Browse Forums Building A New House Re: JG King modified Heywood - Building Permit! 409Mar 09, 2017 2:21 pm zehunted Thanks so much for replying Bank. I cannot understand why on earth it was the developer that changed the MCP to exclude encroachment when there own design design guidelines allow for it. Any info and contacts you could provide me would be absolutely awesome as I am feeling a little lost right now as to who exactly I can get some straight answers out of. I spoke to a council guy today who was very understanding but really didn't answer my questions as thoroughly as I'd hoped (I guess because he didn't tell me what I wanted hear) but he was very clear that if encroachment is not stated on the MCP then it is not allowed. Our porch is higher than 3.6 however even when I suggested to our builder to lower the height or even just choose a different facade they are still of the opinion that we will have to move the house so it is all in the envelope, eaves include. I really don't want to go down the council planning route as like you said it will be a lot of time and money and highly doubtful we will get approval. Your suggestion to move on gave me a bit of a reality check. The last couple of days we have said if we could sell the block tomorrow we would seriously consider it. It's a pretty heartbreaking thought. This has been roughly a two year process from our initial deposit on our land and we have been through all the same excitement as you have with watching the stages of the development, to getting title, to fences coming down and being allowed on our block. I am trying to stay positive as I am sure that there is a reasonable solution but the communication (or lack thereof) from our builder is just so damn frustrating. If there is a facade with a porch lower than 3.6 that you would be happy to live with, talk to the developer and your building surveyor to see if there is any chance that you can get it through with the encroachment. Keep in mind that it is 3.6 from existing ground level so if you slope the same way as us and you're doing cut and fill, that makes it even harder. I only say move on because of what we have just been through. If someone had told the same thing 6 months ago I wouldn't have listened lol! I am glad that we tried to fight it, I would have died wondering if we didn't, however I can see now that it was fruitless and I wouldn't advise anyone else to bother after all the heartache we went through. We had our 'sell the block' moments too, but don't, there must be a solution! It would have broke my heart if it came to selling. How much length do you need to cut out of the house? Can you see a way to do it? Send me your plan if you want another pair of eyes, I have an architecture degree I don't use. As far as the builder is concerned, ask for a meeting so that you can sit down and go through all of your options, it might need to be with someone higher up. Sitting around waiting for responses to emails and phone calls is frustrating. Re: JG King modified Heywood - Building Permit! 410Mar 09, 2017 4:12 pm Thank you so much for the information. I'll have to wait until later when it is a bit quieter around here to pour over it all. Good news is that the names of contacts you gave are the exact ones I have been trying to contact so at least my relentless investigating have not been a total waste of time. We are building with Porter Davis and it's not that they haven't given us any options it's more that they are not clearly explaining what the actual problem is to begin with. There is another facade that I'm pretty sure will meet the MCP however it is the "included" facade and so so plain compared to what we have chosen. The bright side though, as it is included we would save a substantial amount of money. Thank you for reminding me of the existing ground level measurement. One of my suggestions to our builder was a more aggressive cut to our block to bring the height down. Their response was that it will blow costs out...no mention at all that this still would not pass approval. Thanks for your offer to look over our plans, that is very kind. I will send them through to later when I sit down down read up on what you have sent me Re: JG King modified Heywood - Building Permit! 411Mar 09, 2017 4:38 pm zehunted Thank you so much for the information. I'll have to wait until later when it is a bit quieter around here to pour over it all. Good news is that the names of contacts you gave are the exact ones I have been trying to contact so at least my relentless investigating have not been a total waste of time. We are building with Porter Davis and it's not that they haven't given us any options it's more that they are not clearly explaining what the actual problem is to begin with. There is another facade that I'm pretty sure will meet the MCP however it is the "included" facade and so so plain compared to what we have chosen. The bright side though, as it is included we would save a substantial amount of money. Thank you for reminding me of the existing ground level measurement. One of my suggestions to our builder was a more aggressive cut to our block to bring the height down. Their response was that it will blow costs out...no mention at all that this still would not pass approval. Thanks for your offer to look over our plans, that is very kind. I will send them through to later when I sit down down read up on what you have sent me Hey do you have developer approval? And if you do, when did you get it? I'm curious if they are still approving them when they don't meet the MCP after our debacle. It would be a shame to compromise on your facade . It wasn't something we were willing to do. Fortunately our earthworks just missed the easement, trimming the length of ours would have been tricky on the kitchen/family side of the house. Porter Davis have quite a number of houses in Fyansford, probably the most out of anyone, I'm surprised they didn't know about the issue before now? Do you have to have screw piles? I've noticed some porter davis have them and some don't, I've always wondered why. Sorry twenty questions! Re: JG King modified Heywood - Building Permit! 413Mar 09, 2017 5:47 pm You already have the driveway crossover? Did the developer do that with the footpath? Re: JG King modified Heywood - Building Permit! 419Mar 09, 2017 7:48 pm bank And a bin! Good to see they provide a proper bin. Ours was this stupid wire mesh cage with an ill-fitting lid. Had so much rubbish blow all around our block and onto the neighbours back yard. 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