A-00 Consent-exempt granny flats · NZ-wide

Add a granny flat.
Skip the consent battle.

Since 2026 you can build one up to 70 m² without a building consent. We sell the finished plans, drawn by a licensed designer — ready to hand to your builder.

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A finished two-bedroom granny flat with timber weatherboard cladding, a charcoal colorsteel gable roof and a raised timber deck, on a coastal New Zealand site.

Plan

Wharepouri

Type

2 Bed · 70 m²

Status

Consent-exempt

Three steps to a granny flat

  1. 1

    Check your site

    Enter your address for a free instant read on whether you can use the granny flat exemption.

  2. 2

    Buy your plan set

    Choose a complete, LBP-designed plan set — foundations, E2 details and compliance pack included.

  3. 3

    Get your PIM & build

    Lodge your PIM (Form 2AA), engage your LBPs, and build within two years.

The exemption removes the need for a building consent for a stand-alone dwelling up to 70 m² internal floor area, single storey, at least 2 m from boundaries. A PIM is still required before you start, and it is separate from planning (NES-DMRU) rules. Source: building.govt.nz

A complete plan set — not half of one

Most cheap plan sets leave out the parts that actually get you consent-exempt and through a PIM. Every Ready to Build plan set includes the lot.

  • Full working drawings
  • E2 flashing details
  • NZS 3604 good-ground foundations
  • Bracing schedule
  • Specification
  • Compliance pack
  • Single-site licence (watermarked)
  • Site-specific siting plan — in the PIM-Ready Pack
  • Completed PIM application pack — in the PIM-Ready Pack

Simple, published pricing

All prices exclude GST.

Instant Site Check

Free

Site Feasibility Report

$149 excl. GST

Plan Set

$990 excl. GST

PIM-Ready Pack

$1,790 excl. GST

The $149 feasibility fee is credited if you go on to buy a PIM-Ready Pack. See full pricing →

The H1 Energy Efficiency Calculation Report is priced on its own page.

Plans built to the exemption

Every plan sits within the 70 m² limit and comes ready for your site.

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