Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jan 31, 2017 10:52 am This story appeared on the ABC news today. It concerns a house in Adelaide that was built on a split block without much thought given to the placement of the garage, which was built smack in front of a street pole! What is interesting about the article is that it goes on to mention some other problems which are becoming more frequent as blocks become smaller and not enough thought is given to parking or design. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-31/n ... le/8225530 Re: Problems due to metropolitan housing density 2Jan 31, 2017 5:47 pm Definitely a problem in Perth too. Spiralling land costs means developers and shires producing tiny blocks with resulting shortened set backs. Now have 'driveways' shorter than a fiesta sized car so all saloons hang across the pavement which means everyone has to walk around the car onto the road to pass. In streets opposite schools, cars parked on their own driveways but with wheels on the council crossover have been fined for illegal parking. Re: Problems due to metropolitan housing density 3Jan 31, 2017 7:28 pm Even in my new estate this will be a problem, garages are tiny (block frontages at 12m or less.. so single garage is about all you can fit and a small garage at that!!), and streets are narrow.. so expecting to have lots of cars parked everywhere. Thankfully I won't need to drive much once I move. I'm shocked that the council has allowed such small blocks to be sold, one of my neighbors has built a 2 bedroom, 1 bath.. 'house', on both side boundaries and back boundary.. with a small court yard satisfying the 'private outdoor space' requirements.. Re: Problems due to metropolitan housing density 5Jan 31, 2017 10:04 pm Even if a small car could possibly squeeze into that tiny garage, how would the occupants then get out? Perhaps with the advent of self parking and summonsing cars, future drivers and passengers will never see the inside of a garage. If I lived on a busy road, a driveway turntable would be a prerequisite. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Problems due to metropolitan housing density 6Feb 01, 2017 3:45 pm My block is 300. One of the biggest in the estate My house is mosesr 3bdr though with small backyard..and nearby train station so may sell the car..but there are smaller all around. Im way put from the city but its all i can afford on my own so making do. Re: Problems due to metropolitan housing density 9Feb 10, 2017 5:53 pm It's going to get denser and busier, denser with housing and busier on the streets. There are no easy solutions when so many people are coming to live in Melbourne.I see hundreds of acres of farmland turned into housing estates. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Hi All, see above image. The required setback from the rear boundary in my case is 5m, as you can see the shape of the site and location of the boundary is slightly… 0 8490 CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16663 I am not based in Victoria however i had a quick look into your question to understand what you were asking. The way I read the regulations, overshadowing relates to the… 1 2257 |