A Community For Every Generation

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

1. LIVEABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
   • Applicants are encouraged to submit designs that are environmentally responsible. The orientation of your lot will determine the best siting of the house on the lot. A building’s orientation plays a large part in achieving the optimum solar access for your home during winter. Lots on the north side of a street will have sunny backyards – good for private outdoor living. Lots on the south side of a street will have sunny front yards – good for show piece gardens. Lots facing east-west will have sunny side yards – these houses should be sited to leave the largest possible outdoor living space along the northern boundary.
   • Dwellings can become more liveable by considering the orientation of rooms and windows, shading of windows and walls, ceiling heights, sustainable building materials, cross flow ventilation, covered open spaces, insulation and water efficient fixtures. Eave design can act as excellent shading devices during warmer months. Implementing these features can also result into substantial financial savings for the homeowner. Double storey homes must respect the privacy of neighbouring dwellings, including potential overshadowing issues that may arise as a result of siting choices. It is the responsibility of applicants with double storey proposals to ensure their design has demonstrated these factors and to receive approval from the relevant authority and/or building surveyor prior to construction.
2. SOLAR HEATING PANELS
   • Solar Heating Panels can help generate renewable electricity by converting energy from the sun. These are strongly encouraged at Broadstead because they offer a relatively cost effective way to reduce
     your outgoing utility bills, while also benefiting the environment.
3. RAINWATER TANKS
   Rainwater storage is encouraged at Broadstead and can help reduce your outgoing utility bills, while providing water for your garden. To help calculate the size of water storage that you may require please contact the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
4. ENERGY RATINGS
   • It is the applicants’ responsibility when building a home to comply with Victoria’s energy rating requirements. Dwelling designs should be assessed by a licensed energy rating company and they in turn will make recommendations regarding insulation and other resource saving measures. Dwellings must achieve the minimum standard as currently legislated.

Visit sustainability.vic.gov.au to learn more about the sustainable initiatives you can consider in your new home.

CREATING GOOD NEIGHBOURS

You and the owners of the lots abutting yours are likely to be neighbours for years. At Broadstead, we’ve created a community where neighbours can connect and build good relationships at the local parks and walking trails, or even via a friendly conversation over the fence.

This guide has been created to help all new residents settle into their new community and to provide some tips to create a space where all feel welcomed.

1. PARKING
   • Most land lots and homes have been designed to accommodate two vehicles. Vehicles are not permitted in your front yard, on footpaths, or on vacant land. Driveways can be used to park cars but are not intended for the long-term storage of boats, caravans, or containers. These are also not permitted to be parked on the street.
2. GARDENS
   • To keep Broadstead looking great, a landscape design standard has been created. Front gardens should be kept tidy with your lawn, including verges, kept mown and free of weeds. Garden beds and plants should also be maintained regularly.
3. WASTE
   • Rubbish bins are to be kept behind fences or away from public view, except on the day of rubbish collection. Once your rubbish has been collected, please ensure prompt collection of your bins and that they are once again stored out of public view.
4. LAUNDRY
   • Clothes drying facilities must be located away from, or screened, from public view.
5. NOISE
   • We’re a community of friends and neighbours. In the interest of positive neighbour relations, please consider those around you and always keep noise to a respectable level.
6. WINDOW FITTINGS
   • Homes should be fitted with curtains, blinds, or shutters. Please ensure visually prominent security screens (e.g., diamond grills), or vertical blinds are not installed on doors or windows facing any street frontage.
7. FENCING
   • Fencing is the responsibility of the property owners. If you share a fence with a neighbour, it’s a good idea to consult them on the cost and timing of any shared boundary fences and retaining walls. That way you can make arrangements that suit both households.
   • Due to privacy laws, Jinding can not disclose purchaser details, but you can request this information from the Mitchell Shire Council website. Throughout the construction of your land lots, Jinding will host ‘welcome events’ which are a great opportunity to meet your neighbours. Another alternative, you can agree to pass on your details to your neighbours through the sales team or customer relations, and we can provide your details.
   • Please contact Customer Relations at customerrelations@jinding.com.au with your best contact details and the lots you wish to get in contact with.
8. ADDITIONALLY
   • Any changes that you make on your lot that may impact your neighbours land should be discussed with your neighbour first. This includes changes to soil levels on the boundary of the lot. It is also your responsibility to not let increased volumes of stormwater discharge into other lots.

CONSTRUCTION OBLIGATIONS

Maintaining appealing streetscapes is essential to Broadstead even during the construction phase. We ask that you consider the following information and ensure your builder is also aware of the expectations so that Broadstead always presents well and is welcoming to its visitors. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

1. LOT MAINTENANCE
   While waiting for construction to commence on your land lot, you must not allow any rubbish including site excavations and building materials to accumulate. Please maintain the lot to avoid excessive growth of grass or weeds.
2. CONSTRUCTION
   • Please ensure your building site is clean and safe at all times. Waste generated during construction is significant, with the costs often passed on to the home-owner. We encourage you to talk to your builder about how to reduce waste from construction of your house. Adopting a waste management strategy can reduce the amount of waste. Sorting and recycling can reduce the waste going to the tip.
   • Your builder should provide a secure enclosure to contain rubbish for the duration of your construction period. Bins, construction materials and site facilities should not impede on neighbouring properties, roads, footpaths, or public spaces.
3. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROLS
   • It is important that construction activities do not have an adverse impact on the significant environment and natural features. Your builder will be required to implement appropriate erosion and sediment control measures on your lot to avoid adverse impacts
4. COUNCIL ASSETS
   • Please ensure the council land directly surrounding your lot is not damaged during your home construction. The road and verge in front of your lot including the concrete footpath, and services such as water meters, telecommunication boxes and electrical pillars are assets owned by Mitchell Shire Council or service authorities.
   • These assets cannot be altered without the correct approval from council or the relevant service authority. Council inspects these assets at the completion of construction, when assessing the Certificate of Occupancy to ensure no damage or alteration has occurred. It is the responsibility of the landowner to ensure that any required asset protection permits are obtained prior to the commencement of building works.
   • The purchaser shall not place any rubbish including site excavations and building materials on adjoining land, reserves or any waterways. Please also protect any street trees, nature strips and kerbs during the building works
5. REPORT ILLEGAL DUMPING OR DAMAGED PROPERTY
   • To help minimise rubbish on site, if you witness illegal dumping of rubbish, soil, concrete etc, please take a photo and submit a report to the relevant local authority via the Snap, Send, Solve app. www.snapsendsolve.com