Sunshine Coast Regional Council

What a granny flat costs in Sunshine Coast.

Prices, the local rules, and which models fit your block. Delivered from Lacey’s Creek, 70km 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 yard70kmDelivery zone B
Wind regionRegion BStandard structural rating
The rules

The rules in Sunshine Coast.

What mattersWhere it stands
Maximum size60sqm in urban zones, 90sqm rural. Within 20m of the main house. Some coastal precincts cap at 45sqm and 4m height; every Outhaus roof clears 4m.
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 siting plus a matching-appearance rule with the main house. Our Colorbond palette handles it.
Car parkingOne extra on-site space.
ServicesShares the main house connections.
OverlaysBushfire in the hinterland, flood on the coastal plain, height and character rules in beach precincts.

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, 70km. Quoted per address.

Certifier, survey, soil, bushfire, energy report, engineering. Typical. Range roads and sloped blocks push it up; we quote after seeing your access. 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

9 areas in this council.

Sunshine Coast80km from the yard

A council with real appetite for secondary dwellings and a rental market that makes them pay. Also an hour and a half of good highway from the yard, so delivery is uncomplicated.

Caloundra70km from the yard

Coastal exposure and holiday letting demand in the same postcode. Worth checking what your council allows on short stay before you build for it.

Maroochydore80km from the yard

Dense, coastal and expensive, which is exactly the arithmetic that makes a back-yard dwelling worth the trouble.

Nambour80km from the yard

Old Queenslanders on steep blocks. High-set houses often leave room underneath or behind, and the slope is the number your footing quote will turn on.

Buderim70km from the yard

The hill is the whole story. Access, slope and tree cover decide whether an assembled module can be delivered or whether a shell kit carried up the driveway is the sensible answer.

Landsborough50km from the yard

Hinterland blocks with room to move and a straight run off the Bruce Highway for the truck.

Beerwah50km from the yard

Acreage and rural residential with bushfire exposure on the treed sides. A steel skin and a considered BAL detail is the right starting position.

Maleny60km from the yard

The range road is the constraint, not the block. A 4.0 metre wide module up to Maleny is a serious transport conversation; a shell kit is not.

Palmwoods70km from the yard

Hinterland acreage close enough to the coast to rent well, with the space for a Flex 10.8 or a Family 13.5 to make sense.