Short answer: Our guides explain Victorian planning and building rules for homeowners, investors and builders, from dual occupancies and subdivisions to heritage controls, owner-builder rules and new estates. Each guide is written by Nino Muratovski, Registered Building Designer, and shows real projects where they help.
Dual Occupancy Guide
Two homes on one block: planning routes, VicSmart, garden area and height rules, and real dual occupancies we have designed.
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Building Designer or Architect in Victoria? The Real Difference
Building designers and architects in Victoria compared side by side, stage by stage, using only the words of the regulators. What each can design, how each is registered…
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Building on a New Estate: The Documentation You'll Need
Buying on a new estate? Here's the documentation and consultants you need before a building permit can be lodged, plus how NM Architecture's Builder's Pack simplifies it.
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Owner-Builder Rules in Victoria: What You Need to Know
Thinking of managing your own build? Discover the owner builder rules Victoria sets for eligibility, insurance, and consent before starting your project.
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Heritage Buildings in Melbourne: Alteration, Extension & Demolition Rules Explained
How Victoria's Heritage Overlay affects alterations, extensions, and demolitions on period homes in Melbourne, and what approvals you actually need.
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Identifying High-Yield Subdivision Sites in Victoria
How to find a high-yield subdivision site in Victoria: what makes a block suitable, when VicSmart fast-tracks approval, and the hidden traps to check.
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Identifying High-Yield Dual-Occupancy and Two-Lot Sites
How to spot a high-yield dual occupancy or two-lot site in Victoria: block size, corner lots, VicSmart approval, site constraints and feasibility.
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Small Second Dwellings in Melbourne: The "Granny Flat" Rule Explained
Victoria's small second dwelling limit is now 80 m² under Amendment VC306. See when a permit is needed, how floor area counts and what to check first.
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