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Hi Fergus,
We purchased land in Christies Beach and are in the process of obtaining a fixed price quote on the construction costs. the block used to be one standard size block and was split into two; 352sqm and 375sqm. we noticed there was a lot of this going on and when we spoke to Onkaparinga Council they confirmed that this was a relatively new zoning law as land was very scarece in the area.
However this may not be applicable to the whole of the council area so you will have to find out about your own block and whether it applies to you.
Before purchasing the land we also looked at buying existing homes with a reasonable size block to subdivide. Beware of this as the layout of your land and the existing dwelling locations may be an issue. Also, corner blocks sound great for another access but you have to be carefull that you are able to connect to the services (for this you need to speak to SA Water who will also give you a cost estimate).
You also need to consider minimum setbacks etc.
Another thing we also found out, again depending where the block is, there is a Council law that limts the number of bedrooms to three if you can only fit a single garage, but there is another law that supercedes this and allows you to bypass the hoops you would otherwise have to jump over with Council to obtain approval. Of the two final prospective builders we were considering, only one was aware of this. so do your homework and ask lots of questions or you may not get the full advantage of your block.
Hope that helps
