Low-Rise House Pattern Drawing Package $1 Each (Usually $1,000) @ Government Architect NSW

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Taro Milk Tea on 17/07/2025 - 09:54 shop-pattern-book.planning.nsw.gov.au (10625 clicks)
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Cheap cheap design for only $1 now - was $1,000 but subsidized by the government until Jan 26!

May be useful for some people here.

Each pack contains distinct designs for the LMR housing areas and other sites in NSW. The pack also contains adaptations for this pattern.

The pack includes the following documentation:

  • Technical drawings in PDF
  • Technical drawings [2D] in DWG format
  • BASIX information sheet
  • NSW Housing Pattern Book Design Verification Statement template
  • NSW Housing Pattern Book Landscape Guide

Upon payment, you will be entering into a legal agreement with the NSW Government in the form of these Terms and conditions.

Patterns will be delivered electronically via email following purchase. You will receive a purchase confirmation email and the Department will endeavour to fulfil the order within 5 business days. You will have 30 days to access and download the files. You will be issued with a unique pattern registration number to reference when you lodge your planning application. This number will be considered proof of purchase of the pattern.

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        • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 11:36
          +7

          For a bespoke home, an architect is at least $80-100k+, engineering around 10-20k, Land survey $3k, then taxes and other fees on top. Multi-res (townhouse, apartments) - way more.

          Source: I'm an architect in Victoria.

        • jrowls on 17/07/2025 - 12:44
          +1

          Absolutely - I wasn't suggesting otherwise. I only made that remark as my understanding is that the main purpose of these in a NSW context is to minimise planning risk, rather than to save on architecture/design costs. Using the pattern book designs allows you to cut through some parts of the planning process that you'd otherwise be subject to with a bespoke design.

          Source: am urban planner in NSW

    • 0806449 on 17/07/2025 - 12:19
      +1

      Generally most people would like it a solid state.
      But in Atlantis i have to check with Aquaman if they have it in liquid

  • whitfcd on 17/07/2025 - 10:18
    +6

    Something similar from the federal government https://www.yourhome.gov.au/house-designs

    • jrowls on 17/07/2025 - 10:41
      +3

      These are great also, except they’re only similar in the aspect of providing designs that are ready to go.

      The nsw pattern book designs come with fast tracked approval processes, which is the real selling point.

  • RecklessMonkeys on 17/07/2025 - 10:20
    +2

    Hold it up and voila! a roof over your head.

  • Weshouldgetsushi on 17/07/2025 - 10:21

    Unpopular opinion, but how about reducing demand by not having so many new people entering the market.

    • Chizzle on 17/07/2025 - 10:23
      +5

      Let's normalise homelessnes!

    • FutureTech on 17/07/2025 - 10:27

      What are you suggesting, permit system for purchasing homes?

    • NoApostrophePlurals on 17/07/2025 - 10:50
      +6

      Killing all newborns seems extreme.

    • Dreamcast on 17/07/2025 - 10:57

      Yeah um sure buddy

    • GordonD on 17/07/2025 - 12:02
      +5

      Unpopular opinion

      I understand what you are alluding to.

      And its NOT an unpopular opinion out in the real world. It is really popular. The people pushing big population growth, the politicians and the media, just don't want you to hear it is them that are pushing the unpopular view on the matter.

      Lowy poll 2025: immigration level
      too high 53%
      about right 38%
      too low 7%

      Natural population growth - births exceeding deaths - is about 150,000 per year. We can manage that and SOME more. Immigration at its peak was 4x that, added to natural population growth, and still runs at 2.5x. That's just unmanageable.

      • Weshouldgetsushi on 17/07/2025 - 14:36

        Yes. Amazing that 45% want more of the same or just more.
        Also business pushing population growth, so more consumers and "skilled" workers.
        REI keep riding the wave of house prices increasing.
        It goes on and on.

        Immigration rate fell in NZ and surprisingly (/s) house prices are falling. Yes, I know the tax system changed as well.

