WHERE WE LIVE information series
Series 7 Hatchet lots
1. What is a hatchet lot?
A hatchet lot (identified as 2 in the figure below) is
sometimes known as a ‘battle axe’ lot. It sits behind
another lot that has full-frontage to the street and is
accessed via a narrow strip of land connecting the
main body of the lot to the street (an access strip) or
via an access easement.
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Residential areas across our region are divided into
two different classifications (zones):
• Low density residential; and
• Low-medium density residential.
A large proportion of the residential areas in
Toowoomba, including all greenfield development
areas (previously undeveloped land), are included
in the low-medium density residential zone. All
residential areas in Clifton, Crows Nest, Goombungee,
Millmerran, Oakey, Pittsworth and Yarraman are also
included in this zone.
The following is a summary of how Hatchet Lots are
treated in each zone.
2
Zone
STREET
ACCESS EASEMENT
ACCESS STRIP
2
2. What rules currently apply to
hatchet lots?
1
STREET
Supported Application
required
Public
advertising
required
Low density
residential
Yes
Yes
No
Low-medium
density residential
Yes
Yes
No
All subdivision applications must meet the
requirements of the Reconfiguring a Lot Code.
There are currently no requirements that only
apply to hatchet lots..
3. How are the rules applying to
hatchet lots proposed to change?
Where the two residential zones are applied is
proposed to change so that only ‘nodes’ are included
in the low-medium density residential zone.
The following is a summary of how hatchet lots is
proposed to be treated in each zone.
Zone
Supported Application
Public
required advertising
required
Low density
residential
No
Yes
Yes
Low-medium
density
residential
Yes
Yes
No1
1 Applications creating Hatchet Lots with an area
below 300m² will have to be publicly advertised.
It is proposed that the Reconfiguring a Lot Code be
modified to include requirements that only apply to
hatchet lots. Those requirements relate to the width,
length and location of the access strip/easement, the
management of stormwater and prevent the creation
of multiple hatchet lots (one behind the other).
It is also proposed that new requirements apply to
the construction of a single or multiple dwellings
on a hatchet lot. Those requirements relate to the
width of driveways and the provision of landscaping
within the access strip/easement, the management
of stormwater and prevent more than one dwelling
being built on a hatchet lot.
Bolded text with a green background in the above
table identifies elements where a change is proposed.
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by 9 September 2016 or call 131 872 and quote
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The overview
Inside a ‘node’
Outside a ‘node’
Neighbourhood character areas
Two or more units
(Dual Occupancy and Multiple Dwellings)
Small lot housing
Hatchet lots