What are the government regulations to build a granny flat?

DB Homes Granny Flat Guide

The States of NSW, WA, NT, ACT and TAS all have systems in place for hassle-free approvals and fast-tracked building for a Granny Flat.

Provided a few criteria are met, compliance is a simple process, without the expense or time-consuming council approvals often associated with conventional building projects.

Site Suitability

Standard Block Size 450m2 – 900m2
Minimum Lot width of 12m
The combination of the primary dwelling & secondary dwelling must not be over 50% of the total block size
A rear boundary set back of 3m with a minimum of 900mm space from the side of the block boundary.

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Other Site Considerations

Site drainage must comply with your council storm-water policies.
If trees are on the proposed site, they may require permits to be removed. Dwellings will generally be set back by 3m from protected trees.
If a Granny Flat wall is within 1.8m of an existing dwelling, the wall must be fire rated.
Heritage, Fire and Flood considerations.

In addition to the above, your council may allow you to separate the mailing address and arrange for individual utility bills.

A Granny Flat does not permit the actual subdivision of your property – unless it’s already allowed under a local planning scheme.

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Steve and everyone there is truly amazing!Over the past few years i have built 3 granny flats with DB Homes and they have not once disappointed me. Would like to thank everyone there for carrying out such an outstanding service. I am also amazed with the speed of service DB Homes carried out from the point of design to the selection of materials. Highly recommend them

Kathy Ly

12:13 28 Jul 20

Db Homes团队很棒。他们允许我们对设计进行更改。我们跟上了整个过程的最新情况。这些交易很容易处理，并在需要时进行固定。极力推荐！！

guang jun Ni

08:44 11 Jul 20

I knew we were dealing with the right company from the very beginning when I spoke with Jason at DB homes.Taking up on my project with specified required schedule, DB homes built exactly what was on plan, meeting deadline and expectation was much better.I know whom to rely on when it's granny flats project construction.

Jeanette Ohagan

08:58 07 Jun 20

这些家伙很诚实。我认为，如今在建筑商中几乎找不到这种品质。没有任何隐性费用，所有费用都是前期费用，没有虚假承诺，整个构建过程均提供5星级支持，并且还提供移交后，高质量构建和工艺。谢谢DB Homes！

Megan Chen

02:30 01 Jun 20

Steve, the director of the company is a very passionate person and happy with the staff. We're happy with the outcome of the granny flat they built for us. The inclusions were of high quality. We are happy to recommend them to other people who are intending to build one for either extra space, to downsize or for additional income.

Elizabeth Escandor

02:53 29 May 20

在获得新房所有权后，DB Homes已显示出出色的客户服务，对于该建筑商而言，他们帮助客户的意愿非常出色。

Sasa Ken

01:17 25 May 20

We recently built a granny flat with DB-Homes and had a fantastic experience! They offered quality inclusions in comparison to competitors and were quick to responses. Alex and Rick were informative and very helpful during the sales process to build our custom granny flat. Jason Taouk (Project Manager) was taking lead throughout the build and kept us informed along the way. He always made time available to us to review the granny flat when it suited our schedule and was quick to address any areas of concern. As with any build there are always going to be minor defects, however these were addressed promptly and nothing major to prevent us from moving in. Overall, initial contract sign in May and was completed by late November. Thanks team!

Stuart Fraser

05:30 19 May 20

So far, the construction of our granny flat has gone to plan and we are very happy with the team at Db homes and the feedback they provide. Jason - one of the foreman was very accommodating and helpful all through making the entire project fun and productive. We work across nations and we will be happy to employ their services on our projects overseas.

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07:07 27 Jan 20

Rajesh Chibber

02:02 22 Jan 20

I must say that we are quite happy with our granny flat and garage. The DB Homes employees should be congratulated for the outstanding professional way they conducted the entire project.We thank Murat and his workers for fine contribution and we highly recommend it for future granny flat customers to go to, to seriously reconsider putting their trust and confidence in Steve Basafacan and his staff. We recommend them to anyone who are interested in first class, up to date granny flats to seek DB Homes and see what the company has to offer. Congratulations to all staff once again and thanks for the great professionalism.The granny is a comfortable living with sophisticated craftsmanship at a reasonable price. The team especially Murat was very helpful and hardworking supervisor. The whole arrangment was very professional and all Steve's employees are highly well mannered employees with a good reputation and very understanding to work with.Steve is a very astute proprietor who knows what customers prefer as you will see when you visit one of his showrooms.

