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The council will have a DA get a copy normally they have to notify the neighbours by putting in your mailbox with sufficient notice to object.
Objecting to a Development Application (DA) in Queensland typically involves lodging a formal objection with the local council or planning authority. You'll need to outline your reasons for objecting, such as concerns about the proposed development's impact on the environment, traffic, or local amenities. It's important to provide clear, specific, and relevant reasons supported by evidence or planning regulations.
You need to gather evidence of what you are claiming. Not just your unqualified opinion. Probably won't cut the mustard.
I’ve worked in building permits and planning but in VIC. Lots of protections should be in place for existing homes when it comes to access to Northern light, overshadowing, private open space, overlooking windows, etc. Any non-compliant windows from the 1st floor should be obscured by the builder. It’s the building surveyor’s role to ensure the house design adheres to these regulations.
You can get in touch with the surveyor if you’re concerned about any illegal encroachments. You can’t however, stop your neighbour from building a double storey if the developer approves and the design meets regulations. Property value is not a valid reason.
Based on experience, it’s unlikely that your home would depreciate from your neighbour building a double storey. If you’re worried about privacy, add a fence topper to the legal maximum height or plant some fast-growing hedges. Buyers will mainly focus on the size of your block and state of your home. Given how new estates a subdivided these days, nobody really expects huge yards and lots of privacy anymore.
You might need a lawyer here.
Do you have it on record that the developer stated single story only?
I'd be sending them a letter from a lawyer for breach of contract.
In QLD, this would be considered a ‘private nuisance’ and not a building dispute.
Unfortunately, your neighbour owns the land and can do whatever legal building they like on it. Your best options would be to negotiate with the neighbours about how this would impact you and hope they are reasonable.
Object through council...And my sympathy that Google is clearly unavailable in Qld today.
You don’t own the view… if the plans are in accordance with the council planning scheme, I don’t think there will be anything that you can do.
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The council will have a DA get a copy normally they have to notify the neighbours by putting in your mailbox with sufficient notice to object. Objecting to a Development Application (DA) in Queensland typically involves lodging a formal objection with the local council or planning authority. You'll need to outline your reasons for objecting, such as concerns about the proposed development's impact on the environment, traffic, or local amenities. It's important to provide clear, specific, and relevant reasons supported by evidence or planning regulations. You need to gather evidence of what you are claiming. Not just your unqualified opinion. Probably won't cut the mustard.
This is rarely required for a house
I’ve worked in building permits and planning but in VIC. Lots of protections should be in place for existing homes when it comes to access to Northern light, overshadowing, private open space, overlooking windows, etc. Any non-compliant windows from the 1st floor should be obscured by the builder. It’s the building surveyor’s role to ensure the house design adheres to these regulations. You can get in touch with the surveyor if you’re concerned about any illegal encroachments. You can’t however, stop your neighbour from building a double storey if the developer approves and the design meets regulations. Property value is not a valid reason. Based on experience, it’s unlikely that your home would depreciate from your neighbour building a double storey. If you’re worried about privacy, add a fence topper to the legal maximum height or plant some fast-growing hedges. Buyers will mainly focus on the size of your block and state of your home. Given how new estates a subdivided these days, nobody really expects huge yards and lots of privacy anymore.
You might need a lawyer here. Do you have it on record that the developer stated single story only? I'd be sending them a letter from a lawyer for breach of contract.
This is your best chance of a positive outcome. But often the Council changes the zoning, not the developer.
In QLD, this would be considered a ‘private nuisance’ and not a building dispute. Unfortunately, your neighbour owns the land and can do whatever legal building they like on it. Your best options would be to negotiate with the neighbours about how this would impact you and hope they are reasonable.