Im in Vic.. Does anybody know what the regulations are for building a dual occ house? Is it an issue or is it easy to get a planning permit for dual occs? I tried to google it but to no avail!!![bonjour][blush2]
Snowflake
Hey Snowflake,
Dual occupancy permits will differ based on your council. Can you be more specific?
D.
Im doing a duel occ at the moment, there are a heap of regulations you need to follow. As robb mentioned it varies from each council. Your best bet is to go to the council you plan on building in and ask for some general advice there.
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Giulio Taranto
Snowflake, not sure if you’re talking about building one or making an existing property dual occupancy, but we just bought a dual occupancy property in Victoria – it’s 2 houses back to back, one is 40 yrs old and the other about 100, but no dual occupancy certificate so strictly speaking its not legal to have it as 2 properties. It depends a lot on how strict the council are in your area. If you’re talking about using an existing property as dual occupancy without getting a dual occ cert then I’d suggest look at all the property rental ads in the area to see how many of the “1’bedroom, all bills included” type properties (ie on the same block as another house) are advertised and also speak to the property managers in the area themselves – it seems that in some areas “everybody does it”, but I don’t know whether councils in the inner suburbs would be so lenient – you just have to weigh up whether its worth taking the risk.
If you’re talking about building a dual occupancy, then first things first – check out the zoning on the zoning certificate – or call the Planning Dept of the council. Some zonings totally prohibit it. Does anyone else know any more?
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