For freehold and Survey strata subdivision, very rarely. They do not assess (this is at local government delegation), however if doing the 2 applications concurrently, it may assist to provide designs for context, particularly if seeking variations or discretion on some planning controls.
No, not at all. You can build first and then subdivide, do the two processes concurrently, or subdivide first and then build. Subdivision first may be required primarily for finance purposes, where the banks will issue ore favorable terms with the equity uplift and security or 2,3,4 or more sperate titles.
Typically you will need to lodge a DA amendment form, depending on how substantial the changes are. If the changes are major, where they change dwelling footprint, orientation, or create new non DTC issues or things like overshadowing issues for new neighbours, you will need to amend the DA. Small changes like [...]
Yes you can, but within the statutory timeframe granted in the approval ( usually 30 days). There is no guarantee of reconsideration or change, and you may end up at SAT (state administrative tribunal) where costs are not recoverable to read down or change conditions of an approval.
Yes, you can, but typically this will only be granted if you can demonstrate a “substantial commencement” has been made. For dwellings, this typically slab on ground. For a subdivision, a cleared site and some evidence that servicing agreements are underway with utility provider agreements lodged is the minimum. If you have [...]