Thanks Jpacashflow for your comment. I had a look at the council website, it looks like a very doable option as they’ve specifically mentioned on the website that where council land is too small to have structures built on in its own right (eg. a lane way that’s proven to be of no benefit to the community), can be sold to the adjacent land owner which I’m hoping to be on both sides of the lane way. Never had any direct dealings with the council in this way… got some butterflies in the stomach… but I’m sure they can’t bite me…. not too hard anyway.

JacM, that’s an interesting proposition… have you any experience in doing something like that?

I’m fairly sure that the properties were owned by separate owners. (I lived up the road from the properties for 5 years). And no, although the properties are listed by the same agent, they did not mention anything about the adjacent property being also on the market and hence present the potential for development. I have to say, looking at the quality of the photos by this agent, including the ones posted for other properties under their listing, I’m not surprised that they didn’t even bother mentioning this crucial selling point: It is one crappy agent and they are really not serving their customer (the vendors) well at all!!! Which presents as an opportunity for me I guess…