Couple must leave ‘dream’ tiny home after court ruling
a month ago by 𝙈𝙞𝙖 to c/australia
In short:
The NSW Land and Environment Court has ruled that a couple's caravan requires development consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.
Bega Valley Shire Council has welcomed the ruling but says tiny homes can play a role in providing diverse housing options.
What's next?
The Australian Tiny House Association says the decision may have implications for all tiny home owners in NSW.
That will be one part, the other will be that some people in the area want the place to loom a certain way. I know of someone who owned a block that had a shipping container at the back of the block have council tell them that they need to move it. Their response was that they had a permit in to build on said block that had been sitting with council for at least 6 months. It got approved within a week.
Fuck this. This exact thing happened to me. I live in the PNW, Washington State, USA, to be exact. I spent a year or more building my place to spec. Lived in it from 2020 to 2023, when I was informed that I was in violation of local laws.
When asked how I was discovered, they said a neighbor reported me.
Fuck this idiotic world. I was living a good life. I've been in the middle of the city since and can't say I'm better for it.
But following a complaint from a member of the public
Does Australia have their own name for nosy Karens?
I bet it is Stupid Fucking Cunt. They don't really mince words when it comes to idiots.
I thought cunt was more of a term of endearment for them, though?
It works both as a term of endearment and an insult. Depends on context.
How ya going ya cunt?
What a fucking Cunt.
Unpermitted housing has issues because it can break or overwhelm some things if you have a bunch of people on a rural line or connection. But the biggest issue is trash which is less likely to happen if tiny home can be legally registered and get garbage service, homeless camps making mounds of trash is the biggest fire risk there is.
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The frustrating thing about this is what this will/has cost the council considering the financial position they are in.
It also miffs me that it was only one person who has complained!
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