Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Diary - Build with Meltricon at Beulah Park 9Apr 22, 2015 8:02 am BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Diary - Build with Meltricon at Beulah Park 10Apr 22, 2015 8:04 am BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Diary - Build with Meltricon at Beulah Park 12Apr 28, 2015 9:54 pm Quote: Shambini Asked: Going from the Sentosa to the Lincoln 30 is a big drop in size. Did you decide that you didnt need so much room, or trying to keep costs down It's a bit of both, we only got two kids, I guess Sentosa is a little bit too big for us, Sentosa is not really designed safe for a five year active, fearless boy. Another thing is, when the sales agent say high 500k, you probably have to prepare 700k. My plan is modified based on Lincoln 30, but with the size of Lincoln 37, one of the largest single level home. The starting price is 250K, and I really have not upgrade much, then the quote jump to nearly 370K, still not including flooring, air conditioning, landscaping, fencing and other long long list. Honesty, I do not know or realize where the 120k has been/will be spent Re: Diary - Build with Meltricon at Beulah Park 13Apr 28, 2015 10:08 pm On 27th April, I met the town planer from Burnside council, walked through the plan with their setback requirements. Garage built to boundary is OK, but both sides are not left with enough space, it has to be at least two meters from boundary. I probably should discuss with town planer first before paying a hefty deposit. I saw quite a few Metricon houses at burnside council, there are no reasons that they do not know Burnside setback plan for single level homes, just wonder why they did not let me know at first place. Re: Diary - Build with Meltricon at Beulah Park 14Apr 28, 2015 10:12 pm MyStar On 27th April, I met the town planer from Burnside council, walked through the plan with their setback requirements. Garage built to boundary is OK, but both sides are not left with enough space, it has to be at least two meters from boundary. I probably should discuss with town planer first before paying a hefty deposit. I saw quite a few Metricon houses at burnside council, there are no reasons that they do not know Burnside setback plan for single level homes, just wonder why they did not let me know at first place. We just finished building with M in the burnside council but our frontage is 19m with 4m setback on one side and 2m on the other. We have an 8m setback from the front. MyStar Quote: Shambini Asked: Going from the Sentosa to the Lincoln 30 is a big drop in size. Did you decide that you didnt need so much room, or trying to keep costs down It's a bit of both, we only got two kids, I guess Sentosa is a little bit too big for us, Sentosa is not really designed safe for a five year active, fearless boy. Another thing is, when the sales agent say high 500k, you probably have to prepare 700k. My plan is modified based on Lincoln 30, but with the size of Lincoln 37, one of the largest single level home. Yes, I see your point. We also decided against the Sentosa due to safety. BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Diary - Build with Meltricon at Beulah Park 15Apr 29, 2015 9:40 pm On 29 April 2015 Metricon seems not interested in to change my plan to meet with Burnside council setback requirements, it looks like they are willing to try their luck instead of fixing issue now. I might have to pull the plug and switch to a different builder, pity my $1500 deposit. Called couple of other builders today, and will meet them next week for further discussion. Lucky I have not signed a contract with Metricon, may just be an expensive lesson, again I regret that I have not checked with council first. By the way, the Burnside planner told me, I have to submit a shadow plan and send notice to the neighbors if the plan does not meet council's requirements, even it is only a single story. Re: Diary - Build with Meltricon at Beulah Park 16Apr 30, 2015 7:20 am That's ashame. What reason did they give you for not wanting the alter their plan? Another option is to speak with your neighbours and sound them out for any concerns regarding your proximity to the boundary. If they are okay, then you can try proeeding with the current plans. We had to consult all neighbours and give them the opportunity to object. It is important to engage your neighbours in the process early. How wide is your block? Most builder have designed their homes to suit narrrow blocks but Burnside council has strict requirements with its setback requirements. BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Diary - Build with Meltricon at Beulah Park 17Apr 30, 2015 4:17 pm Setback guidelines can be flexible with councils, and it sounds like Metricon might be fairly confident it will get through. They may be justified in this if they have a lot of experience with that council. On the other hand, they might just be stringing you on and know they can get you to pay more for changes later if needed. The council planner should have been able to give a fair indication of whether it had a decent chance as it was, so that can guide your decision. You can also guess based on the alignment of the block whether overshadowing would be an issue. For example, on your northern boundary it probably wouldn't be an issue - as then you would only be taking from yourself to build close to the north side. Then you can also look at what the neighbour has along that fenceline that you would be blocking the sun from. I'm guessing if you are building the garage to the boundary, you'll be needing the shadow approval for that anyhow. So it's extra complications, but there are a few things you can work through . Re: Diary - Build with Meltricon at Beulah Park 18Apr 30, 2015 8:53 pm We too went through Burnside and showed our plans to two planners who okayed it - was then rejected when submitted. We had the choice of fighting it through or changing we changed the plan. The council website has a good handout on building a house guidelines regarding setbacks. I am surprised you need a shadow diagram for a single storey - we have had two council applications and did not need shadow diagrams. Good luck with the whole process, I would ask builder directly what their experience is with the council and have they dealt with the setback issue with council before, to save time and pain later. Look forward to seeing it all happen Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 19951 For reference, this is the Austlii reference. My take on this is, that they would be breaking the law denying access to a homeowner in Victoria, or their agent from having… 1 10252 |