NRS-23935 | Subdivision register [Camden Council]

Full description

The Local Government Acts required that if subdivision of land was desired an application accompanied by plans and specifications was to be submitted to Council for approval. The Town clerk certified the subdivision if satisfied that all requirements (other than the registration of plans) had been met.

Following certification, a plan of the subdivision including a statement regarding the title to the land and the Town Clerk’s certificate was registered by the Registrar General. (1) Subdivisions applied normally to sections of 20 acres or more although smaller subdivisions could be sought in some circumstances to regularise a building encroaching upon adjacent land. (2)

When determining whether to certify an application, the Town Clerk considered the shape and size of the land parcels, the road frontage to each section, the location and access to present and future services; means of access to each land parcel, whether the district was currently or potentially residential; number of houses to the acre allowed; planned park and recreation areas, and drainage. (3)

This series records applications for subdivisions authorised by the Camden Municipal Council. Information recorded includes number of certificate, name of person lodging the application, name of owner, description of subdivision and date.

The entries in this series are in chronological order.

Endnotes:
(1) Local Government Act, 1919 (Act No 41, 1919) s. 327
(2) Ibid. s. 330
(3) Ibid s. 333