Is it hard to get permit for a new street (for lot division)?

[Sean Yan]

I saw a property that has a huge land, but the land does not seem to be good for further development as smaller lots for single families (because it has narrow front facing the street) — see the attached image.

I have an idea to build a small road as the image illustrates below, and then subdivide the land into smaller pieces to build single family homes.

I have two questions about building the street:

  1. Is it easy to get city’s permission to build a small street along the lot?

  2. The neighbor is another owner, would he/she object building a road (even if the city is Ok)? If so, do I have anything to convince him/her to agree?

anyone with experience to share some knowledge? Appreciated it for advising — I am a newbie in investment, but willing to learn.