Browse Forums Building A New House Re: potential car side access size and usefulness 5Feb 09, 2021 10:02 am Gerro We were in the same situation and ended up choosing to have side access to the yard, it was pretty important to us as we have about 400sq.m. in the back yard which would be a pain to landscape without sufficient access.. We also liked the idea of being able to park a caravan, boat etc. in the back yard or down the side, in my opinion it would be highly favourable if you ever decided to sell because it is a big problem if the buyer already has a caravan or boat. We placed our a/c on the opposite side and where we only have 1m to the boundary so it didn’t take up room on the access side were there is about 3m of clearance. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Is it possible to place your side access on the same side as your garage, it might be better as far as the driveway.. Thanks for that. Can I ask how wide was your side access? I cannot move my side access to the same side of the garage as estate rules only allow the garage to be built to boundary. Our plot is also quite narrow for the size of the house so there is a limit to the frontage we can play with Hi, Building a new place and I have limited space from garage to fence. 3130mm width, then opens up over 5000mm once I pass tmy garage. I need a fence that goes from… 0 3310 All 3 items listed are defects and are of concern. Please seek qualified independent inspector and/or legal advice for your state. 1 8203 |