put the shed away from the easement otherwise we would have had to get permission. You can plant what you like apart from large trees - the idea is that it can be accessed if needed. For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Easements? 3Apr 24, 2013 5:32 pm 50% of blocks will have an easement on them. To find out more see: http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?p=409 The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Easements? 4Jun 08, 2013 6:26 pm You can plant what you like in an easement, but you need permission for the council and the water (sewer) authority to build anything within a metre of it. Pipes can be upto 4.0m deep and any footing design must take them into account. You may have heard your builder or draftsperson talk about angle of repose? It relates to the distance away a concrete footing needs to be away from the easement pipe. As a general rule, the footing needs to be the depth of the pipe away from it (3.0m deep pipe) 3.om away. Tree roots can rip thru a sewer pipe in a few months, so its best to find out what in the easment before planting anything near an easement. You will be liable for any damage it may cause......Food for thought. Re: Easements? 5Jun 08, 2013 6:48 pm Got permission to build a garden shed over a Sewer Easement. But on the condition that if they needed to dig up later, pulling down and restoring the Shed would be at my cost. Here's hoping not. Their pipe was also close to the house side, and required a plan change to fit in with the angle of repose as G-Thorpe mentioned. From memory it's a line 45 degrees up from the pipe. Re: Easements? 6Aug 23, 2013 2:03 pm I have seen an article on Google called "Easements and Angle of Repose: What Are They and Why Do You Need to Know" It was quite informative about how easements either on your own property or the adjoining neighbour's property effect your building. I don't believe planting things would be an issue, as it's more about foundations and how deeply they need to be dug in to get past the area of influence (which is also explained in the article) Re: Easements? 7Aug 23, 2013 3:31 pm We built a large shed into a 3 metre easement on out last property. We sought permission to build into the easement, their only condition we that we didn't actually build directly over the pipes themselves, so that access could still be gained if necessary. That way we were able gain about 1.5 metres of extra space. Cost nothing except an application to the water authority. Settlement 1/2/12 New Shed 23/3/12 Slab poured 27/3/12 Frame complete 4/5/12 Roof complete 1/6/12 LOCKUP 29/6/12 Our new build blog http://kareenhillsownerbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Easements? 8Nov 05, 2013 2:49 pm An easement means "youze gots to check wot's allowed before building there" ... when we bought our house, we thought the easement in the back yard meant we could never build there but the reality was that we just needed the sewer-pipe (which turned out to really exist) encased in concrete before we built, and some extra piering near it. Re: Easements? 9Nov 13, 2013 9:57 am The land we just purchased also has a 3m easement at the back of the property. Apparently 2m is standard with most blocks of land. We were close to purchasing the block next door which will have a neighbours backyard directly behind and two neighbours backyards along the left... but quickly discovered that (thanks to the warning from the builder we will be building with) if your neighbours easement backs onto any side of your property it also counts as your property having an easement which would have cost us additional in other charges and site costs. We then decided to buy the block next door, more to the middle of the street (plus here's hoping less neighbours backing onto our property equals less noise!) follow my instagram for progress: @tashmurtagh building in Mernda Villages, Victoria - land contracts signed on 16/11/13 - land titles Apr/May 2014 Re: Easements? 10Nov 20, 2013 7:46 pm The standard size of easements vary depending on the service they provide. A typical drainage easement is 2m as well as sewerage. However the width can vary depending on the number of services. An easement can be built on or over subject to various condtions. Normally retaining walls etc are not allowed unless protection is provided to the asset. This generally means digging down to the depth of the asset and providing retaining structures to it. Sheds etc can be build generally with the condition that in the event of ripping up the asset (once the life of the pipe etc is done) the structure must be removed access be provided to the asset. Ive never heard of an easement counting for your property if its the neighbours as the easenent is essentially a clear as to which construction is limited. Sounds like hogwash to me. Re: Easements? 11Nov 20, 2013 8:43 pm NickyG1990 . . Ive never heard of an easement counting for your property if its the neighbours as the easenent is essentially a clear as to which construction is limited. Sounds like hogwash to me. That was the first thought I had buuuut perhaps "counting for your property" is a confusing expression, it isn't really your property, but it's the proximity of the easement and your structures what matters? I imagine nowdays with modern small blocks easements on neighbouring blocks would need to be taken into consideration. Yeah? Re: Easements? 12Nov 21, 2013 4:51 pm Yes they would if your house was built on the boundary immediately abutting the easement. Standard angle of repose would count. Re: Easements? 14Dec 03, 2013 8:53 am JazzyJess NickyG1990 . . Ive never heard of an easement counting for your property if its the neighbours as the easenent is essentially a clear as to which construction is limited. Sounds like hogwash to me. That was the first thought I had buuuut perhaps "counting for your property" is a confusing expression, it isn't really your property, but it's the proximity of the easement and your structures what matters? I imagine nowdays with modern small blocks easements on neighbouring blocks would need to be taken into consideration. Yeah? I may not have used the correct terminology, but in the end, the point I was trying to get at was reached I see... follow my instagram for progress: @tashmurtagh building in Mernda Villages, Victoria - land contracts signed on 16/11/13 - land titles Apr/May 2014 |