Qualification first
Lot check & feasibility
Secondary dwellings sit under specific NSW planning provisions with their own qualification tests: lot size, zoning, setbacks and site coverage among them. A feasibility check reads your property against those tests and against the practical realities: where the sewer runs, which trees are protected, and how a build crew would even reach the back of the block.
Scope
What this covers
Zoning and lot-size verification against the secondary dwelling provisions that apply
Yard measurement against setbacks, site coverage and private open space requirements
Sewer, stormwater and easement mapping: pipes under the proposed footprint change everything
Access assessment for construction: side gates, driveways, neighbour arrangements or crane needs
A frank early view on detached, attached or conversion options for your specific block
Timing
When it's needed
Before design and certainly before any contract. The commonest disappointments in this market: a sewer main under the only viable footprint, a protected tree mid-yard, a lot just under the size threshold, are all discoverable in this first step for a fraction of the cost of finding out later.
A backyard build puts a working site inside a family property: keep children and pets away from trenches, stacked materials and the work zone even outside work hours, and never use ladders or scaffolds left on site. Flag any open excavation or unsecured fencing to the site contact the moment you see it.
Quote variables
What shapes the scope
Lot dimensions and how much yard remains after setbacks
Underground infrastructure position and any build-over approvals it would trigger
Tree protection and canopy constraints in the rear yard
Construction access and what it means for method and cost
Granny flat construction is residential building work under NSW law and must be carried out by a builder holding a current NSW Fair Trading contractor licence, under a written contract, with home building compensation cover in place for work above the insurance threshold before a deposit is taken. Licence details can be checked in minutes on the public online register: do that for any builder you deal with, whatever website introduced them.
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