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If I want to enlarge a window, or small opening in one of the walls in my apartment above a neighbour’s apartment, into the size of a door, then fit a door, is it necessary to have OC permission to do this?
Does it matter if the wall is load-bearing?
As such work would require a lintel to support brickwork above the doorway, might this require council approval and therefore a DA, or might it fit into the Exempt and Complying Development Codes, so that no approval would be required?
In that case, would at least an engineer’s certificate be needed to present to the OC?
Petard
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Petard, you are just trying an April Fool’s Day joke right?
If not, why are you willing to have your roof fall in on you?
Of course you have to get all sorts of permission.
I am sure the Gurus will elaborate.
The place to find out what constitutes complying development and non complying development is your local council, not this forum. Development requirements can differ from council to council, state to state.
Yes it does matter if it is a load bearing wall – a lot. To weaken such s structure without the proper structural engineers report and rercommendations could cause significant damage to your building as a whole.
To make such a change would require not only the aforementioned engineers report, but council permission and owners corporation permission which would no doubt include a special by law or exclusive use by law drawn up. With such additional costs to yourself for this window to door transformation, you would have to weigh up if it is really worth it.