framing at sunnycrest drive terranora

Sanctuary 28 projects are progressing well at Sunnycrest Drive with the framing nearing completion and windows, doors and roof due to be fixed / installed next week.

veterinary clinic - melbourne

Schafer Design have been busy preparing the design and planning approval drawings for the refurbishment and conversion of an existing office / warehouse building  to house a large veterinary clinic.
The refurbished offices occupy approximately 550 sqm and there is also a  two level extension of 500sqm in area. Off street parking is to be provided for 22 vehicles plus bicycle parking.

scheme for planning approval

It is anticipated that construction documentation will proceed once planning approval is granted with construction to follow shortly after.

Elevation view of refurbished building

basix certificate fee

The Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 was amended recently to allow the charging of a fee for the issue of a BASIX Certificate.  The fee generally ranges from $20 to $50 per dwelling and is being put in place to support the BASIX scheme. The fee will be introduced in two stages.

Payment of the fee is required from 1 July 2011 for BASIX Certificates issued for all new dwellings (new single houses, townhouses, apartments and residential flat buildings)

Payment of the fee is required from 1 August 2011 for BASIX Certificates issued for Alterations and Additions (of construction value of $50,000 or more, and for pools of 40,000 litres or more).

Fact Sheets outlining the applicable fee for various types of development, and a downloadable Excel fee calculator, are available from the BASIX website at www.basix.nsw.gov.au/information/whats_new.jsp  

The Fact Sheets also explain how the fee will be used to improve the BASIX system and the benefits, including savings of up to $600 per year in water and energy bills, that BASIX has delivered for NSW households.

Payment of a fee for a BASIX certificate will be required prior to the generation of the certificate on the last page of the tool.