Buyer beware. We bought a shade shed for our secon...

Buyer beware. We bought a shade shed for our second vehicle and had it erected. Happy with the product but salesman assured us we didn't need council approval. However Gympie council insisted on a building approval. Costs for council fees, engineer, plumbing, water management plan etc etc came to approx $3000. I checked with other local councils and they all said the same re obtaining council approval. Check with your local council before you buy any shed. Further to the response from Shade Sheds, the salesman stressed many times that council approval was NOT required because the structure was not a permanent fixture but was transportable. Wrong. WRONG. Also the engineers drawings were not council compliant and we were obliged to engage a private engineer to certify the structure.