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Yes - no approvals required for exempt developments. The exempt development is up to 20m2 only - but you are allowed two of them in this category. You would need two separate structures for the 35m2. I'm not an expert in the area - but a lot of garages are converted to recreation rooms...

The advice I had was to make sure there are two separate structures but there is nothing stated in the legislation about the distance between them (so technically 0 is OK - we have about 10 cm). We have a double door between them as we wanted two separate rooms - I case the worst case would...

I think exempt developments are limited to 20m2. The above would be a complying development and done just as easily that way. We wanted to avoid the cost of a complying development such are stormwater and certification.

I think a detached studio is a complying development - which is quite different from an exempt development.

Here are some photos of the final outcome of this. We finished up getting two sheds - one 20 sqm and the other 10 sqm. The sheds are two different structures but joined and was done as an exempt development.

Thanks Ideo - the company came back to me and said that don't believe they fit as an exempt development, which is a little silly as they easily could have with a bit more thought on the design. We are now looking at this one as they will modify the dimensions to suit our space...

Thanks for the thought - I had originally looked at a complying development. The complying development path seems to bring a lot more cost and hassle - even if it is simpler than other alternatives. You have the cost of plans, certifiers, stormwater management etc. The exempt development...

You are right Dave, we are now looking at a 5.8m x 3.4m shed from smart looking sheds. The reseach says you need 5.7 x 3.3 minimum for a decent game of table tennis. Not intention to put a toilet or water in it - just power.

Hoping there might be some experience or thoughts on what you can do under the Exempt Developments in SEPP in NSW. Basically we want to put in a recreation room and the 20 m2 allowed for garden sheds etc should be adequate - particularly if it saves needing to go through councils and...