Development Application Issues? We Help You Deal With Councils
Builders, developers and home renovation enthusiast would attest that the most difficult part of building is dealing with Councils. Making significant changes to your property would also land you into the world of Council approvals and development planning and consent.
For example, changes that affect the boundary areas of properties or access to other amenities or nearby infrastructure will often require an owner to create an agreement that gives the local government authority certain rights over their property known as a covenant or restriction or that give them physical access to parts of the property, known as an easement. Easements also exist for neighboring properties to access services located on your property.
The local government body will often require the owner to grant these types of rights to them as a condition to approving the owner’s development plans. In addition, they may list further requirements for the granting of approval of development plans, including the re-drawing of specifications by surveyors, additional types of certification from engineering specialists and so on.
The requirements that will need to be met for any given development application will vary widely depending on the nature of the owner’s land and any usage laws that apply to it, the nature of the local government body’s policies regarding different types of development application and the nature of the proposed development itself.
Hunter Shafiz Lawyers assists clients to obtain approval from relevant Councils and also neighboring properties. We specialize in dealing with complications. Recently, along with dealing with s88B and subdivision certificate for our clients who are mum and dad developers, we were faced with a building that had already been built not following the approved development application. We managed to obtain the necessary certificates without the owner-builders having to change anything in the construction by retrospectively modifying the development application with the approval of Council.
If you are looking for advice and assistance, feel free to contact our office on (02) 9682 5433 or via email at info@huntershafiz.com.au.
We note that the above information is general only and does not constitute legal advice. It is important to speak to an expert if you are looking to obtain legal advice about a situation affecting you.
