Hi,
I'm considering subdividing and building a new house on the back of the property (in Auckland). I want to use the existing driveway to service the rear property, but I think it's slightly too narrow where it goes past the existing house. (The Unitary Plan says driveways need to be 3m legal width and 2.5m formed width. My driveway is hard up against the boundary, and while the formed width is always >2.5m, over a very small area (a couple of metres) the driveway is "squeezed" between the house and boundary and the legal width is slightly under 3m (~2.86m)).
Just wondering how finicky the council is with these rules, i.e. are they likely to stop me subdividing because the driveway's slightly less than 3m wide at one point? FYI there's no other way to provide rear access to the site without moving the house.
Thanks in advance for any advice
I'm considering subdividing and building a new house on the back of the property (in Auckland). I want to use the existing driveway to service the rear property, but I think it's slightly too narrow where it goes past the existing house. (The Unitary Plan says driveways need to be 3m legal width and 2.5m formed width. My driveway is hard up against the boundary, and while the formed width is always >2.5m, over a very small area (a couple of metres) the driveway is "squeezed" between the house and boundary and the legal width is slightly under 3m (~2.86m)).
Just wondering how finicky the council is with these rules, i.e. are they likely to stop me subdividing because the driveway's slightly less than 3m wide at one point? FYI there's no other way to provide rear access to the site without moving the house.
Thanks in advance for any advice
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