Side by Side Dual Occupancy Block Dimensions Explained

[@peterkellyofficial]

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[@faizanarif5703]

man, you are amazing!!!!

[@peterkellyofficial]

Cheers legend, I’m glad you’re getting some value 🙏

[@RS-yb5rr]

Great content, the drawings are a great touch and made it easy to understand. Subbd

[@peterkellyofficial]

I appreciate the feedback Rick and I'm glad you're enjoying the vids!

[@saramuthu6690]

My block of land facing high street road Ashwood got 17m width. Existing Crossover is at the east boundary. Would it be possible to get a second crossover from the west boundary? There is an electrical post almost on the right boundary. Would it be possible to leave one meter from the electric post and have the second crossover?

[@peterkellyofficial]

Hi Sara - Thanks for watching!! 🔥👌 It sounds ok - my concern would be you might have to be entering into Hight St Rd in a forward motion, I think it's a Rd Zone... which ads some complexity...hard to know exactly without knowing the address. But asking council would be a good starting point also ✅🙏🥊

[@nickchandra4890]

Hi Peter for an existing house in Camberwell 3124 what should be the driveway width to the backyard for a subdivision? The land is over 1000sqm. I will need to remove the garage as there is no access to the back otherwise. Thank you.

[@peterkellyofficial]

Hi Nick - There is a lot to consider in these types of designs... but 4m would be nice!! 👊🥊👌

[@nickchandra4890]

@@peterkellyofficial Hi Peter thank you for your response. The maximum I have is 2.5 m to 3m. I will contact you once I am ready to deal with Boroondara council! My plan is to sell the front first and keep a property or two townhouses at the back as I don't need to pay Capital Gains Tax if I do it in that order. If I sell the backyard subdivision first I will have to pay Capital Gains Tax.

[@peterkellyofficial]

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[@nickchandra4890]

@@peterkellyofficial Hi Peter I am currently grappling with an interesting situation. The Real Estate agent is valuing the property as it is at $4m but if the land is subdivided the existing property drops to $3m and the subdivided land $800k totaling $3.8 million actually losing after incurring subdivision costs. His logic is as builders are charging high costs not much demand for land, back property is not worth as much due to overlooking etc and the front property will lose value through reduced land.

[@nickchandra4890]

I think in some really high value suburbs , plottage is a better strategy than subdivision. ie buy two adjacent properties , demolish both even if they are in very good condition and build a massive mansion on both and sell for more than the total cost. ie Sydney Harbour front

[@suttanto]

Hi . Which one will give premium price. Side by side building or front and back side building . Thanks

[@peterkellyofficial]

Hi Josh! There are a lot of factors that would need to be considered, every project and area will be different. That said, generally speaking if we can get side by side that’s what we would prefer :)

[@suttanto]

@@peterkellyofficial I ask some builders. He said he council won't approve or hard to approve side by side building if there is no other similar house in the area. Is it true?

[@peterkellyofficial]

If there is no precedence it could be the case. You should reach out to a local planner for clarity 👍

[@lee.j7077]

Hi I live in nsw,do you know if it’s true that if you build a duplex the build has to be no more than half the land size?for example a 600m block you could only build up to 300sqm total ?thanks

[@peterkellyofficial]

Hi Lee, unfortunately it isn’t that simple. You’ll need to check your relevant local planning zone regulations :)

[@lee.j7077]

@@peterkellyofficial ok I just had a draftsperson have a look and that’s what he told me but I think I will get a second opinion and check council website thanks

[@peterkellyofficial]

Sounds like a plan! Good luck 🙏

[@theseaofserenity01]

Peter, does the block need to be flat? What is the maximum slope? Thanks

[@peterkellyofficial]

Sites don't necessarily need to be flat. The key is to be aware of what impact the slope will have on the design and cost. Sites with slopes can still make sense if you have a good design idea and all associated costs have been correctly factored into the feasibility.

[@murtaza6542]

Is it a good adea to become a builder and then do developing ? I mean is it worth the hustle and the fees such as insurance etc to keep you registered?

[@peterkellyofficial]

Hey Muttama! itreally depends on your own circumstances and goals but it’s definitely not necessary.

[@jwem18]

Hi Peter, I was under the impression that frontage has to be 20m minimum for most councils in Melbourne. Is this not true? Or, is it more case by case?

[@peterkellyofficial]

Definitely not true! We've done side by side dual occupancy projects in Melbourne with 12m frontages so it is case by case for sure.

[@jwem18]

Great, thanks Peter!

[@peterkellyofficial]

@@jwem18 no worries Jack, all the best!