BU683 The rules for sleepouts that don’t need a building consent (2023)

Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004 lists building work that can be undertaken without requiring a building consent. For many years, sleepouts up to 10 m2 floor area were listed in Schedule 1. On 31 August 2020, the exemption was expanded with three additional options for sleepouts. This bulletin explains the rules that a sleepout must comply with to be built without needing a building consent.