We'll start with the good! Our much longed for Baby No. 3 is on its way! We had our 12 week ultrasound today and there is a beautiful baby in there with all its bits in the right places! We are very excited! We actually found out we were expecting the day we sent our eldest off to Prep, so it really brightened an otherwise happy/sad day!
On to the bad....we got a call from the Council yesterday regarding our Planning Permit. A couple of issues I sorted out straight away, so that was easy. The stumbling block is that the Council don't like the solar orientation of our house. It isn't ideal (all our bedrooms will get the daily winter sun, rather than the living areas), but it was a conscious choice on our behalf to flip the design of our house so this would occur. Our block is a corner block, with a main road right down the side. We wanted all the bedrooms furthest away from that road so that:
1. the traffic noise, both night and day, wouldn't affect sleeping children.
2. The chances of idiot/drunk drivers careering down the hill, through our fence and into the house, though remote, is still not impossible and if it were to happen, would more likely occur during the night - into the bedrooms if they were there.
We have put the bedrooms side of the house as close to the left side of the block as possible, giving us more usable living space outside and minimising the excavating that would need to be done if it was reversed, as we would then have to move the house as close to the fence (and main road) on the right, to give us the same living space. More excavating means more money!
So, we have written all these reasons down and sent them to Council, and now we await their decision. Worst case scenario, we would rather not build on that block if we had to have the bedrooms on the main road side. Fingers crossed they will agree that our reasons are valid.
So that's how it stands at the moment! It's pretty much a case of 'wait and see'. In the meantime, I'm just going to concentrate on growing this babe and enjoying eating loads of good and bad foods for the last time!!!!
Over and out,
xMadmel
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2 comments:
Hi Mel,
I've just caught up with your blog - you guys have not had an easy run!
Congratulations on the baby, two exciting things happening this year!! Hopefully the pregnancy will take the edge of building. We last built 11 years ago and I was pregnant with my second (we have four. She was born when the construction started so the building side of things went very fast due to me having a baby to look after. She was three months old when we moved in which was good for me as I could pack etc and not have to tend to her so often.
Good luck with council, I think your reasons for positioning the house the way you are are very valid. Hope Council agrees.
I too have a Preppy, she is busting to get back to school next week and a 3yo eagerly awaiting the return of kinder!
Good luck!
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