real

locals

who really know your area and your needs

Instant, affordable, moveable and expandable housing solutions Australia wide

Description

Cost

Site survey

$1,100

Application fees

$395

Engineer fees

$650

Building survey set out

$900

Long service levy

$480

Sewer inspection

$181

Home warranty

$1,420

Certifier fees

$1,942

Plans & BASIX

$1,700

Bush fire report

$715

Water & sewer contribution

$4,885

Council contribution fee

$7,161

Council DA fee

$715

TOTAL

$22,243

Caravans/Tiny House Regulations & Council Approval

Although occupying Tiny Homes across Australia is becoming more main stream, there are no specific regulation Australia wide and rules for living in caravans varies between different local councils and states. If you are planning on purchasing one of our caravans, we recommend having a chat with us and your local council.

The Same Day Granny Flats unique difference.

We manufacture our own trailers, specifically designed to suit our range of tiny homes. This means that our tiny homes are no longer dwellings and are classified as a caravan. Our trailers are 100% Australian made, comply with the Australian Design Rules and are built to the VSB1.

Coupling your Same Day Granny Flat on one of our trailers can minimise any hurdles that typically come with traditional council approvals.

In NSW, You may be able to install one of our Same Day Granny Flats caravans on your property without local council approval due to the NSW State Legislation (Manufactured Home Estates, Caravan Parks, Camp Grounds and Moveable Dwellings Regulation 2021, in particular, subdivision 3, section 77). Some councils require an application/approval to connect to sewer mains or to connect to septic.

You can view the legislation here.

Outside of NSW, you do not need council approval to park a caravan on your property, although councils can limit the amount of time you can occupy a caravan. This time limit will vary from council to council.

Victoria has recently released their own policy which is the Dependent Person’s Unit.

More information can be found here.

In WA, the shire of Esperance sees Tiny Homes as an affordable and sustainable way to live and are currently supporting the development of Tiny Homes in their Local Planning Policy.

More information can be found here.

And remember, if your local council isn’t familiar with the tiny house term, use caravan instead.

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* Advertised repayment amounts are calculated at 7.9% and available to approved applicants. Rates are dependent upon applicants’ credit score and overall profile. Comparison rate 10.99%

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