According to SEPP rules it cannot be at the front. I can’t find the link but you cant see noticable differences from the fron. It stipulates windows etc.
Here’s the basic pamphlet but it doesn’t have specifics about size etc.
It depends state to state. Generally to apply for the shortened approval under council planning and not go through the normal DA there will be a fair few boxes to tick.
You technically can build in front but it must be the average setback of the houses on either side of the building and this is very rare so the answer would be very close to a “no”.
As stated above and to elaborate, the adjoining two dwellings need to be set far forward and your main dwelling (naturally) must be set way back. This will allow room for the granny flat in front of it, too. Pretty rare parameters but it does happen!
The other scenario is where there are no other dwellings within 40 metres of your lot and your main house just happens to have been built far back on the block. Example: Your main house is (say) 12 m from the front boundary- the SEPP allows a setback of 4.5 metres, for a property which is 450 sq m to 900 sq m site area. I’ve only achieved this once which was on a rural lot (Orange NSW).
Great post Brazen! I saw a house a while back which was right at the back, two houses either side right at the front and thought “I bet I could do that….but I wasn’t sure it was technically possible” as you said very rare but possible.
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