Granny Flat Flood Zone Melbourne: What You Need to Check Before You Build
Melbourne’s growth corridors have been expanding rapidly. Suburbs like Wyndham, Casey, Hume and Cardinia have seen thousands of new homes built over the past decade — many of them on land that sits in or near floodplains, waterway corridors and drainage catchments. If you own a property in one of these areas and are considering […]
Granny Flat Setback Requirements Melbourne: Side, Rear and Front Boundaries Explained
Before you can decide where on your block a granny flat will go, you need to understand one thing: setbacks. Setback requirements are the minimum distances a secondary dwelling must sit from your property boundaries. Get them wrong in the planning stage and you end up redesigning the whole layout. Get them right from the […]
Minimum Block Size for a Granny Flat in Victoria: What the Rules Actually Say
One of the most common things Melbourne homeowners hear when they start looking into building a granny flat is this: “Your block is too small.” Sometimes that is true. But a significant number of the time, it is not — and the person saying it is working from outdated information. Victoria’s planning rules around minimum […]
Granny Flat Heritage Overlay Melbourne: Can You Still Build?
If you own a property in inner Melbourne, there is a reasonable chance it sits within a heritage overlay. And if you have ever looked into building a granny flat on that property, there is an equally reasonable chance someone told you it was impossible. They may have been wrong. A granny flat heritage overlay […]
Granny Flat Insurance Melbourne: What Cover Do You Actually Need?
You have spent months planning your G-Flat™. The build is done, the keys are handed over and the structure is sitting in your backyard looking exactly as you hoped. Then someone asks: “So what insurance have you got on it?” It is a question a surprising number of Melbourne homeowners cannot answer clearly — not […]
Small Second Home Melbourne: The 2026 Builder’s Guide to Victoria’s New Rules
Most Melbourne homeowners still use the phrase “granny flat.” But if you have spent any time on your council’s website recently, you may have noticed a different term appearing: small second home. It is not just a rebrand. It reflects a genuine shift in how Victoria thinks about secondary housing — and what that means […]
Granny Flat Tarneit Melbourne: Block Sizes, Council Rules and What to Expect
Tarneit has transformed over the past decade. What was once flat, open farmland on Melbourne’s western fringe is now one of the fastest-growing suburbs in the country — with thousands of homes, a growing population and, increasingly, homeowners asking a very specific question: can I build a granny flat on my block? The answer, for […]
Aurora vs Stella vs Lana: Which Innovista G-Flat™ Floor Plan Suits Your Block?
One of the most common questions homeowners ask after deciding to build with Innovista is: which floor plan is right for my block? It is a good question — and the answer is not the same for everyone. Innovista’s five G-Flat™ floor plans are each designed around a different block type, a different yard configuration […]
Unapproved Granny Flat Melbourne: What Are Your Options If You’ve Bought One?
You have just bought a property in Melbourne. The listing mentioned a granny flat out the back. You are settling in, going through the paperwork, and somewhere along the way you discover there is no building permit on record for it. No planning approval. No record with the council at all. This happens more often […]
Granny Flat for Parents with Dementia Melbourne: Design Features That Make Daily Life Easier
When a parent is diagnosed with dementia, one of the first things adult children start thinking about is where they should live. Residential aged care is one option. Living in the main house is another. But for many Melbourne families, there is a third path that is increasingly popular and — for the right situation […]