Thread: QLD how many 3x3 sheds can I have?

apparently in Queensland bribery will get you the answers you want.

The rule is 10sqm from memory. You are only allowed 10sqm, anything more is not self assessable. That means you are only allowed a single 3x3 shed if you don't want to get approval.

As council building regs vary even within one state and also change over time its best to get it from you'r own council rather than from us well minded folks who think we know what we are talking about.
Regards
John

I'm in Morton Bay and in my zone I can have a huge total square area under roof. The 10m2 limit is for a building approval. So yes I have had the same thought. I could probably build 3 x 9m2 sheds as long as each is separate. Which would give me 2 small open air storage areas in between. It does seem on the face of it to be a loop hole. You'd want to check this and submit a query to your council for your zone type. In the end I doubt it would save money, it would more be about saving time to wait for a council approval.

In parts of NSW they have a far more reasonable limit of 20m2 without an approval. So you could build something practical there. No reason SEQ couldn't do the same but they want the money for nothing.

In all states is generally 10m2 before you need a building permit with a max height of 2.4 m and length of 5m as per the following.

According to the Building Regulation 2006 and the Queensland Development Code, you do not need building approval if your shed:

• is no more than 10 square metres in area
• is no more than 2.4 metres in height (with an average mean height of no more than 2.1 metres)
• is no longer than five metres to any side

Planning reg's are different so would suggest you check this with Council.

All of the mass shed manufacturers make 3.3 x 3.3 sheds for this reason, a few months I put one up to house a generator, cost around $700 from Bunnings and took around 4 hours to erect, they are a bit rubbish but did put another one up about 10 years ago which is still going strong.

Originally Posted by Rudyvm

According to the Building Regulation 2006 and the Queensland Development Code, you do not need building approval if your shed:

• is no more than 10 square metres in area
• ...........

And if your land is 1000m2 and if the zone for your land allows up to 50% to be roofed area and if your house uses 300m2 of that then that leaves you with up to 200m2 of roofed area permitted by the zoning. There might also be limits on "domestic outbuildings" for your zone so check those as well as follow any set backs etc. Also check things like water run off. But it would be quite possible to have 100m2 of area available and since you don't need a building approval for up to 10m2 then it seems logical that there is no rule stopping you from building more than one 10m2 shed. Provided they are separate sheds.
Just check this with your council for your zone. They usually have an online form where you can submit a planning question.

Originally Posted by DaveVman

...... Provided they are separate sheds.

And remember to check the definition of "separate". In my NSW rural zoning I can build 200sqm sheds, and several of them (max. 2000sqm of total floor space!) without approval, but they have to be a minimum of 6m from any other building, so they can't be "back to back" or even have a covered walkway (which counts as a shed) between them.

Originally Posted by Pearo

The rule is 10sqm from memory. You are only allowed 10sqm, anything more is not self assessable. That means you are only allowed a single 3x3 shed if you don't want to get approval.

Are you sure?

• Is the standard 10 m2 total, or
• Is it 10 m2 per shed?

My reading is that if it is less than 10 m2, less than 2.4 m high, etc, then it is deemed to be "not a building" and is therefore exempt from the building regulations. The building regs do not control how many "non buildings" that you may have !

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

Are you sure?

• Is the standard 10 m2 total, or
• Is it 10 m2 per shed?

My reading is that if it is less than 10 m2, less than 2.4 m high, etc, then it is deemed to be "not a building" and is therefore exempt from the building regulations. The building regs do not control how many "non buildings" that you may have !

I'm not sure that there is really a formal standard. It's just a convention for QLD LGAs. One needs to read the actual requirements for one's specific zone. However in my QLD LGA the 10m2 shed refers to the max size of any one domestic outbuilding building before that structure requires an approval. In my zone up to 50% of the land area can be roofed. Which is vastly more than 10m2. What is not clear is how much gap between buildings there must be. Only the setbacks are defined.

Given the height limit. May be it doesn't really come up unless a neighbour complains.
One reason I still haven't pursued it myself, is that I really need something that can handle some wind. I think most of those 3x3m sheds would end up junk in my area. They really more suited for inner city backyards that are highly protected.