13 Aug, 2013
I was contacted by a commercial property owner to build his commercial development. He had an architect working on plans for the last two years and the design continued to drag on…
As I said, two years ago he had the funds, the approval from his bank to proceed with the project, all was good because they would be funding the majority of the development. As it now turns out the development has been canned due to the market changing and the banks changing its lending conditions!
In the old days, lodging some architectural plans for council approval with some engineering was so easy.
But because so much has changed over the last two years from a building approval perspective (along with the banks lack of appetite for funding such initiatives) getting this project through the council was nearly a full time job for me (not that this is an issue because we are all for assisting our clients to get their projects, built and completed on time).
Not only has the approval process changed, but the importance of having a Designer/Builder that knows the process is essential!
Unfortunately, a common occurrence is taking place, with the building act changes that were introduced just over 12 months ago, you would think that designers and builders would have it right by now….
But many don’t….
When speaking to the building surveyors at a variety of councils, they tell us that there are so many designers and builders that just don’t get it right and ultimately the person who has to foot the bill is the property developer, it costs them the client time, bank interest and lost revenue.
There is a long list of forms and guide lines set by the building commission that needed to be completed in the correct order and sequence. Then each council has its own set of rules on top of that.
When lodging the BA you need a;
And this is just the start.
Making sure that the right form or right plan ends up with the right person at the right time is all a part of being a specialist.
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