The cottage price is just one part. Here's everything you'll need to budget for — explained in plain English.
Pricing Rule
From $XX,XXX including GST for the standard cottage supply described below. Property-specific approvals, reports, foundations, delivery, installation, connections and site works are additional unless expressly included in your quotation.
The figures below are illustrative ranges only, not quotations. Cottage supply prices are including GST. Property-specific approvals, reports, foundations, delivery, installation, connections and site works are additional unless expressly included in your quotation. Contact us for a written quote tailored to your project.
What this covers
The manufactured cottage — built to your agreed specification, ready for transport. Price includes GST.
Includes
Not included: Property-specific approvals, reports, foundations, delivery, installation, connections and site works are additional unless expressly included in your quotation.
Cottage supply price is fixed for the standard configuration. Manufacturing changes (specification variations, material price changes) may affect the final price — any variation will be quoted before it is committed.
What this covers
The consultants, reports, and statutory fees needed to get your cottage approved for your property.
Includes
A straightforward serviced suburban block may need only basic approvals. A rural property with overlays, bushfire risk, and wastewater requirements will need significantly more investigation.
What this covers
Preparing your property for the cottage, delivering it, installing it, and connecting services.
Includes
A flat, cleared block with easy access costs far less than a sloped rural site requiring excavation, retaining, crane lift, septic, and water tanks.
See how the numbers come together for different site types. These figures are illustrative only, not a quotation.
Urban or suburban block, flat, mains services available, no overlays, easy access.
| Cottage supply | Per model price |
| Approvals & professional | $5,000 – $8,000 |
| Site works | $3,000 – $5,000 |
| Logistics & installation | $3,000 – $6,000 |
| Connections & completion | $3,000 – $6,000 |
The simplest pathway. Standard approvals, minimal site works, local delivery.
Illustrative example — not a quotation
Rural acreage, no mains services, septic required, water tanks, possible bushfire risk, moderate access.
| Cottage supply | Per model price |
| Approvals & professional | $10,000 – $18,000 |
| Site works | $8,000 – $15,000 |
| Logistics & installation | $6,000 – $12,000 |
| Connections & completion | $10,000 – $15,000 |
More complex — wastewater, tanks, solar, longer delivery, and more site preparation. But very achievable with the right planning.
Illustrative example — not a quotation
Property with planning overlays, heritage considerations, or restrictive zoning. May require planning permit before building permit.
| Cottage supply | Per model price |
| Approvals & professional | $12,000 – $20,000+ |
| Site works | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Logistics & installation | $4,000 – $8,000 |
| Connections & completion | $4,000 – $8,000 |
The approval pathway is longer and more involved. A planning consultant is essential. But once approvals are secured, the build and installation are straightforward.
Illustrative example — not a quotation
These factors may affect the cottage price, approval costs, or site works. Any variation will be quoted before it is committed.
Note: Variations may affect the cottage price, approval costs, or site works. Any variation will be quoted before it is committed.
A BPA cottage price is the supply price of the cottage structure and standard inclusions. A completed, approved, occupiable dwelling typically costs significantly more.
A $70,000 cottage may become a $120,000–$180,000 completed dwelling once approvals, foundations, installation, utilities and certification are included. Your actual total depends on your site, your location and your project scope.
Standard cottage documentation is supplied. Site-specific reports, foundations, approvals and engineering are additional unless expressly included in your quotation.
What does BPA mean?
BPA means Building Permit Approvable. It describes a cottage pathway designed to provide the drawings, engineering and supporting documentation ordinarily required for a building permit application. It does not mean that a planning permit, building permit or occupancy permit has already been issued for a customer's property.
A cottage cannot be approved in isolation from its site. The final approval depends on the land, proposed use, zoning, overlays, setbacks, foundations, wastewater, bushfire requirements, energy assessment and other site-specific conditions.
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