Floor Space ratio decisions

When you are looking at the kind of home you want built on your block you need to consider the floor / space ratio that councils have.

It can differ from council to council but ours has a ratio of 50%.

This means you add up all the floor space of your new home and ratio it with the square meters of your block.

Say you have a new home that is 320 Sq meters and the block is the average 670 square meters. that means the ratio is 320/670 = 47.76% which is under the 50% requirement. but don't worry if it comes out slightly over, there's a few considerations you can take in your calculating the floor / space ratio. [ Depending maybe upon council's so check ].

Normally you can exclude the gargae area from the calculation, then also the stairs of it is a two story home.

And also if you want the alfresco type patio in you outside area this also is excluded, because it's not enclosed.

So do the quick calculation and avoid being disappointed at choosing a home that won't fit your block.