Practical advice for buying vacant land and building in the Illawarra
Land that looks ready to build on may not actually be ready to live in. Each utility — water, sewer, electricity, telecommunications, gas where it's still permitted — has to be physically connected to...
14 May 2026Stormwater is the rain that falls on your land and must leave it safely. The legal principle that drives nearly every Australian council's planning regime is simple: post-development runoff must not e...
12 May 2026Slope is the single biggest hidden cost in vacant-land buying. A 5% slope sounds gentle but routinely adds tens of thousands to site costs. A 15% slope changes the entire design approach. The decision...
10 May 2026The "building envelope" is the invisible 3D box on a lot inside which you're allowed to build. It's defined by combining every numerical control the planning instruments impose — height, floor space r...
8 May 2026A geotechnical investigation tells you what's actually under the ground before someone designs a footing to sit on it. On a flat suburban block in stable soils, that may not amount to more than a rout...
20 April 2026Two premium vacant blocks available now at 6 Emperor Court, Berkeley.
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