Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Block or Object to Building Permit? 3Nov 06, 2023 5:15 pm Relevant Building Surveyor determines compliance and if satisfied will issue the building permit. You then have the right to build your home in accordance with the building permit. Anyone trying to stop your build would need to get injunction. If then they are right your RBS is liable for damages. If they are wrong then they are liable for your economic loss. Before it all gets legal you should carefully have objections assessed and if valid atone your design. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Block or Object to Building Permit? 4Nov 07, 2023 8:16 pm building-expert Relevant Building Surveyor determines compliance and if satisfied will issue the building permit. You then have the right to build your home in accordance with the building permit. Anyone trying to stop your build would need to get injunction. If then they are right your RBS is liable for damages. If they are wrong then they are liable for your economic loss. Before it all gets legal you should carefully have objections assessed and if valid atone your design. Thanks. So they’d need to go to court to get an injunction? That seems pretty unlikely and also expensive, so I’m not sure they’d do that. Is there any other way they could challenge the building permit more easily (e.g., asking the council to get involved, or appealing to some sort of building authority or tribunal)? I don’t think so as the floor area over 300 square meters then it is class 3…. 12 18400 If so what were the "special circumstances" under which it was granted? "Note: If the development consent is for 'dual occupancy' an owner-builder permit can only be… 0 14830 We are building with Metricon which include the driveway. We closed the existing driveway and open new one. They told us that we need to get permit from transport nsw and… 0 1108 |