        • DrScavenger on 17/07/2025 - 19:02
          -1

          Its called migrants. People who migrated themselves. Who are not "ladder-pullers"

  • A female dog on 17/07/2025 - 10:21
    +38

    YoU wOUlDn’t DoWnlOad a hOuSe

  • brenwildman on 17/07/2025 - 10:23

    Is this 'deal' just to boost their reporting to justify the taxpayer cost of such wasteful incentives?

    • mskeggs on 17/07/2025 - 14:05
      +3

      Is the waste running a design competition to develop good designs, then streamlining the red tape for fast approvals?
      I can certainly agree paying for a one off design then taking it through the time consuming process of council approvals would be much less wasteful.
      Oh hang on, I got that backwards.

  • ronnknee on 17/07/2025 - 10:48

    Seems like it's for a niche market. The designs are for multiple dwellings. I don't think an average Joe would think "okay, gonna by a place, demolish it, rebuild it into multiple dwellings".

    • GordonD on 17/07/2025 - 12:06

      This is what they are pushing. That the "housing" problem can only be solved with higher density. That's the only way the next generation will be able to afford a home of their own. By it not being just their own, but sharing it. The real solution though requires accepting that Australia can't build homes of any sort fast enough to keep up with the current immigration level. Even the government's own economic advisers in Treasury who are amongst the few who want big immigration say that. And most Australians don't actually want to have to.

  • Binchicken22 on 17/07/2025 - 10:50
    -8

    Wait, so every ozbargainer that downloads these with no intention of using them is costing the NSW taxpayers $999…?

    Great 🙄

    • ihbh on 17/07/2025 - 10:59
      +1

      What faulty logic is that? They are giving NSW taxpayers $1.

    • foreverphoenix on 17/07/2025 - 11:09

      Yes I’d assume so. Unless the architects are govt employees and this is a cost cut by the nsw govt. But it’s more likely to be a design from a private company. They’re going to regret doing this now that this is posted on OzBargain and going to receive thousands of applications without the intention to actually build the damn thing. It’s $$$$$ for the

    • bcYield on 17/07/2025 - 13:17

      Can I order 10?

  • whitepuma on 17/07/2025 - 10:52
    +1

    anybody here by any chance know how much it would cost to build some of these properties?

    My research is all pre-covid prices.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 11:10
      -2

      I haven't looked at the plans in detail but if it's all custom size windows doorways etc. it will cost a fortune to build.

      The only way for them to bring costs down is if they get the volume builders on board to order all materials in bulk and build them in big volumes.

      For a volume builder like metracon etc to build one of their own pattern houses your looking at 1.5m+ to get two semis built in NSW. That's with all your landscaping driveways etc all completed

      • Sapiens on 17/07/2025 - 13:20
        +9

        Sir, your calculations are meaningless

    • easternculture on 17/07/2025 - 11:19
      +1

      Most building supplies have doubled and trippled since covid.

      Also the labourer that was happy with $300 cash per day wont work for less than $450 to $500.

      • ItsMeAgro on 17/07/2025 - 17:34
        +1

        At that rate it's better to quit my job and do it myself. Much better quality work too, at least for the unskilled/lower-skilled labour.

        • easternculture on 17/07/2025 - 20:25
          +2

          True. As a owner builder, you probably would do a better job since honest tradies are hard to find these days

    • RogerLoger on 17/07/2025 - 12:31
      +2

      As much as a piece of string is long.
      https://www.crediblehomes.com.au/blog/k12n5j9bmek5ns465y9tli…

      Kit homes are less expensive, but you get disadvantages https://hipages.com.au/article/how_much_does_a_kit_home_cost

      Don't believe what you see in kit home advertising. That's just a no frills build without mandatory government costs, site costs, etc. Everyone involved finds ways to add charges.

      • bmxr on 17/07/2025 - 14:04
        +1

        In addition to what you note about kit homes and etra costs. One of the big drawbacks of kit homes is if you need to secure financing to fund it, many big banks won't lend to build a kit home as they have a reputation of a higher proportion of kit homes relative to other types of builds, of being owner/builder, weekend warrior type builds that either take years or are left incomplete meaning the bank have lent more money than the property is worth. Source: we asked CommBank for a loan for a 3 bed, 2 bath secondary dwelling kit home on our site. They said no for the above reason.

