Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Who is building with Beechwood 15677Aug 15, 2017 9:51 pm poppet82 sent a request to join. after a couple if years... we finally got approval from council... haven't posted for months for that reason.. was getting over it a bit until now... http://buildingourhumblehome.blogspot.com buildingourhumblehome.blogspot.com.au Re: Who is building with Beechwood 15678Aug 16, 2017 9:04 am it's a rural area and at first said it may clash with surroundings (won't.. you can't see it from the road) and then we had to make some changes to improve fire ratings and some exterior changes... I think under normal circumstances councils are okay it's just ours had a few extra restrictions because of the block and another house at the front of the block. Re: Who is building with Beechwood 15679Aug 16, 2017 6:59 pm poppet82 it's a rural area and at first said it may clash with surroundings (won't.. you can't see it from the road) and then we had to make some changes to improve fire ratings and some exterior changes... I think under normal circumstances councils are okay it's just ours had a few extra restrictions because of the block and another house at the front of the block. The rural stuff is tricky. Which house did you chose to build? Re: Who is building with Beechwood 15680Aug 16, 2017 8:21 pm Fel34 Hi we are Currently waiting for our build to start in Newcastle did anyone's start within 28 days? They have pegged the land out so far that was over 2 weeks ago . Hi fel34 I would suggest that they have already started if they have done your house peg out. So technically the build has started. The day after we signed out contract they pegged out and was a couple of days after that they started to do the cut go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110592 Even if it's not being sub-divided and you want to keep it as Torrens title, you will still need to talk to a town planner or Council themselves, to see if they will allow… 1 11039 |