Who do i contact to findout the zoning of a property?
Is it local council? If so which department?
Also where can I confirm the correct size of a block ?
Cheers
Danny F
Hi Danny,
don't worry about the department in council, they will direct you to the right department.
Just ring up the local coucil and give them the address of the property/land you wanted to know. The local council is generally very helpful to tell you these kind of general questions
Taylor
Check out the council website, it could be a useful resource!
If you are in Vic – go to http://www.land.vic.gov.au/
Ian
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Free Property Investment Info, Tools & Resources For Switched On InvestorsFor Brisbane PDonline is a good start
http://pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.au/MasterView/masterplan/enquirer/default.aspx
For QLD:
I find information Queensland interactive mapping an excellent way of searching a property to identify its exact land size and which local government it resides in.
http://gis.qld.gov.au/iqed/map/
As Andrew has mentioned a number of larger councils within Queensland use the PDonline system i.e Brisbane, Gold Coast, Ipswich, so on.
As you would expect larger and more develop LGA’s provide a better service for finding out zoning information and the smaller LGA’s with limited resources it is definitively going to be easier to just contact the local council from the get go.
Hope this helps.
Damien Y wrote:For QLD:I find information Queensland interactive mapping an excellent way of searching a property to identify its exact land size and which local government it resides in.
http://gis.qld.gov.au/iqed/map/
As Andrew has mentioned a number of larger councils within Queensland use the PDonline system i.e Brisbane, Gold Coast, Ipswich, so on.
As you would expect larger and more develop LGA’s provide a better service for finding out zoning information and the smaller LGA’s with limited resources it is definitively going to be easier to just contact the local council from the get go.
Hope this helps.
Well said, local council are always worth a phone call when talking about higher use for a property, usually pretty helpful I have found.
Everyone’s answered the zoning question, pretty simple really to do a search. I know in vic there’s numerous resources which explain the zoning particulars very well. Not sure what state you in but a bit of googling would probably help!
In regards to the area question, to find out correct size you need a copy of title. I think at the moment it’s about $20-25 for members of the public. I can get them here in Vic for $12.50 through the ACSV. Not all copies of title show area, so if you need this I can quickly work it out on the calculator if you know the 4 bearings and distances.
Often there is a misclose in your title dimensions, as they are mostly rounded to the nearest 30 seconds of arc, so we ignore this and leave the misclose at the rear of the block (typically 5-10mm).
You can get the Vic Planning & Zoning from this site. You can also use their measurement tool to measure area (close enough).
http://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps/pmo.jspYou can also measure area using Google Maps. I used to use it a while back but I think it's now discontinued by Google itself…………….but still available via 3rd parties such as this site. I just measured my own block and I got it within 1mt sq.
http://www.acme.com/planimeter/I use this as the measuring tool to get a reasonable idea. http://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps/lassi.jsp
It’s a sub-section of land.vic.gov made for surveyors. If you type in the address, then click the measuring tool icon you can draw lines.In the side menu there will be the option to put snapping on. Make sure you keep this on to get reasonable results.
Cheers,
For initial measuring of properties dimensions without having to purchase title copies I find nearmap very useful. It gives you the option to measure line, path and area. Obviously you shouldn’t rely on it but I use it all the time to get a rough idea of dimensions. Nearmap is also one of the better services that is regularly updated imagery which is also useful as often google maps doesn’t pick up newer roads or developments surrounding your site.
On a side note I found one of the quickest ways to see if a property was flooded in the Brisbane 2011 flood events is to click back the date over Brisbane and search your address, again this shouldn’t be solely relied on.
http://www.nearmap.com/
(just click personal use and continue)DY
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