Land Lot Adjacent to The 'Exisiting Storm Drain'

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  QW3RTY on 13/10/2020 - 13:11

  The only thing I would be investigating is the flood liability of the land. Check to see with Council or with the developer whether a flood study has been commissioned. This will just show expected flood levels (and anticipated damage) in a 1% AEP flood event (1 in 100 year flood).

  Other than that, there is nothing unusual about being located adjacent to an existing drain line.

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    Frankenbeanie on 13/10/2020 - 15:06

    Thanks. thats helpful. i will contact the developer and ask abou the flood study.

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  chasis on 13/10/2020 - 13:15

  +2

  Stormwater channel would be of flooding concern for the 1% AEP as QW3RTY mentioned. Main drain will have no effect. This is your regular household drainage/sewage.

  The only issue this causes is if there is a blockage or pipe damage the appropriate authority may need access to that land to carry out repairs. If its on your land it would likely be classed as an easement. It looks in this case as if it doesn't sit on either lot though. Just confirm before purchasing what easements exist as that will limit where you can build on the property.

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    Frankenbeanie on 13/10/2020 - 15:14

    is the green line 'storm water drain' or 'main drain'. When i look at at the legend again it looks more like a 'storm water drain' and the not the main drain i originally thought.

    The engineering diagram doesnt show any easements except for gwr so i dont think it is on the lot but will be double checking. I imagine things like this would be included in the land sale contract so a convenancer would pick them up too.

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      chasis on 13/10/2020 - 15:42

      Either one should be fine. They should be pipes.

      What would concern me is if it was a channel. The channels look like this and you've probably seen them around - https://www.sterlingstormwater.com/copy-of-gravel-swale With large rainfalls these often overflow and flood the area.

      Modern developments should have stormwater retention pit onsite (which is shown in bright blue on your map). These hold back large volumes of water on your property to prevent local flooding. So you'd only be concerned about channels or nearby rivers and creeks when it comes to flooding.

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        [Deactivated] on 13/10/2020 - 15:52

        Modern developments should have stormwater retention pit onsite

        They build a new apartment block next to me, took me a few to work out what exactly they were building when they put this in, but it drastically cut down on the amount of runoff coming onto my property, even despite the fact that the block is now basically concrete.

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  pjsum on 13/10/2020 - 14:14

  It's hard to tell from the drawing whether it's on the neighbouring lots or there is separate lot for the main drain between the properties. If it is on the neighbouring lots, then they would likely have an easement and wouldn't be able to build up to your shared fence line, which is not a bad thing. Check out the address on VicPlan and you should be able to see the lot boundaries if it is up to date.

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    Frankenbeanie on 13/10/2020 - 15:37

    thanks for looking at it. on the complete engineering diagram it doesnt show any easements on any of the neigbouring blocks. but right next door is another estate and this plan doesnt include them so it could be on their lots.

    I have had a look at the vicplan. i put in the address and it does come up but I am not sure wht i am looking for. it comes with a plain pink square with a blue dotted square line overlapped. https://imgur.com/a/RM78hwx

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      pjsum on 13/10/2020 - 22:07

      Looking at that there is no separate lot for this 'drain' (you have a shared boundary), so it is likely located (from the drawing) within the adjacent neighbouring lots, and they would have an easement so they can't build up to your shared fence line. You may also have a small easement on that boundary depending on the distance to the drain. The plain pink is just showing the zone you are in (UGZ). The blue dotted square is just the boundary of the lot you searched for. THE DCPO overlay is nothing of concern. If the drain was open and had a potential flood impact you would generally see a planning overlay such as FO or LSIO applied to the surrounding lots.

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  [Deactivated] on 13/10/2020 - 16:11

  Not an expert but what are the blue property inlet and the red sewer maintance on the blocks. Are they above ground eye sore issues in the back yards?

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  Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 13/10/2020 - 17:01

  Legend indicates it's a storm water drain.

  Low, but possible, chance:
  flooding
  blockage and flooding
  noise
  hobos moving in

  Also you'll have issues getting permits to build anywhere near that edge of the property besides the actual house itself ie. shed, gazebo.

  Your conveyancer or solicitor will give you advice on this.