    • bmxr on 17/07/2025 - 14:00
      +1

      Roughly about $3,000 to $4,000 per m2 for a volume builder home off the shelf on a simple site.

      So maybe $4,000 to $6,000 per m2 for these depending upon a whole heap of variables?

  • Jl3636 on 17/07/2025 - 11:00
    +1

    Good to have. This could save you 1000$ if you’re building in future.

    • denserham on 17/07/2025 - 11:08
      +5

      Would only save you $999

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 11:10
      +3

      More like at least $20k for architect and engineering fees .

    • foreverphoenix on 17/07/2025 - 11:11
      +5

      I don't know about you guys but I'm planning to build 8 properties in the near future even though I currently had no plans for it until I saw this bargain and have no money to build it and no prospect of ever building 8 houses in my lifetime

      • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 11:25
        +2

        It's ok you can study the plans and they may give you the inspiration to become an architect and with an architect's salary your be able to afford to build the 8 properties.

      • ronnknee on 17/07/2025 - 12:44

        That's the impression I'm getting from OP and many others here "omg bargain plans" but don't realise it's for multiple dwellings.

  • Farid127 on 17/07/2025 - 11:11

    Thanks for sharing it.

  • foreverphoenix on 17/07/2025 - 11:13

    such a dumb site - its says 'featured products' and then you scroll down and hit 'view all' and its still the same number of dwellings lol

  • Techefy on 17/07/2025 - 11:17
    +1

    What stops people from downloading and sharing them with others?

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 11:28
      +2

      No one. Either the NSW government or the architects are the copyright owners of the drawings and can sue you for infringment.

      All residential development drawings in detail is available for public access at all councils websites.

      Nothing stopping you from reusing other people's plans to build your own house.

      Your just get sued if they find out.

      • OzyBe on 17/07/2025 - 11:44

        I don't think this applies to all councils. Some council's won't even allow the house owners to obtain the plans to the house they currently own, due to copyright issues.

        • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 11:56

          Just to clarify the plans are made available for public viewing/scrutiny when the DA is lodged but is removed after around 60 days. It's not permanently available.

    • Cheap Gamer on 17/07/2025 - 15:20

      One use per site. You need to provide the address to purchase.

      All patterns are intended for use with a single-site. Please enter your lot / DP number and site address for each pattern purchased.

      I guess you could be sued for piracy like sharing media. The real cost of these plans is very high so could be expensive.

  • Benoffie on 17/07/2025 - 11:24
    -2

    Debates about this in the architecture space. Ugly af.

    • tonyjzx on 18/07/2025 - 00:18
      +1

      being downvoted for being right

      these designs are disgusting… like if you have a block of land in nsw and its worth a mil plus why the FUC would you build a monstrosity like this?

      doesnt make sense - land is expensive, building is still… cheap enough to be ephemeral

      the least offensive is the studio johnston and even that isnt probably worth spending $250-300k plus to make that a reality

      i'd spend the dollar to see how the designs acutally are but i wouldnt waste my time on this crap on any land i owned

      also i'm not even a student of architecture but these designs sort of look like Californian 'dingbats' which are now illegal and even a cursory glance would tell you a few of these designs arent legal in some lgas…

  • OhMaJuck on 17/07/2025 - 11:25
    +1

    Can someone share their purchases

    • bcYield on 17/07/2025 - 13:22
      +1

      50c each ;)

  • forconstruction on 17/07/2025 - 11:33

    wow. The architect is becoming more and more worthless…

    • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 11:39

      Sad, but probably true.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 11:58
      -3

      Error no they are one of the highest paid professionals in the country.

      Plenty of rich upper middle class families that want to build a bespoke house.

      And also if your renovating and not rebuilding your need an architect.

      • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 12:05
        +4

        Error no they are one of the highest paid professionals in the country.

