Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Apr 15, 2013 12:14 am Hello, Does anyone know how far away a shed/outbuilding has to be built from the eaves of a house? I know what all the setbacks are for the rear of the property and also side setback but just unsure as to the setback from eaves. Urgent as we need to try and request an exemption from the council for our frontage setback. Purchased Land: October 2010 Pre Quotation: August 2012 Pre Start Complete: 29 Nov 2012 Refinance for Build approved: 11 March 2013 Due to commence build!!!! Re: URGENT - Setback from Eaves? 2Apr 15, 2013 7:58 am It will depend entirely on your council and planning laws in your area. Where we are building there is no minimum distance from the house to an outbuilding, but that's no good to you in a different council area. I'd give your council a call and see if they have any guidance for you. Hi All, see above image. The required setback from the rear boundary in my case is 5m, as you can see the shape of the site and location of the boundary is slightly… 0 8463 This was on google. Development controls 2.3.1 Front setback D1 New buildings within residential areas shall adhere to a front building line, which is 5.5-6m to the… 1 3677 Thanks Draftroom that definitely helps a heap. We are still at the very early stage of planning to see what kind of house would fit on our plot. While we are on a… 3 15779 |