Legal

House Plan Licence

Last updated 1 August 2026

Purchasing a house plan buys a licence to use the drawings. Copyright in the drawings remains with Ololapopo & Company or the originating designer.

What you may do

  • Build the design once, on a single site, for the purchaser named on the order.
  • Reproduce the drawings as reasonably needed to obtain approvals, price the works and construct that one building.
  • Commission customisation of the design through us.

What you may not do

  • Build the design more than once, or on additional sites, without buying an additional licence.
  • Resell, sublicense, publish, share or distribute the drawings or any derivative of them.
  • Remove title blocks, attribution or copyright notices.

Approvals and site conditions

  • Standard plans are not site-specific. Local authority approval, site adaptation, soil conditions, setbacks and services connections remain your responsibility and require input from an appropriately qualified independent consultant. You can request one through the Appoint a Consultant pathway; that appointment is separate from your plan purchase.
  • Additional construction drawings, cost estimates and approval support are optional items and are included only where your order states so. Ololapopo does not itself provide regulated professional services; those are delivered by independently appointed consultants under their own scope and fee.

Delivery

  • Plan packs are released only after payment has been confirmed, and are delivered through expiring secure download links tied to your order.
  • Plan files are never exposed on public URLs.