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Neighbours and surrounding houses exceed 7.5m

We just spoke to our neighbor who is building with DFH.
Their house has exceeded the 7.5 height mark.
They were very helpful sharing the info of how they approached the council.
The only constraint is having to submit a landscape plan.
We were not ready to do landscape and was planning to do it after we move.
So that may change on the outcome of the planning permit.

Planning Permit and height saga

We went to the council for planning permit.
Our is double storey home and the height above natural ground level is 8 m.
Earlier discussions we were told a permit wont take more than 2-3 weeks.

But today when we went in person - we were told that the height would be an issue. They do not allow over 7.5 m
Also we have to justify why they have to issue a permit when height is above 7.5m
They want us to add trees that exceed our house height so that the house will be below the tree canopy.
And on top of all this the best way fwd recommended by them is to use a town planner to help us prepare all the required documentation for dispensation.
After it is submitted it may take 8 weeks and more or less

This is when we have the contract and we were going to sign it this week.