Stormwater water easement through Orana park
Dear Blacktown City Council,
I am doing a knockdown rebuild and building a single dwelling in my property at Orana Avenue, Seven Hills, 2147.
My land slopes to the rear and the builder has requested to send stormwater Easement consent letters to property on my right and the rear property.
The rear of my property is Orana Park.
1. Does the council allow stormwater easement through council property ?
2. Who should I reach out to get the council consent for stormwater drainage easement for Orana park.
Below is the draft letter I am suppose to be sending to the adjoining properties.
Dear ……………………………………..
We are proposing to redevelop our property at …………………………………………………………… .
Council has advised us that, in order to proceed with the proposal, we are required to put forward a proposal for the drainage of stormwater. We have been provided with two options.
The first, preferred, method is to obtain a drainage easement to convey the stormwater runoff from our property to ……..……………… ……………………………………………………………………………
In order to achieve this, you would be required to grant us a drainage easement through your property.
Should you grant us a drainage easement, all costs for the creation of the easement would be borne by us, together with any consideration for the use of your property as may be determined by an independent valuation or later agreement.
The alternative to a drainage easement is that our development be pumped, and/or charged to our street, and/or an absorption/dispersal trench system in the rear yard.
You may be affected by these options as the runoff from this system could flow towards your property in excessive rainfall or failure of the system because of the slope of the land.
It would be appreciated if you would indicate your position regarding drainage from our property by filling out the section at the base of this letter. Once you have done so, we will be able to advise Council of your decision and have assessment of our application progress.
Yours sincerely
…………
Please delete one as relevant:
YES, I / we are willing to grant you a drainage easement.
NO, I / we are not willing to grant you a drainage easement.
Yours faithfully,
Upake
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