What Does a Change of Use Approval Cost for a Commercial Space?
A change-of-use approval costs ”generally entails” the sum of three separate things: The Council Lodgement Fee set by regulations, a consultant’s fee for preparing and running the application, and the architectural fees and specialist reports your particular use triggers. Most operators find out about the third layer after they have already signed the lease. That […]
Can You Legally Use a Warehouse as a Gym?
In most cases, yes; however, it requires a change-of-use approval, almost always a change of building classification to Class 9b, and it succeeds or fails on three things: zoning, parking and BCA compliance. Cheap floor space and high ceilings make industrial units the obvious home for a gym, and thousands operate that way. The difficulty […]
How Much Does a Development Application Cost? (All the Fees Explained)
A development application costs three things added together: a Council lodgement fee set by regulation and scaled to the value of the works, consultant fees commonly between $3,000 and $10,000 for preparation and management, and the specialist reports your particular site and proposal trigger. Buyers routinely conflate these three, then get surprised when the total […]