Building a home, including a dual occupancy home, would be a rather straightforward affair were it not for the bureaucracy involved. Indeed, the longest phase of many construction projects is often completed weeks or months before a single spade hits the ground and work can begin, after which it’s usually a lot more straightforward.
The reality is, however, that local councils and planning authorities need developers to clear a lot of red tape before work can begin. Without standards, approvals, and planning permissions, you’d end up with shantytowns and makeshift buildings that could be dangerous to occupants or pose hazards to the community.
That being said, it is absolutely necessary to get this bureaucracy cleared up as quickly as possible for the benefit of the developers (and for you, the client), trade workers, the project manager – everybody involved. But there is no controlling just how long it might take, at the end of the day. What can be controlled, however, is lodging all paperwork and filing for all permissions in a timely and orderly manner, ensuring that the applications are complete and accurate.
Here’s how to streamline the bureaucratic parts of the building process for a dual occupancy home:
Clear the Bottleneck ASAP
Planning permissions, building permits, and all other bureaucratic parts of the building process should always be (well, they often must be) cleared first, without delay.
By lodging applications for all necessary permits and permissions early, and by ensuring that the paperwork is complete and thorough, it can (but there is no guarantee) result in quicker turnaround times, thus allowing construction to proceed perhaps days or even weeks earlier than if the developer delayed or made errors.
Work with a Trusted Developer with a Specialisation in Dual Occupancy Homes
This is a specific case that pertains to dual occupancy home development, which is quite trendy and many developers can get the job done.
A trusted developer that specialises in dual occupancy homes is already keenly aware of the unique challenges these developments pose, and importantly, the types of applications that need to be lodged which may be uncommon for other development types, e.g. commercial properties, single family detached dwellings, etc.
Moreover, a dual occupancy home developer such as Trevor Homes will already have ample experience dealing with council authorities, and that experience can often result in greater trust between the developer and the local council, which in turn can result in faster processing times.
Trevor Homes and the 5-Step Process
At Trevor Homes, our building permit process includes all of the necessary bureaucracy that’s unavoidable and simply necessary to ensure your dual occupancy home is compliant, up to standard, and cleared for construction.
We have a 5-step process (but often just 4). Our project managers will assist with the following:
- Building Permits: this includes a soil report from geotechnical engineers, obtaining architectural drawings, and engineering plans containing structural and stormwater designs to be reviewed by the building surveyor.
- Colour Selection: work with our colour coordinator in our showroom to select an ideal colour palette to be used in the design of your home.
- Service Connections: includes applications to the electrical and water authority to connect the allotments to the grid.
- Demolition (only if existing structure needs to be removed): for properties with one or more existing structures, demolition is first required in order to prepare the land for further development.
- Subdivision (as required): includes lodging applications for planning permits to subdivide, statement of compliance, and title registrations.
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Make Trevor Homes your first choice for dual occupancy home development.
