Shed approval in Redland

A garage or shed may sit close to a side or rear boundary in Redland while everything in that setback runs to a capped combined length along one boundary, stays within a maximum and a mean height, and keeps clear of a habitable room window next door. All buildings and structures roofed in impervious material count together toward site cover, and the lot must still keep room for two parked vehicles.

Larger lots carry wide road, side and rear setbacks and a tight site cover. Where a lot adjoins a canal wall, revetment wall or artificial water body, buildings stand well back from it. On a corner lot, tall structures stay out of the corner truncation.

Redland maps bushfire, flood, heritage and landslide, and the state adds vegetation; bushfire mapping brings a bushfire attack level assessment, and clearing vegetation for a slab can need approval first. Siting variations sit with the council. Redland Water is the council's own provider and assesses build-over against the state's sewer siting rules; a lightweight shed on a flat slab with no footings may run a limited distance over a small pipe, keeping clear of manholes and connections.

The site plan shows the shed's footprint and height, everything else on that boundary, the parking spaces, any canal edge, and the sewer.

What catches people out in Redland

• Everything along one boundary counts toward the combined length.
• The lot must still hold two parked vehicles.
• Canal and revetment walls carry a deep setback.
• A shed slab over a sewer has to follow Redland Water's lightweight structure terms.

What a site plan for a shed looks like