Building a Family Flat | Tē Hanga Whare Riki Mō te Whānau
If you’re thinking about building a family flat for your ageing parents, some extra income, or you just need more space for your growing whānau, our step-by-step guide is here to help you.
What's a family flat?
A family flat is like a mini-house on your property. It’s a separate home that's no bigger than 50 square metres, on a site smaller than the property’s main house. You can also have a covered verandah up to 10 square metres.
Keep in mind that family flats have their own set of rules, so sometimes they share things like driveways and walkways with the main house.
Our step-by-step guide
Our guide's designed to help you navigate the Horowhenua District Plan. It’ll help you find out if you can add a family flat to your residential property and guide you through:
- what you can build on your site and where;
- planning your site for optimal use; and
- the family flat rules of the Horowhenua District Plan and how to apply them.
It also covers the essential standards for building a permitted family flat that doesn’t require a resource consent.
Step-by-Step Guide: Building a Family Flat in a Residential Zone | He Aratohu: Te Hanga Whare Riki Mō te Whānau Tētahi Kāinga Noho(PDF, 619KB)