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Council red tape turns couple's carport plans into a costly nightmare

A woman named Lynne wants to build a new carport to park her car but faces challenges due to land overlays.
The project has turned into a costly process due to the need for an engineered solution requiring eight pylons that can hold 10 tonnes.
The estimated cost of this engineered carport is about $30,000, which Lynne finds excessive.
Lynne expressed, "We're not millionaires or anything like that, we just want to get a decent carport set up.

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Council red tape turns couple's carport plans into a costly nightmare

Three years ago, a Melbourne couple's decision to replace a simple carport began a bureaucratic battle of epic proportions.

4 days ago·Australia

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