Restumping in Gympie

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Check heritage and character before you change the look of the house

Gympie has a long building history. Some properties are identified as Local Heritage Places under the Gympie Regional Council Planning Scheme 2013, listed in Schedule 4 and mapped in the Heritage and Neighbourhood Character Overlay. Where a property is a Local Heritage Place, specific outcomes apply to building work to protect heritage values and traditional character. Council has also completed a Heritage Places Study, and several State heritage-listed properties are in the region (Gympie Regional Council – Local and State Heritage Registers (opens in a new tab)).

A like-for-like restump usually doesn't change how a house looks from the street. Raising it, or swapping exposed timber stumps for a different look, might. If your house could be on the list or in the overlay, check the planning scheme or ask council's planning team before you sign a contract.

Approvals and inspections

Building work on a house in the Gympie region needs a building approval, and approved permits need mandatory inspections. Council's building section takes inspection bookings on 07 5481 0490 or by email at building@gympie.qld.gov.au (Gympie Regional Council – Building (opens in a new tab)). Most restumping jobs use a private certifier, but it's useful to know who to call.

Near the Mary River

If you're considering raising rather than just restumping, look up your lot on council's updated flood mapping, introduced 1 January 2024. The Mary River is one of the catchments it covers (Gympie Regional Council – Flood information (opens in a new tab)). See House raising.

Typical Gympie enquiries

• full or partial restumps of older homes
• re-levelling where floors slope or doors stick
• pre-purchase stump checks
• raising a house to build in underneath

See Restumping · Re-levelling · House raising · Stump inspections.