Hahahaha, well that would do the trick RP, but can you imagine building it!
I've resigned myself to having to renovate an existing structure.
Still need all the permits, which is ridiculous, but there is less red tape.
The horses would be free range, so that's not really an issue, but stables would need to be built for the sick, injured, or foaling.
I have a friend who laser levelled all her paddocks and pulled up all the trees to put in galvanised shelters.
I was Mr. Unpopular when I mentioned that trees provide natural shade which allows air circulation, and horses love undulating terrain which also makes for better circulation and fitness. Needless to say, three of her horses have foundered (laminitis).
One bloke has tried to get around the building waffle by building all his rooms seperately. His toilet is a free standing shed, his bedrooms are detached etc.
As I understand it, you can't do that, they can see what you're trying to do and could make him demolish the lot.
Back on topic though, all these rules and regulations just don't make sense.
It is revenue raising at it's worst.
Sure there are safety aspects to be addressed, but I'm sure anyone could pay the CFA and a structural engineer to sign off the work done.
It would be money sent to a good cause rather than lining to pockets of those that do nothing.
My mother pays enormous rates to the Council where she lives, but the roads are all in disrepair, they won't put traffic lights at an intersection where five pedestrians have been killed in the last ten years, and they allowed a monstrous looking structure to be built overshadowing her home, totally out of character with the area, all because the guy had the money to push it through.
So she asked Council to come and revalue her house and land because two independant real estate agents told her the place has fallen in value because "nobody would want to live next to that!"
Council said it's worth more than the previous valuation.
