Hi,

Welcome to the forum! (see it’s your first post).

As always with building new dwellings you’ll need to talk to your local council’s planner as a starting point. Alternatively you can speak with a private planner (eg. Breece on this forum).

There will be restrictions on the building depending on your zoning, overlays & covenants (if any).…[Read more]

luke86 wrote:
I would certainly be paying for quality advice for this development and not relying on information from a forum. I doubt many people on this forum have any idea whatsoever about this level of development (maybe Richard Taylor, Nigel Kibel or Alistair (I cant remember his last name but he is a mortgage broker with development…[Read more]

Hi Tony,

Welcome to propertyinvesting.com. Hope you find it as enlightening as we do here.

I can very highly recommend speaking to Breece http://www.hubplan.com.au/ or Christian http://brutalart.com.au/ who are very frequent users on the forum. A private town planner can give you a thorough feasibility assessment of your project to see what all…[Read more]

Maybe send a pm to Aaron_C on the forums – he seems to like the inner-city projects so I’m sure can shed some good knowledge on Carlton.

Cheers

Also have caught the travel bug Jaimie- but no-where near 60!

I love motorsports, both competing and spectating, and working on the track car. Also as I’m a but of a geek I enjoy reading articles on development of land to grow my knowledge out of surveying and into planning, building etc. I probably spend way too much time in front of the computer too!

I knew it was for real!

Oh well next time I’ll provide the credit card details haha.

As in for development / subdivision feasibility?

If so I’d very much recommend speaking with a planner / surveyor rather than using software to work it out.

Cheers,

Hi Figuringitout,

Subdivision is a relatively straight forward process, it’s a matter of following the steps involved. I’ve uploaded a subdivision flowchart to my web page (link in signature) which I think would be a good starting point for yourself as it is based on Maroondah and Yarra Ranges Councils.

First you’ll need an assessment of the…[Read more]

Hi,

Welcome to the forum, we hope you find it useful here!

For financial queries there’s plenty of people on here who can help out, I can recommend Aaron_C off the top of my head.

The first questions I’d be asking though with subdivisions is the feasibility of the project. Eg. Where is it located? How much area have you got to work with? Are…[Read more]

Hi,

Probably doesn’t answer your question exactly, but on our plans of subdivision we must define the land slope by the following:

For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a)-

(a) level land means land where slopes do not exceed 3 degrees; and

(b) undulating land means land where slopes vary between 3-10 degrees; and

(c) steep land means land…[Read more]

Hi,

Probably doesn’t answer your question exactly, but on our plans of subdivision we must define the land slope by the following:

For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a)-

(a) level land means land where slopes do not exceed 3 degrees; and

(b) undulating land means land where slopes vary between 3-10 degrees; and

(c) steep land means land…[Read more]

I’m in-between work cars at the moment, just sold my Hilux (’95 Model).

Still have the weekender though – 95 Nissan Skyline R33 GTR. It’s a hobby of mine to work on it and take it to track days on weekends to let off some steam. Have come close to selling it a few times the past few years but couldn’t bare to see it go (also no, I’m not one of…[Read more]

Hi Kris,

For building strategies I would suggest speaking to a private town planner in your local area. Surveyors more-so deal with the subdivision side of things as opposed to the building side. Obviously we can help you out with the various steps in the process and point you in the right direction if it is something out of our expertise, but…[Read more]

A really good list there Christian of the concepts of subdivision. It is interesting to read about the same topic from different professionals as a planners view on it will be different to a surveyor, a builder, developer, financial advisor etc.

I also find subdivision interesting in that the number of options the client has and also who is the…[Read more]

Thanks David – sounds like a good idea! Look forward to seeing it fully rolled out.

Cheers,

True, pc is definitely the way to go when it comes to computers. My mrs has a macbook pro (photographer)- but I struggle using it.

I must admit that the apple products I have are much less work-orientated than they should be. Can’t get enough of some apps!
I keep iTunes only for syncing, media player is the best hands down for playback. Thinking…[Read more]

iPhone app would be fantastic. I’m a member of an automotive forum and the iPhone compatible version makes it much easier.

Also maybe simplify it down to the iPad too. I find that I have to zoom in to press the buttons when using it on the iPad (maybe I need glasses!)

Cheers!

Sounds like everyone shares the same opinion on council planners!

But yes talk to a private town planner. Everyone recommends it for good reason- because they know what they’re doing!

Cheers,

Hi Martin,

There’s a few good planners on this website such as Breece, his website is here: http://www.hubplan.com.au/

I guess the first question that would help out the forumers on here is what state are you in?

For the financial advice there’s quite a few brokers and finance experts on this website- have a look in that section and maybe shoot…[Read more]

Hi Anand,

You’ve probably already spoken to Breece a couple of times with your other project. For everyone else I would agree with Maurice (above) that he is very knowledgeable in planning and very helpful.

I’ve been doing a bit of work recently with an architect, Roshan – his website is…[Read more]