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What you can build is dependent on the planning requirements for your subject site. The requirements are generally outlined in the planning property report, and it includes planning zones, planning overlay, neighbourhood character and other specific requirements.

We can review these planning requirements for you to uncover the development potential of your site.

This will depend on the planning requirements as well. There are multiple potential triggers for permit, such as the proposed use, whether the site has specific control such as heritage and landscape overlay , the scale of development and others. These requirements can be complex We can review this for you to strategise the best approach for your project.
Planning permit is issued by council whilst building permit is issued by private building surveyor. Dependant on the planning and building requirement, you may need a planning permit before building permit application. You may need a building permit to be issued before construction works can commence on site.
Construction cost varies depending on a lot of factors, such as quality of finishes, material supply, labour, market trend etc We can discuss to give you some idea of estimate cost for your budgeting purposes.
The duration of a project is dependent on the complexity involved and number of stages required.
 
For a typical single residential house, generally it may take from 3 months to 6months for concept design , design development to construction documentation. This excludes the time allocated for authority approval , tender and subsequent construction process.
The type of consultants required are normally dependent on the complexity of a project.
 
For a typical single residential house, we will need the followings
1. Building surveyor
2. Land surveyor
3. Structural and civil engineer
4. Geotechnical engineer
5. Energy rating ESD consultant
 
For more complex projects , the following consultants may be required,
1. Services engineer 
2. Fire engineer
3. Traffic engineer
4. Quantity surveyor
5. Performance solution consultant
6. Landscape architect
7. Bush fire consultant
8. Arborist
9. Town planner
During construction there will be mandatory inspections required by building surveyor to ensure building are compliant to the building permit and building standards. The number of stages are determined by building surveyor depending on the complexity of the project.
 
Generally, the mandatory stages required are 
  • Footing inspection
  • Slab / base stage inspection
  • Framing inspection
  • Lockup stage inspection
  • Final inspection
A defects liability period is the time period specified in the contract during which a contractor is legally required to return to a construction site to repair any defects which have appeared in that contractor’s work since the date of completion.
 
This period could range from 3 months to 12 months. It is advisable to be 12 months to allow the building to be tested across four different seasonal conditions within a year
 
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