        Ahahahahahaha

        You are misinformed!!!

        Not even top 15, in fact, far from it. Architecture as a career is a (profanity) nightmare. Sorry, you might be thinking of developers, but even then… nope.
        https://www.monarch.edu.au/blog/the-top-15-highest-paying-ca…

        And also if your renovating and not rebuilding your need an architect.

        Wrong again.

        • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 12:23
          -1

          Well you don't need to use an architect but if you want a nice Reno that works your need an architect.

          From what my architect charged me for my renovation 2 years ago I think he is doing very well for himself. And his got enough bespoke work lined up for the next 5 years +.

          Hourly rate was quoted $300 an hr ex gst

          • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 12:36
            +3

            @[Deactivated]: That might be for the Director/Principal. Grads will be on $60k salary, raising to 6 figures if they are associates+ (after say, 5-10years). Only principals get decent $$$, and then compared to other industries and the massive risk architects face (for life, mind you, yes, even after retirement), let alone the time spent studying and then gaining their registration, they are largely under-compensated - this is a known industry problem, worldwide.
            Your architect either:
            1. Back-loaded their fees to hourly rates to complete things and drew you in with low initial 'fixed' fee
            2. Was doing things of an unknown quantum (ie. renovation/latent issues/etc.)
            3. Had to keep up with you when you kept changing your mind

            The average architectural consultant cost for a new home would typically be in the 10-15% mark of the construction cost. $2M = $100-150k, on top. +GST

            Have a fun browse here to get a feel of the woes of the industry: https://www.reddit.com/r/Architects/

            • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 12:45

              @Thiefsie: There was a set fee for the plans which is a percentage of the build cost. The hourly rate was for additional consultation work such as during the build my builder needed more clarification for certain areas of the drawings.

              I'm not saying he overcharged or under quoted to get my business.

              The prices are fair for the really technical work that was done.

              Most architects I've come across are doing very well for themselves.

              • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 14:02
                +5

                @[Deactivated]: Fair enough. My firm charges from $120-$360/hr depending on who's doing the work.
                Builder's requiring more info is normal and very expected. No drawing is perfect and no design will be able to be built exactly as drawn.
                Glad to hear you think the pricing is fair, as architect's salaries are extremely low across the board for their level of expertise, and particularly risk.
                Architects are responsible (legally - in Australia at least) for the design of a building for the life of the building, as long as they are alive. Yes, even in retirement we still need PI insurance.
                This is where draftspeople have a leg up… but their quality is somewhat questionable (although not really - competent draftspeople are excellent), and their design value is dubious, generally compared to an architect. Whether or not that aligns to your values is personal.

                Lacrosse fire for example - the architect got massively f!cked, (alongside the building surveyor, and fire engineer), and the builder (LU Simon) got away with it, scott-free, even though they are the ones to substitute the materials (and 'design') during the D&C procurement process. Elenberg Fraser phoenixed thanks to that case. Ultimately EF should have done better, but when novated to a builder (typical D&C process for bigger projects) architects have almost no power over the decisions by the builder and other consultants.

                No trade for example, has any responsibility whatsoever beyond the initial warranty of their works, apart from for them to do it 'compliantly'.
                For example, lots of apprentices get paid more than graduates of architecture, who've studied for 5 years plus to get where they are, whilst the apprentices get subsidised learning, and an income from ages as early as 16.

              • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 14:06
                +3

                @[Deactivated]:

                Most architects I've come across are doing very well for themselves.

                Talk to the team, not the owner.

                Also, like artists, architects are largely chasing commendation and approval, as opposed to $$$. They will often be the lowest paid anyone involved with a new building, which is criminal in comparison to the risk they take on, combined with the knowledge they are supposed to have.

                Estate Agents are the buggers who make the most coin with absolutely no skin in the game.

                • mskeggs on 17/07/2025 - 14:15
                  +5

                  @Thiefsie: Architecture is like publishing or the music industry - it attracts a lot of people who want to do the job for non-financial reasons, with the result that there is no scarcity to drive up wages.

