bbasdg,the size of the townhouses that you can put on your site is depend on many factors such as size, zoning of your site and which council (even which town planner is invovled with your town planning application).Base on my experience, on a 700m2 site you can fit avg 2 x 250sm2 3 bedroom + 1 study townhouses (include a 5.5m x 6.0m double gar…[Read more]

hi bbasdg,Check your inbox for my private message.  I'm just an ordinary guy who works in an office for 37.5 hours a week, had some spare cash so I started developing dual occ's some years ago. The most important thing is finding the right builder who can deliver on time rather than trying to screw you  every way he can for more money.

blairmason17,For a 2 x double storey townhouses in Donvale on a 690m2 lot, they quoted $25,000 for everything is needed for a town planning permit and building permit, plus arrangement for builders and weekly site inspection by the project manager. Shoot them an email and let them surprise you! Get them to do a free inspection and quotation and…[Read more]

bbasdg,I can probably answer your questions and send you some related websites but can I ask which state are you based in? Every state has their own planning policies. Unfortunately my knowledge is limited to Victoria only.

hI bbasdg,I have done 3 sub-division myself and about to start on the 4th one. The first starting point is always the council, before you purchase the site you should always ring up the council to tell them what you are thinking about doing. Councils have different local policies e.g. in Hobson Bay municipality, they prohibit you from building any…[Read more]

pks,Please check your Private message, I have sent you some information which should help.cheers

Hi DWolfe,It sounds like you are not planning to live in this property for long but will develop/renovate and sell the property therefore you probably would look at potential growth in land value.By the sound of it, the site in Bayswater fits all criteria for a profitable development given its size, location and potential growth. It sounds like a…[Read more]

Hi Pks,May I ask whereabouts in Northern Victoria is your site? You need to find out what zoning your properpty is located by visiting http://www.land.vic.gov.au/land/lcnlc2.nsf/Home+Page/Land+Channel~Home+Page?open, in certain zonings,  a town planning permit is required for any modification to dwelling on a lot between 300m2 to 500m2. That tra…[Read more]

Some architects do charge really low. I know someone who charges about $6k for a 2 x double storey town houses town planning which include the planning report. It is a relatively new company but their service is really good. I'm about to engage them to do my sub-division in Burwood East.

Jim,You should look for a building designer or an architect who is willing to design, tender for builder and monitoring the construction. Let me know if you need a contact, I know someone who does everything for a relatively low fee mind you there are not many designers would want to be involved during construction.

wolverine69 wrote:
hey i know this thread is a year old.   how did you go with this????im looking at going through property subdivision and qouted me 180K for a double story 2 bedroom and maybe a study on a 9-11 square including garage. what do you guys think??? and the they do all the work on getting the permits and planning for$23k

Hi W…[Read more]