leni lay

12:20 21 Jan 20

Building a Granny Flat with DB Homes was an unexpectedly great experience.The office and on site supervision staff that I mainly dealt with, including Shelley, Ibrahim and Jason reflected their personal and the company’s high level of accountability, through their honest attention and clear, prompt responses to any of my concerns or enquiries.My role as a customer in the progress of the project became the communication and the observation of a smooth progress of well timed events, with minimal schedule deviations, resulting in the completion of a quality project, earlier than the timeframe of the contract.Based on my personal experience, I would not hesitate recommending DB Homes as a reliable Building Company, where quality of work and customer satisfaction dominate their business focus.

Dimitri Haremis

23:31 16 Jan 20

Lorenzo Lucia

21:36 06 Jan 20

Kamal Krishna Laha

05:27 03 Jan 20

Prompt in addressing queries and concerns, quality work without hassles. No great price variations from original quote/agreed amount which means no headache in my bank account! Approachable staff available at every stage of the build whenever I needed clarification. Would work with them again definitely.

Gulay Sarac

11:49 02 Jan 20

Steve is a great builder .. Love the Quality and the Service.. thank you

Jenny B

07:27 11 Dec 19

Our experience with DB homes was overall positive. There was no hesitation to design a granny flat to suit our land and ideas. Adam was very professional and quickly helped us sort out any issues that came up during the construction. Would recommend to anyone.

Pha Anh Tran

11:00 07 Dec 19

Had great experience with DB HOMES in building my Granny flat. Deliver, what we wanted. Will recommend to anyone.

Rehan Jamal

16:37 01 Dec 19

Thanks for Steve and Adams.Project supervisor Adams is friendly man, solved problems, all our concerned and get the job done quickly for us.Good quality and beautiful granny flat 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻.

Vikone Manosin

05:33 25 Nov 19

Thank you to the DB home team. A special thanks to our foreman Bill, our granny flat is perfect chic in every way and exceeds expectations.

Majd Qutob

06:27 21 Nov 19

So happy to have chosen our Grany Flat from DB Homes,The workmanship has been second to noneAll goods supplied are of good quality definitely value for our money.We would recommend DB Homes to our friends and anyone looking to building a Grany FlatFrom start to finish all personal involved with our home have been so professional and helpfulOur thanks go out to all involved.

Sue Gregory

23:02 20 Nov 19

steve was very helpful and proffesional , their work quality was excellent .

lucy luan

00:16 16 Nov 19

It was very slow at first but steve and their team has show quality build in their workmanship. thank you again..

Vivian Sinatambou

22:47 14 Nov 19

steve and his team made everything beyond our expectations ! highly recommend them !

Julie Rose

07:00 13 Nov 19

Honestly apart from a slow start in the process getting the construction to begin after that for the day the slab was poured to the day we got our keys it was quick, efficient and communication was great. Our foreman billal and project manager Jason constantly visited site to ensure works were on time and up to standard. Considering we are not at home as often he ensured everything met our standards thanks

Keiran Lavely

01:35 08 Nov 19

One of the best builders out there!! highly recommend them

Accounts Hired Group

00:32 08 Nov 19

We recently built a granny flat with DB and are very satisfied with the quality and speed of the service. Designs and approval were hassle-free. Our site supervisor, Jason Taouk, was very understanding, easy to work with and was very quick to rectify any of our concerns.

thuy vu

09:36 16 Oct 19

Delighted with the finished result. The alfresco area is great, just in time for summer! Please thank Adam and his team.

Heather Preece

00:03 16 Oct 19

We were recently given the keys to our new granny flat constructed by DB Homes who have surpassed our expectations. Everyone from the organisation who has been involved has been very helpful and professional from start to finish. We are particularly grateful to our sight supervisor, Murat. He is very honest and great to work with and we were very impressed with the regular updates he provided throughout construction. Thank you Murat and DB Homes, we look forward to our next project with you.

Michael Isaac

02:23 03 Oct 19

I went with 5 star granny flats 9 months ago and it was a disaster with them i should have gone with you instead, i am sorry i didn't. Next time i will

Mahesh Singh

07:23 14 Aug 19

The company were great, really handled our granny flat project well and kept us in the loop about everything they could. Adam was a professional foreman and he really knew his stuff, would definitely would recommend him and DB Homes.

Helen Lu

01:45 17 May 19

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