Found a reasonably priced block of land in Sydney that is only around 405sqm. It is on a corner and is fairly narrow (~12m) and just wondering what I could do with it.
The block is too small for subdivision or a duplex (450sqm minimum in NSW I think?) and therefore do I count it out of the equation for potential for dual occupancy ?
I’m a first home buyer too so wouldnt mind somewhere to live but at the same time looking at investment options and maybe rental returns or perhaps capital growth after building construction.
Check with the local council about the zoning for acceptable land use – as it is not a state wide regulation.
Sydney is a big place – best use will depend on the needs of the area. 405sqm is a hell of a lot bigger than where I live in the innerwest (try 65 sqm!!!), but would be considered small in more suburban areas. If the area is zoned for medium density you might be able to build a duplex or a couple of townhouses.
Being on a corner definitely makes access better for multiple dwellings – your council will have all details available of development requirements, probably online.
Hmm just checked local council website and seems 450sqm is the minimum for a duplex or subdivision.
It is currently zoned 2(a).. would like to put 2 houses on it (live in one and rent the other) but that I assume would make it a duplex ?
Talk to your council. Special consideration could be given for a corner block to have a duplex due to having two street access.Also talk with some professional town planners who may offer suggestions that your local council might not.
Good luckWhat suburb is it in?
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Special consideration sounds great, but having to get an architect to design a duplex to fit on the block and then have it rejected by the council would be risky.
I don’t know about this Council. Sorry.
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Essential LinksCheck the setbacks(house and garage/carport), easements, private open space requirements with the Council. These suck up the space available for development on the site. There may aslo be vertical height envelopes if going two storey. Then seek a meeting with a Cuncil planner for some advice on the constraints of the property. Prepare a rough design and send to Council seeking support in principle. Do this before spending big money on the designer/architect/consultant planner so the you save money. Once you’ve got some form of indication from Council, then get the plans prepared following ALL of the Council Planner’s suggestions. Once you’ve got the plans from designer then seek a pre-lodgement meeting with Council planner. Even after this meeting, any indication from Council in the positive is only given notwithstanding a full assessment of any submitted Development Application in accordance with section 79C of the NSW Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979.
That means that the proposal is subject to any possilbe referrals to other government agencies, also the Council’s other specialists eg Engineer, Arborist, Heritage Advisor etc etc. It is also subject to …..submissions from objectors. Yep, the Council is under a State legal obligation to consider all submissions recieved. How the Council attends to the objections is subject to their own procedures. It may also get called in by a Councillor for the full Council to consider or some form of Development Committee.
Hope this is of some help. The process is both complex and simple depending on your background. Basically the Council is obliged to minimise environmental impact. Good luck.Improve your nordic skiing – become an accredited instructor with http://www.apsi.net.au/nordic
nordicskier thanks very much for such an informative post, I will now look into it further and see where I can go from here!
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