Hi Guys,
I know of a property coming on the market soon that has a house on 11xx m.
I emailed council and directed my email to the town planner and asked if they knew of any reason this could not be subdivided at a later stage.No response.
Is there a 3rd party that i can speak to / employ that can tell me , broadly speaking, if the land is subdividable or not.
I.e , i just want to know if the area has any special zoning , is there some strangeness with the land that i may not know about that could stop it being subdivided ?
Who would i speak to about this? and roughly how much would this service cost?
You can speak to the town planner however they may or may not be of much use. I have found that the council town planners only respond to questions if you go there in person- they do not talk to people over the phone or respond to emails.
Cheers,
LukeHi Luke,
Would i be charged for such a meeting ? Do you feel that’s the best course of action? I am not even sure how i want it subdivided yet? I just want to know if anything is in place to stop me subdividing.
I just feel a little under cooked to go have a meeting about this when i am just looking for a very rough answer.
Hi Marshes
Most councils either don't provide much help or they are extremely slow in responding. You can get some quick and free advice from Town Planners (as Luke86 has recommended) however once you do engage them they are expensive. I now a very good one but he is based in Sydney – where are you based?
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i thought Luke meant town planners working for council.
I am based in Sydney, would love to speak to anyone you can recommend.
Yes I did mean town planners who work at the council. You can go and see them in person but they may or may not be much help.
Luke.
Hi Marshes,
Thats great! I haven’t used him in a while (haven’t had many clients wanting to develop) but I will search for his details and get back to you.
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Meeting the town planner at the council is free but they generally have appointments for 15 minutes to is feels very rushed and you need to be very prepared with your questions when meeting them. Which council is this in Sydney?
Also I found the town planner details – here it is:
Colleen McCullum
Glendinning Minto & Associates
PO Box 225 Thornleigh. NSW 2120
Tel: 9875 4788
Fax: 9875 4799
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When emailing them – you need to state the details of the property (including the zoning, i.e. 2c, 2a, property address, etc) and also what it is they you are wanting to do with the property. At a glance they can tell you if it fits the box. Then download the DA Guidelines of the local council and read this. Then set up a meeting with the council planner. Then you will be better prepared for the meeting with the council town planner and you will get more decisive answers.Good luck!
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Thanks Shahin!
Marshes,
The easiest thing to do is go online and search the Council's web page for their LEP Maps which should show you whether the land you are looking at is within a certain zone or whether there are any plans for changes to the zoning of the area in the future.
In alot of cases you can research this and plenty of other information from the Councils web pages.
Yes it takes time, however it will save you money and eventually a wasted trip to the council chambers.
Regards
Col
Thanks Col.
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