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Restrictive Covenant: Is your development over before it even begins?

24 August 2010

We love what we do – but there’s one task we don’t look forward to: informing a client that their very impressive large block cannot developed.
There are many factors that might add constraints to a development, but there’s one factor that stops a development dead in its tracks – before it even begins.
And unfortunately, this [...]

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How to win at VCAT

27 May 2010

A client recently approached us with a problem.
His proposed Dual Occupancy drawn up by another firm was refused its Planning Permit by local authority, Yarra Ranges Shire Council.
He asked us if we could help him at VCAT to overturn the Council decision and gain his Planning Permit.
We ended up securing his Planning Permit – WITHOUT [...]

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Dual occupancy home designs: Don’t short change yourself!

13 May 2010

Welcome – you’ve just discovered one of our most popular posts!
If you got here because you are researching performing a Dual Occupancy Development on your property, you may also be interested in these articles:

Dual Occupancy Subdivision: A tale of two developments
Subdividing Land in Victoria: The 5 tests your property must pass

Alternatively, if you are [...]

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How to get a Planning Permit: Don’t design for VCAT

4 May 2010

Conventional wisdom amongst property developers attempting to secure a Planning Permit in Victoria is: “Design for VCAT”.
We’d like to suggest some unconventional wisdom: “Don’t design for VCAT”.
Here’s why …

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Planning Permit Victoria: How to get a “Yes” from Council

28 April 2010

Recently a client approached us to test the waters for a potential 6-unit development in Banyule Council.
What we ended up proposing to Banyule Council fell short of the “300 m2 per lot rule of thumb” and had no precedent for this type of project along the entire street.
Yet Council Town Planners were delighted with our [...]

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Subdividing Land: Are you being served? Part II

13 April 2010

Our previous article looked at one of the most commonly overlooked aspects of any subdivision/development – the provision of unencumbered services to each subdivided land allotment.
This week we’ll continue the theme and look at what is possibly the second most overlooked aspect when it comes to servicing your land.

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Subdividing Land: Are you being served?

7 April 2010

Does obtaining a Planning Permit for multiple dwellings automatically allow you to subdivide?

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Melbourne House Prices: What the media aren’t telling you

30 March 2010

You may have heard that over the long term, property prices tend to double every 7-10 years.
This is based on the assumption that property, on average, grows by 10% per year.
As evidenced in the graph above, courtesy of RPData, this seems to be proving true in the Melbourne property market.
Or is it?

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Property Investment Strategies: Buy to Subdivide

23 March 2010

* Image courtesy of Kriss Szkurlatowski
Property Investing Trivia:
“You must own a property, in order to find out if it can be subdivided”.
True or False?

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Building Envelope: How three townhouses can become two

23 February 2010

So you’ve heard about the “300 m2 per lot” rule of thumb used by planners for potential developments.
You factored this in as you purchased your 900 m2 block of land.
You’re sure to get a Planning Permit for three townhouses, right?

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