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Planning Permits: The first check (is the deepest)
Posted By Crissy Wong,
14/01/2019 12:00 PM One of the most gruelling aspects of the architectural design process can be the planning permit application process. Planning permits are completely separate to building permits. Building permits are about structure and building code compliance. Planning permits are issued by council and deal with height, setbacks and making sure everyone is being reasonable and neighbourly in terms of overlooking, overshadowing and visual bulk. Usually planning permit are obtained before building...
Building Permits: Design Intent and Negotiation
Posted By Crissy Wong,
19/12/2018 12:00 PM When meeting a client and presenting a fee for the first time, it's difficult to convey the depth and complexity of the architectural process. We have names for all these stages starting from concept design, ending in contract administration, but what does all this jargon actually mean. Julie Andrews might have started at the very beginning (a very good place to start), but for my first post I'd like to start in the murky middle, in the guts of the battleground know as the building permit...