                  A few rockstar principals get wealthy, the bulk are working long hours trying to fit some extra parking spaces into an odd shaped block without driving up project costs, a long way from the romantic ideals when they started uni and we're going to make the world a better place.

                  It's an important job, but you would have to be very lucky to get rich at it.

        • YoursTruly on 17/07/2025 - 17:15

          lol - a lot of folks here are sooo soo misinformed.
          Stahp it!

          You’re spreading misinformation, and for what agenda?

      • Sapiens on 17/07/2025 - 13:21
        +2

        Check your facts. They are the lowest or next to lowest paid per annum on any building site.

        • jrowls on 17/07/2025 - 14:29
          -1

          planning grads 💪 architecture grads

          meanwhile everyone else involved in the development process is somehow making bank… :(

        • YoursTruly on 17/07/2025 - 18:04
          -1

          Check your facts

          I highly recommend tat you do as well.

          No architect would agree to a low pay considering their time investment to become an architect.

          Graduates, yes they do have to go through the process to become one. Architects, no.

      • harryaus on 17/07/2025 - 14:43
        +2

        You are misinformed. Architects often struggle to find well-paying job opportunities, and even those who work independently find their rates compared to those of draftspeople in the residential sector, resulting in similar pay. In contrast, real estate agents, who do not actively add value to your investment property, typically earn 1.5% to 2% of the sale price. This amount can seem excessive when you consider the financial compensation architects receive, especially given the significant effort they put into their work.

  • tsk2 on 17/07/2025 - 11:34
    +4

    https://www.yourhome.gov.au/house-designs are some other options

  • GoldAlwaysGold on 17/07/2025 - 11:45

    Studio Johnston is the only one that deserves to be listed. The rest are stuck in the 90's

    • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 12:01
      +2

      I would suggest the designers have been tasked with keeping the homes to be relatively low-cost, which is why they look the way they do. There's no point providing a pattern-book for homes that are outside the 'normal' reach of a developer-lite.
      You can obviosuly change the finishes/materials as desired.

      • GoldAlwaysGold on 17/07/2025 - 13:54

        What's cost have to do with it if Studio Johnston is there? That's an age old shrug shoulder excuse. You drive around to old neighborhoods that's how the houses looked 30 years ago and you want them to look exactly the same because of cost?

        • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 14:14

          What's your implication about Studio Johnson? I don't know them - are you saying they're higher-grade than the others, or just their single design is?

          These architects would have been compensated for their designs. They may or may not get a commission for every time their design is purchased. I'm not privy to this arrangement

          My point is that anything beyond a Metricon home (for eg.) generally costs a sh!tload more… In fact anything custom does. True volume builders (a la Metricon) cost manage pre-designed plans within an inch of their life to keep costs down, with "standard (cheap as) inclusions". They will charge you to open a window wider as it requires a bigger steel lintel. $1000 please….

          Flat roofs are comparatively costly compared to standard asphalt gables, fibre cement sheet cladding is cheaper than brick, concrete (apart from a ground slab) is prohibitive to anyone except the wealth-set. And so-on…

          It's one big reason why we have such a catastrophic housing situation right now…

          Nonetheless, design is subjective. You are free to design your house how you like, notwithstanding archaic planning controls such as neighbourhood character or heritage controls.

          • mskeggs on 17/07/2025 - 14:28

            @Thiefsie:

            standard asphalt gables

            I don't think I've ever seen an asphalt roof in Australia, certainly every place I've lived in has been tile or metal.

            These guys reckon they have installed over 500, so maybe that's changing https://www.roofing-materials.com.au/

            • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 15:07

              @mskeggs: Starting to become a thing thanks to cost… (although they are slightly pricier than steel I think - less competition). Otherwise you're right, usually Colorbond/Lysaght/Stramit around, and the older houses have tiles. Lot's of peeps don't like the corrugated look.

  • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 11:47
    +11

    So, these are 'town planning' level of drawings, subject to a full construction documentation drawing (and compliance). You likely will have to get someone (draftsperson/builder) to pop the designs on your subject site via land survey for proper councial approval submission.
    Someone will have to complete construction documentation/compliance for you - ie a draftsperson/builder. This is the most expensive part of any development, apart from the actual construction portion.
    An architect won't likely touch it, unless it is the architect who did the pattern book initially. (ie. Sibling Architecture/CarterWilliamson and so on).

    You might have saved $20k on initial design fees (and a lot in local council planning application time) but otherwise these are not too much of a leg up on doing it all through a standard designer/architectural process, fully 'bespoke' to you.

    You are buying a 'license' to adapt the design for a single site, and the subject site has to meet a lot of terms to be applicable for the fast-track approval.

    Honestly, as an architect, I would suggest you'd be in a much better place just spending the $20k or thereabout you would save by doing this, and do it bespoke to you and your site and needs, without any of the attached strings, ie. energy rating compliance and the like. (And yes, before anyone butts in - your house/houses would still need to comply to energy rating compliance, but there are a multitude of ways to do this, with a very broad spread of cost, so being locked into a BASIX system is bit of a negative in my eyes).

    There is some complex copyright (intellectual property) clauses built into this system too, so something to be wary of. You can't say, download the CAD files for $1, adapt them to your site in Victoria, and be risk-free in terms of being pursued for IP infringement by the original architects and the NSW government. Architects are particularly prickly about IP!

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 12:01
      +1

      Yep 100%

    • Frankyfresh on 17/07/2025 - 12:03
      +1

      Helpful commentary, thank you

    • jrowls on 17/07/2025 - 14:32
      +1

      Honestly, as an architect, I would suggest you'd be in a much better place just spending the $20k or thereabout you would save by doing this, and do it bespoke to you and your site and needs

      as a planner, full agree with this, but it needs one caveat - IF you are a single property owner/investor looking to build something as a one-off (either to live in or as an income generator).

      if you are intending to do a handful of these at one site, or if you're looking at doing a few a year at different sites, this could be a massive win. that assumes you are already going to have to employ drafters/planners in some capacity.

  • Mr Plow on 17/07/2025 - 11:49

    Is there anything in these documents that is useful for existing home owners? Eg details of AS compliance codes?

    • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 11:57
      +1

      No. Sadly AS is locked up in a pay-for system, to the detriment of the layperson.
      Architects, as members of the AIA, get free access to Australian Standards, but otherwise they are expensive to purchase to trades and laypeople.

      One way the system is gate-kept from the average person, albeit there are good reasons for high cost for access to Australian Standards (and others, like ISO, and so on).

      • Ezekiel2320 on 17/07/2025 - 13:31
        +5

        albeit there are good reasons for high cost for access to Australian Standard

        Such as?

        The people who contribute to the writing of AS are volunteers. I would be fine paying for the costs to ship printed copies of the standards plus a small amount for website upkeep but point to a single law anywhere else in the country that you can't view without paying?

        In my industry (electrician) the law says you must comply with the Australian Standards, yet one cannot view that without paying a Singaporean private equity firm.

        (profanity) YOU SAI GLOBAL YOU'LL NEVER GET MY MONEY. Cheaper to buy from Standards New Zealand

        • saintpat on 19/07/2025 - 02:36
          +2

          Just a public FYI, all Australian residents can view a few Australian Standards for free each year (though you have to download a special app). Get ready to screenshot because SAI have made it a really locked down system.

          https://consumersfederation.org.au/access-to-australian-stan…

          Completely agree though, the system is screwed.

  • ilovefullprice on 17/07/2025 - 12:29

    Noob question, what are these used for?

    • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 12:39
      +3

      You adapt these 'designs' that are supposed to comply with a whole bunch of legislative and local govt requirements, to your own land. You guarantee to meet all their current and subsequent requirements and you should get a fast-track council planning approval. That's it.

      You're meant to pick and choose what you like and/or what works for your subject land, and otherwise adapt it to suit.

      It saves you a minor amount of money, but more-so saves you time. What that is worth to you is personal.

