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Driving in reverse – more delays with Council
A quick update for everyone – we received an email from Blacktown Council yesterday (yes, on a Saturday) stating that regardless of the information that we sent across this week stating the bi-fold...
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Ups & downs, with a sideways thrown in for good measure
The Council approval process has been a journey, to say the least. Today however, was a journey of it’s own. One you would not believe… Megan arrived to work this morning with excellent news. The very...
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Finally, progress with Blacktown Council
After a week of frustrating setbacks and heated conversations, we’ve started this week out on the right foot. Our representative at council has suddenly been extremely proactive in getting the...
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Yes! Oh sorry, I meant no…
Hi all, it’s Megan. Here is the latest update. Today was our original deadline with Metricon, and the day we hoped to get council to approve the bi-fold doors. As you can see from previous posts, after...
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Council Approved!
158 painstakingly long days later, we finally have Council Approval. After a frustrating whirlwind adventure, complete with stories that you wouldn’t believe, we’ve got the approved stamped plans,...
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A bushfire-proof house?
Sounds too good to be true? Think again. After recently struggling to get our house passed through council in compliance with the strict guidelines for building in bushfire prone land, the following...
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Frankly, we’re wrapped
It’s Saturday. Yet another weekend that included a trip to the house at Stonecutters Ridge. Our expectations were pretty high this week, seeing as no real work was completed last week due to a supply...
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Council Approval Issues, Part Deux
If you’ve been following our blog from the beginning, you’ll be well and truly familiar with our initial council approval issues that surrounded our bifold door installation and finding an appropriate...
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Council Inspection
After talking to our inspector at Blacktown Council, we discovered that he was out at the house on Wednesday to do our final inspection, and sign off on the house. It appears that virtually everything...
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We decided that, after almost 18 months living in our ‘new’ home, we were ready to approach Blacktown Council around getting our Permanent Occupancy Certificate. They were quick to respond, and a day...
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