We are in the process of starting to Subdivide and build on the land our current home is on. We will be leaving the current house and building in the back yard. I am looking for any advise or suggestions from anyone as there does not appear to be a lot of Australian information available except from Councils. Also as this is also our Home it has been suggested that we may have to pay ‘Adjacent Land Tax’ but I am unable to find any information on this tax and I was under the impression that your principle residence was tax free?? – Any information would be appreciated.
What council does your house come under Matthew ?
I have been involved in many of these.
Pisces133
Matthew,
Go to ATO Web site and read the following rulings TD2000/13 & TD2000/14 http://www.ato.gov.au. Its a start otherwise you won’t believe me when I tell you how greedy the ATO will be. Basically only one of the houses will be exempt as your main residence.Julia
The Council is Darebin
Never heard of it.
The thing I would be asking myself is whether the council is supportive of such type of applications.
Many councils, for reasons of their own, often are inclined to thwart applications.
If you find out that very few get approved it may mean that you would have to expect additional court expenses.
I would expect that council would have available (either for free or for a fee) Dual Occupancy guidelines. If council doesn’t have guidelines as such they will refer you to the State Government’s legislation where reasonable guidelines are detailed.
We are talking about a Dual Occupancy situation, have I got that right ?
If so you will find that (more likely than not) you won’t be able to subdivide until the second dwelling has actually been built.
If however the land is large enough to subdivide it, well, that means that you won’t have many problems if you follow their rules about building.
I do suggest that you use an architect for the design.
It doesn’t mean that a draftsman cannot do the job, many can. The problem is to find the one who has the extensive experience and common sense required to finish up with a suitable house.Pisces133
Thank you for both your replies – I now have a starting point so hopefully it will be approved
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