City of Gold Coast

What a granny flat costs in Gold Coast.

Prices, the local rules, and which models fit your block. Delivered from Lacey’s Creek, 130km away.

All in, one bedroom$210,200–$223,200Installed and signed off
Do the fit-out yourself$158,800–$207,600Shell kit, you finish it
From our yard130kmDelivery zone B
Wind regionRegion BStandard structural rating
The rules

The rules in Gold Coast.

What mattersWhere it stands
Maximum size80sqm in residential zones, 90sqm rural. Must stay visibly secondary to the main house. Site cover 50% maximum.
Approval pathwayNo council DA when compliant: building approval through a private certifier.
Who can live in itRent it to anyone. The old family-only rule was removed in September 2022.
Setbacks and sitingStandard City Plan siting. We site it for your block.
Car parkingOne extra on-site space.
ServicesShares the main house connections.
OverlaysCoastal erosion near the beach, flood on the Nerang and Coomera plains, bushfire in the hinterland.

Which models fit here.

FitsCompact 4.8
FitsStudio 6.0
FitsStandard 8.4
FitsWide 8.4
FitsFlex 10.8
FitsFamily 13.5

Current as at August 2026. Planning schemes change; we confirm every rule for your site before you sign anything.

Approvals and site works

What the council part costs.

Costed from our completed builds at Wavell Heights and Petrie.

Approvals and consultants$16,500 to $19,750
Site works and footings$20,000 to $33,000
Approvals take1 to 2 months
DeliveryZone B, 130km. Quoted per address.

Certifier, survey, soil, bushfire, energy report, engineering. Typical. Hinterland access is the wildcard; we quote after seeing your block. 3.4m wide models travel as standard loads; 4.0m models need a pilot vehicle.

What you pay

Five ways to buy.

The Standard 8.4, our one bedroom module. Prices include GST. The all-in column is the finished, liveable number with approvals and site works included.

OptionYou pay usAll in, liveable
Frame kit$27,900$146,600–$201,500
Shell kit$59,900$158,800–$207,600
Assembled shell$75,900$174,800–$212,700
Complete home$171,511$208,500–$221,500
Installed$210,200–$223,200$210,200–$223,200

See every model and every option on the full price ladder.

Where we deliver

4 areas in this council.

Gold Coast140km from the yard

High land values and high rents, which is the pairing that makes a back-yard dwelling pay for itself fastest. Access on the older canal blocks is the usual constraint.

Nerang130km from the yard

Established blocks with depth, close to everything, and an easy run down the M1 for delivery.

Mudgeeraba140km from the yard

Acreage in the hinterland foothills. Bushfire exposure on the treed boundaries and slope on most of the blocks.

Ormeau100km from the yard

Newer estates and rural residential side by side. Which one you are on decides whether the Family 13.5 is deliverable.