It looks like a lovely block.
What sort of conditions can local government planning authorities put on the building of a cottage, unless it's built of paperbark.
People build with hay bales, mud brick etc, and as long as the plumbing is correct, and the power connection is legally installed, what else can there be?
You may be able to build your dream cottage somewhere else in another council area.
All the best with the sale, and see you and the pooch on the road.
Cheers Chrissy

ah you see thats where you went wrong, on all aplications for any housing construction councils form work has "set" boxes,

(1) sewerage disposal either septic or mains sewerage, composting only if out a set distance from sewage lines

(2) grey water disposal is under the same box as sewage

(3) building construction consists of certain materials and unless you are one of the 3 little pigs then straw is not one of them

I constantly come up against councils by laws and tri laws (all of which date back to the 1800's and havent been altered since)

the only way that you would get a "new Idea" through is if you employed an engineering architect at an enormous cost and submitted all plans to a certain level

I have been nominated and awaiting results from council to ascertain whether i can join council and try to work miracles from within regarding grey nomads parking and camping areas, along with other issues, I will not be "joining them" but I cant "beat them" either

the council is a blight on local communitys (big frogs in little ponds) and local council should be thrown out and ruled by local government

Good luck with the Council Dave.
When I was in Pt. Lincoln I was asked if I would stand for council.
I declined. As a journalist I thought I would do a better job sitting through council meeetings and reporting on the issues, thereby making them accountable for their decisions and keeping them honest.
Unfortunately councils are made up of people who have the time to devote to their duties and commitments. They are usually business people, self-employed. It's hard for a real wage worker to get the time off to attend those commitments. So we are stuck with the best of a bad bunch until they do away with local government as we know it.
They make their decisions based on the recommendations of the Council's highly paid officers. If you cross enough palms with silver it seems they are prepared to bend enough rules to recommend the councillors approve your proposal.
Call me cynical, but I've worked inside local government as a clerical officer preparing agendas and minutes, and as a journo for 12 years, sitting in on the meetings of 4 councils. The CEO's head is the one you want to bounce against the wall if you want your plan to be approved. If he understands and recommends, you're in - or out.
Bring on the Nomad Party! Chrissy

didnt like what I wrote in here so I took it off

-- Edited by dave06 on Tuesday 21st of April 2009 02:07:21 PM

There has been a plan in the wind to do away with state govt, and give real local government more authority, with credible paid politicians. They'd work with the Fed Govt, from the grass roots up. It's been on the back burner for years.

Sorry If I didn't make myself clear JRH.

I was refering to the removal of the State Govts leaving the Federal & Local Govt.

In Qld the Peter Beattie's State Govt went thru a hotly contested phase of Local Council amalgamations that some say is a necessary step towards the demise of the State Govt.  Of course others say that in doing so the 'local interest' aspect was diluted.