Have you been notified of a proposed development within your street?
Have you come across a sign or letter indicating council has received a development application (DA) for a neighbouring site? If so, there may be serious questions around the impact the proposed building may pose to surrounding properties and the area at large.
Although the proposed new development might benefit your neighbour, depending on the size and nature of the development, it may disturb the peaceful enjoyment of your property.
More commonly, homeowners discover all too late about an undesirable development approval nearby. In most cases, there is nothing that can be done to stop the project once approved.
What are some of the common issues neighbours face when dealing with poor design?
Reduced winter sunlight
Height towers over neighbouring properties
Loss of prized views
Privacy issues from the inconsiderate placement of windows and/or balconies
Excessive noise from elevated outdoor entertainment areas
Geotechnical and landslip impacts
Poor stormwater drainage management
Insufficient building setbacks creating the feeling of being ‘hemmed-in’
Architectural style that clashes with either the character of the street and/or local heritage.
Prevent undesirable development from occurring in your neighbourhood
iObject exists to partner with landowners in formally addressing their concerns with council, seeking to protect homes, lifestyles and investments. Our planning objection service offers landowners the opportunity to adjust or correct adjacent development plans before they become an unwanted problem.
Having the right professional support in your corner can mean the difference between a fairer outcome that protects your amenity - or having to live with a bulky development with no visual appeal.
Are you aware of the risks of self-representation when deciphering planning regulation?
It is common practice for the property owners submitting a development application (DA) to use a town planner to convince Council to grant approval. In an unequal contest where neighbours are not represented by a town planning expert, the applicant’s consultant planner may carry the most credible arguments to win over council, effectively unopposed.
Engaging a planning objection specialist like iObject is thus vital to addressing the imbalanced scenario where the applicant's planner holds sway.
For every action, there is an equal & opposite reaction
Neighbours who might be negatively affected can either match this professional support by hiring a town planner to convince council otherwise – or self-represent at their own risk, much like going to court without a solicitor.
To combat this professional support on the applicant’s side, iObject’s planners, fluent in the language of planning regulation, can help level the playing field. By providing strong rebuttals to any false or misleading statements from the applicant’s planner, iObject’s objection services offer council an alternative appraisal of the DA that can ultimately influence their final decision.
Success Stories
2 Stanley Cl,
ST IVES
44 Hopetoun Ave,
VAUCLUSE
17 High St & 19 Prospect St,
WAVERLY
26 Carrington Ave,
MOSMAN
What does working together look like?
iObject will advocate on your behalf to protect the features and value of your home. We seek to minimise the negative impacts of new development applications by:
PROFESSIONAL SUBMISSION
Composing professional submissions based upon planning grounds, rebutting any false or glowing appraisals made by the applicant’s consultant support documentation.
DESIGN REVIEW
Offering additional objection support in dealing with development that does not fit in with the character of the area, utilising our innovative design review technique.
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Using our tried and tested relationship management approach, we advocate on your behalf by communicating with council planners in the same regulatory language used in the decision-making process.
