Go Design Solutions Drafting Services in Sydney explains the associated cost for a DA approval in Sydney?

A question I received recently from a few clients is "other associated costs". Since residential housings are now very expensive and for many, pretty much "not affordable", a lot of property owners tends to shifts towards renovation, redesign, adding a residential extension, or simply demolishing the old one and build a new home. All these options are great to add values to your residential home. Though, before you gets too excited and finding a builder getting some quotes, there are a few things you need to do beforehand:

1. Looking for a residential drafting service to help you with applying DA applications and getting approvals.

2. Talk to a new home designer or drafting servicer, what are the associated costs involved besides the drafting fees. Things like hydraulics, stormwater design, heritage reports, or arborist report for chopping down a tree involves cost - and in fact, they are "essential" components that forms a DA.

So what are some of the associated cost that you should keep in mind when doing a new home, a residential extensions, or residential home building design? Here are some that may affect you and your proposal:

• Storm water design/plans - this is a fundamental item that you required - cost varies from $1000 to $2000 depending on the size of your land and the slope of the land
• Arborist Report and plans - do you have big trees that restrict you from building - now you need a report from an arborist to determine what can be done with the tree, and to do it appropriately - cost varies from $200~$300 per tree assessment.
• Site Survey - another fundamental item that 99% of your local councils required - it's also known as a land survey - this cost betwween $1200 - $1500
• Heritage Report - is your land under the conservation area or has a heritage listed item? This report cost between $1000 to $2000 depending on the number of items. At Go Design Solutions, we generate a report free of charge. However if the council requires a registered heritage consultant, then a variation cost involves.
• Sewage Plan - Do you have one? You can obtain one from the Sydney waters and generally cost a few hundreds.
• Council fees and levies - like any application, a submission cost - just bare in mind with that too

ALWAYS...  before you go too far with a design or engaging a builder, it is recommended that you talk to a DA application specialist, who does the residential drafting work for you to get a COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. At Go Design Solutions, we explain the process to our clients so that they understand how the DA approval works for your local councils in Sydney. 

Never jump straight to a builder for a quote - you will end up wasting a lot of your time and may cost you much more without properly drawn documents and approval.