WE HAVE A PERMIT!!!

Well, not officially, but close enough!

Our brilliant planner has compromised on some conditions with the council and won the others at VCAT today, so apart from the administration side, VCAT has issued a permit!

So now the conditions are:
a) Setback dwelling 3.2mt from Evans Street frontage
b)Two car spaces in garage
c)Deletion or modification of external stairs, landing etc… aligning boundary on east to be in line with shed on adjacent lot
d)Extend the lightcourt along western boundary north by 1.5 meters to a total length of 6.0 meters (rather than 7.5 meters)
f)Removal of the balcony on first floor (studio/apartment), but glass line as per application

The conditions that no longer apply are:
e) Ceiling raked in hall/winter garden to reduce height to 2.4 meters
g)The north elevation on the first floor setback an additional 3 meters from the Evans Street frontage.

Land Australia 2

Good news! I talked to a very helpful person from Land Australia who required a letter with the applicant's 'full name' on it (no, Ben Walsham won't do). But now that that's faxed off and I haven't heard to the contrary, I can only assume we have a new title!

Land Australia

I never want to visit this place again. In order to lodge my application, I got directed to 6 different people on 2 different floors and none of them seemed to know what was happening. Hopefully we have provided enough information for the folio to be amended (to show Loyola Avenue)... a few days will tell.

Good news!

Finally, some good news! The neighbours have withdrawn their objection and we have a VCAT date (as we are still appealing the council's decision). So off to VCAT on 19 May!