Obtaining Easements

Concordia Pacific can help you to obtain an easement to drain storm water from your land or for other purposes.

Local councils often require evidence that an easement for draining storm water has been obtained from the owner of adjacent property before they will grant development approvals for the construction of houses, apartment buildings or commercial projects, especially in cases where the land that is the subject of the development application slopes away from the street frontage.

Concordia can assist you to resolve problems related to easements effectively and cost-efficiently.

Neighbouring landowners are often reluctant to grant easements for a variety of reasons: they may be concerned that the easement may impair the development potential of their own land, that the installation of storm water drainage pipes may damage their property, or they may use the refusal of an easement as a way of stopping a development project that they find objectionable. Difficulties in securing an easement can substantially delay the commencement of construction and can add significant cost to a project.

We can guide you to determine whether practical engineering solutions might be available that would enable you to avoid the need to acquire an easement altogether, and can refer you to highly qualified technical consultants to prepare designs to submit to council.

In those situations where acquiring an easement is the only practical means of dealing with a storm water drainage or other issue, Concordia Pacific will draw on its many years of negotiation experience to liaise with the neighbours from whom an easement is required. Concordia will proactively conduct the discussions so that the easement is obtained quickly and at the lowest possible cost.

Concordia can also provide legal services for obtaining an easement through court proceedings in those circumstances where it is not possible to conclude an agreement with the neighbouring landowners.