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Before purchase/lease
reducing risk - maximising gains - setting the stage for a quick approval
Achieving your property development goals, reducing risk, maximising potential gains, and getting planning permits approved as quickly and for as little costs starts before you buy or lease a property.
For developers who don't own property - the first step is finding the right site. For example, you might think you've found the best location - but if it's not zoned for the purpose you have in mind - it's going to be hard to develop it. We have developed a suite of resources and guides to show you where to start looking.
Before even worrying about whether you'll need, or get, a planning permit for a proposed development - you need to make sure there are no legal prohibitions or major constraints on its use or development - so never buy land without getting a 'due diligence' check.
In most cases, planning schemes allow land to be used and developed for a range of 'uses' and densities. This means you usually have options to increase a property's development potential, which means greater potential financial gains.
If you you've decided on the 'type' of development - fund out before buying a property - whether you'll need a planning permit, and if you do - your chances of getting a permit.
'Landholding costs' are what you pay servicing debt, and paying rates, insurance and to maintain a property after your purchase it.
For example, if you borrow $2M to purchase and develop a site - you can pay up to $7,000/m - and with permit applications taking longer to assess, and construction costs escalating, landholding costs are set to increase too.
aup town planning saves developers money by getting planning permits lodged sooner, and reducing the assessment time