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Granny flat guides for NSW
What to know before you buy a factory-built granny flat in New South Wales: the approval rules, the full cost, expandable units and importing safely. Each guide links to the official sources.
- Granny flat rules in NSW: approvals, build rules and importingComplying development, development application or manufactured home, the 450 m² and 60 m² rules, who signs off, the building code and your rights.
- Prefab or modular granny flat in NSW: cost and rulesPrefab, modular, expandable or built on site: what each costs and includes, approvals, and what to ask a seller.
- Granny flat cost in Sydney: what a turnkey price includesThe unit, GST at the border, approval fees, site works and council contributions, with our prices part by part.
- Expandable granny flats in NSW: what to check before you buyBuilding or manufactured home, Class 1a, 2.4 m ceilings, the laundry rule, footings and the 2026 Act.
- Importing a granny flat from China: the checks that protect youAsbestos rules and test reports, NSW electrical approvals, WaterMark, GST and duty, biosecurity and inspection before shipping.
Planning a granny flat? See the Yard 37 and the Yard 57, or ask for a written quote, line by line.