Can someone please tell me the difference between a Building Envelope and a Building Permit?
I’m familiar with a “building envelope” referring to the usable amount of land on a block after allowing for setbacks, open space, easements, etc. However I’m not familiar with this in the case of obtaining a Building Envelope instead of a Building Permit as part of a sub-division project.
Is this where council agrees to a defined building envelope as part of a Town Planning Permit instead of requiring the design of a specific dwelling? When proceeding to sub-divide and sell (without building), would this allow the buyer to then design their own dwelling without being bound to the one in the Town Planning Permit?
Thanks,
Boebee.The building envelope is defined in the council's building guidelines (a document which may sit with the LEP) – it covers size, scale, bulk of the building.
The building permit is the DA/CC which allows you to undertake work eg subdivision or construction of dwelling.
When land is subdivided a building envelope is placed as a restriction to the title of the land. A building envelope shows the outline of where buildings can be built, including the setbacks to the property boundaries, what the maximum area of a building footprint can be and can sometimes limit the number of storeys of a building or its total height. The only way to find out if a building envelope applies to a property is by getting a copy of the title to the land.
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