There has been widespread flood damage to homes in Queensland and Northern NSW due to the recent 2022 rain event. Where re-building or repairing in flood-affected areas, building back with resilience for future potential flooding in mind is imperative. A simple to navigate and useful document to refer to if renovating in a […]
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The site of this successful project we completed was located in a desirable Brisbane suburb on a semi-busy local road. As part of the project the existing house was sold for removal. The site was steep and also narrow. To assist in sales of the sites off the plan, architectural designs were prepared […]
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We had originally approached the owner of this property with a view to purchasing the property for subdivision. After some initial discussions we were unsuccessful in purchasing the property. The owner sought to progress the subdivision themselves, however were unable to achieve a lawful point of discharge of stormwater through the downstream neighbour’s […]
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This is another one of our own projects. The site located in a middle ring suburb on the south side of Brisbane was purchased at auction for subdivision of 1 into 2 lots, and sale as house and land. The site had a significant constraint that was thoroughly explored prior to auction. As the […]
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One of our own recent development projects, this project was a one-into-two lot subdivision in a Brisbane middle ring southside suburb where we retained a distinctive mid 1970s home. Rather than demolish the home and create two equal lots, the retained home underwent major renovations, retaining its character whilst having an ensuite and bedroom […]
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In response to the impact of Covid-19, Brisbane City Council is offering a range of free and discounted services, and financial incentives, from 1 July 2020. These include; Application fee reductions. Dedicated House and Homes assessment team. Prompt advice via a new Building and Construction hotline – 133 PLAN (133 7526). Discounted ‘open door’ prelodgement meeting […]
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Brisbane City Council recently released “Brisbane’s Future Blueprint: Eight principles and 40 actions to guide our city’s next exciting chapter”. The document was the result of requests for feedback from Brisbane Residents. The document is relatively broad ranging however many of the principles and actions are directly relevant to the development sector. Many of the […]
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The Government announced the intention to disallow deductions from 1 July 2019 for holding costs where vacant land is not genuinely held for the purpose of earning assessable income. Land banking property developers in particular should be aware of these proposed changes. At its simplest, the rules will not apply from the point where a […]
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There are a number of Brisbane City Council Neighbourhood Plans currently being amended, covering inner, middle ring and outer suburbs, which are expected to be adopted in 2018. The following is a concise summary from Ken Ryan and Associates Planners. http://kenryan.net.au/industry-update/brisbane-city-council-new-neighbourhood-plans-expected-2018/ The information contained in this and other news items is obtained from a range […]
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SQM research released data this week indicating strong falls in the number of residential property listings nationally. Sydney and Melbourne led this, however Brisbane also had a significant drop in listings of 9.7% for the month. Whilst SQM research partly attributed the drop to seasonal factors, the year-on-year reduction in listings has also been significant, […]
Read MoreThe Brisbane City Plan 2014 introduced a number of ‘overlays’ within the new planning scheme. These twenty-six overlays identify when applicable codes relate to a site, and cover a wide range of considerations from flooding to building heritage and character. The bushfire overlay addresses bushfire hazard. Many people living adjacent to natural parklands within Brisbane […]
Read MoreIn late February 2015 Lord Mayor Graham Quirk announced a subsidy to incentivise the development of purpose-built and centrally located accommodation for students. There is a temporary three-year reduction in Council’s adopted infrastructure charges for student accommodation projects. The reduction will only be available for development in areas already zoned medium and high density residential or […]
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