Hi Cherrie,
We at MWRC did go through and try to identify dual occ’s that weren’t separate some years ago. We asked the VG to split them, and some were & some weren’t.
The VG has a policy linked below on what should & shouldn’t be separately valued. Part 1.6 says the following is not to be separated :-
“dual occupancy where the planning scheme allows two occupancies on the one parcel of land
but does not allow subdivision or strata of that parcel”
If your planning scheme allows subdivision of a particular dual occ, it should be able to be split under the VG policy as long as the other physical separation requirements in the policy are met.
We used aerial imagery to show the physical separation & confirmed with the planners re subdivision before asking the VG to split them.
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/noindex/2024-05/Valuing_separate_parcels_policy.pdf
Cheers
Ian
