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What are design guidelines and why do I need them?
So, you have decided to purchase vacant land and build your new home at Dennis Family Corporations’ Peppercorn Hill residential estate. Before you do, it’s really important to understand exactly what obligations, rules and restrictions you’ll have to work within.
The design of your new house will need to comply with DFC’s design guidelines for Peppercorn Hill. Why do we have design guidelines?
Importantly, we also need help from the estate homeowners and those who live within our communities to complete the picture by ensuring their properties match the character envisioned for the neighbourhood by adhering to the design guidelines.
Design guidelines aren’t intended to restrict design or development. Instead, they are there to benefit you by…
In other words, DFC creates design guidelines to help you maximise the value of your investment, complement Peppercorn Hill’s natural surroundings and help enhance the quality of the community.
What sort of design guidelines will apply to me?
The best starting point for understanding what design guidelines apply to Peppercorn Hill to look at the estate masterplan, which will give you a good idea of how we foresee it will look and feel.
Applicable design guidelines will also be available for downloading from Peppercorn Hill’s website and/or from the estate’s land sales team.
Typically, design guidelines will set out a minimum requirement for house designs, landscaping, fencing and how the house should be positioned on the land. Some blocks will have special requirements additional to these, which you will have to take into consideration.
Design guidelines can include:
Design requirements.
Landscaping.
How to ensure you comply with design guidelines
Design guidelines will be included in your contract of sale and you should also request a copy when you get close to purchasing your block of land. It is important to ask your land sales consultant to explain the guidelines in detail and discuss the various design options available to you before you purchase your land to avoid any confusion or disappointment down the track.
Have you chosen your builder?
Likewise, it’s also vital to provide a copy of the design guidelines to your builder before you sign a building contract to ensure your selected building design will comply with the guidelines and to avoid the likelihood of having to amend and alter your design later – which can delay the start of construction and incur additional expense.
Plans for all new homes must be approved by Peppercorn Hill’s Design Review Panel before building approvals can be granted.
What other regulations and restrictions may apply?
Design guidelines do not replace standard building regulations and permits. Your builder will need to engage a Building Surveyor to obtain a building permit before building works can commence.
Additionally, there may be other government imposed covenants on your land, for example fire and flood mitigation restrictions to protect the entire community. These will be included in the Section 32 within your contract of sale if relevant.
Always use due diligence when reviewing contracts and discuss any questions with your conveyancer or the local Council.
For more information visit:
www.denniscorp.com.au
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