#55132
kaindub
Flatchatter

    The strata plan and the approved DA are two separate pieces.

    Living areas are characterised by certain features (windows, ventilation etc). You would have to go back to the original DA to see what the council approved as the usage for each space. What you call living may have been approved as storage.

    Your strata plan only delineates the ‘strata’. It does not show the room dividers nor is concerned with the internal layout nor functions of the rooms.

    Since you are seeking a DA it’s the council rules or the highway.

    In this case you may benefit from engaging an architect. I know the builder can supply the council plans etc, but the architect is familiar with the councils planning rules and may find a way to get what you want through council.