      • Stewardo on 17/07/2025 - 13:07

        How does it save you money? Looks like it would cost your more than a volume builder who builds dual occ.
        some of the designs look like they would have facade and water ingress issues later as well.
        This whole scheme has a lot of flaws.

        • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 14:17

          Looks like it would cost your more than a volume builder who builds dual occ.

          Potentially!
          A volume builder won't get approval in 10 days though…

          Builders 'consultant/design fees' are typically loaded into the build cost… so you can't really compare.

          I would love to know how many of these designs have actually been bought and then actually built.

          I think it would be in the single digits, but hey, happy to be proven wrong.

      • ilovefullprice on 17/07/2025 - 21:18

        Ok thanks!

  • High on 17/07/2025 - 13:07
    -8

    People will order one for fun but it costs us $999 in tax money, is this really ozbargain worthy?

    • Taro Milk Tea on 17/07/2025 - 13:51

      You really don't understand how these things work do you. The fact that the government already running the program, meaning the budget has already been approved and put aside. Therefore, without you buy this or not, your '$999 cost' has already been used up.

      If say this program is not popular and not many people buying, government might just extend the program even longer until all budget used up or maybe transfer it to something else.

      So no point in arguing to not support this scheme - some people will find this beneficial and save them tons of money, some will not - and that's okay. Not every incentives will benefit everyone.

      • Ti-au on 17/07/2025 - 14:08

        yes but funds that are not used up are redistributed back to the budget.

        • Taro Milk Tea on 17/07/2025 - 14:24

          That's the idea, but never the actual case. It will end up being transferred to other things or 'eaten' up by the politicians….

      • High on 17/07/2025 - 18:28
        -1

        Well wouldn't the designers/architects only be paid when someone buys the package.
        When someone buys a package for fun the only ones benefitting would be the architects…
        They should make it like $100 instead so only those who actually need it would buy.

    • Hinee on 17/07/2025 - 14:28
      +1

      Giving away something normally valued at $1,000 seems pretty ozbargain worthy to me.

  • drprox on 17/07/2025 - 14:01

    Whilst for NSW I wonder if you'd get some mileage in any other state. Presumably whilst it may not fast track most the building regs are what they are and you'd save plenty.

    • petestrash on 19/07/2025 - 13:05

      No, I looked into this the deal has to be registered for land in NSW, and the rights to use the plans are linked to only the property address you registered.

  • Ti-au on 17/07/2025 - 14:07
    -1

    Can I buy it for $1 and sell it later for $1,000 ?

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 14:59
      -1

      You don't own the design. You purchase the rights to use the plan to build your own property. So no you can't resell it.

  • shivaussie on 17/07/2025 - 14:36

    I have an existing investment property byt it does not have a digital floor plan (like the ones seen on realestate.com.au).

    Will this deal help me in getting a floor plan for my property or do I have to go to a draftsman?

    • jrowls on 17/07/2025 - 14:57
      +1

      Will this deal help me in getting a floor plan for my property

      ??? how would it do that?

      these are floor plans that are available for purchase to simplify the construction process. unless you somehow already live in a dwelling that exactly matches one of the designs offered, no, they will not help you in getting a floor plan for your property.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 14:57
      +4

      The floor plans on realestate.com.au are not architect plans, they are a rough depiction of the properties floor plan. You can draw that yourself with most online floor plan tools if you just want to use it for a real estate listing.

      What the OP posted is for architect drawn plans to build a new dwelling.

    • Thiefsie on 17/07/2025 - 15:09

      Last time I did this, the fees for getting a sales plan were only a few hundred dollars.

    • squaredonut on 17/07/2025 - 16:40

      lol you can literally just take a laser measuring to measure the dimensions of each room, and where the windows start etc.

      It would probably take like 20 minutes at most to get the dimensions, then you can really find a free cad tool online that can at lest put windows and door symbols and walls in and that's it.

      But whyh do you need a digital floor plan for?

  • ndlgiang on 17/07/2025 - 15:23

    It requires to enter the site address and lot, which I don't have at the moment.

    Can't we buy it now with dummy address and use it later?

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