When are they needed?

Where a Planning Permit is required, the Planning Permit must be issued before the Building Permit can be granted.

Building Permits are generally required for:

• External work to your house including extensions, verandas, garages and second storeys
• Internal work to your house that requires windows or walls to be moved or altered
• Any new building
• Demolition of an old building
• Change of use of a building eg: from warehouse to dwelling
• A brick front fence
• Construction of a swimming pool or spa
• Minor structures eg. carports, roller doors etc.

If you are unsure whether you need a Building Permit please submit your proposal (including any plans) in writing to Yarra Building Services, PO Box 168 Richmond 3121, or fax on (03) 8417 6666.

Process

• Application for Building Permit
• Building Permit Information Checklist
• Building Regulations 2006, Regulation 326, Request for building approval particulars
• Building Regulations 2006, Regulation 326, Request for Property Information
  

If you would like us to send you an application form please contact the Building Services Unit on 9205 5095.

Timeframe

When you have submitted your application, please allow 10 working days for your documentation to be assessed. When all requirements are met, a permit will be issued by mail.

Fees & Costs

The building permit fee will be based on the cost of the project. In addition, a lodgement fee is payable for building work with a cost of $5, 000 or more and a State Government Building Permit Levy is payable for building work with a cost greater than $10,000.

Report & Consent

Demolition
Where a Building is proposed to be demolished or any part of a building façade is to be demolished, the report and consent of Council (the Responsible Authority under the Planning & Environment Act) must be obtained.
As many buildings within the City of Yarra require a Planning Permit to alter or demolish them, the submission of the endorsed Planning drawings will be required before consent will be granted

• Application form for a Report and Consent for Building over an easement vested in Council
• Application form for a Report and Consent for Part 4 Siting matters
• Application form for a Report and Consent for Building Regulations 513, 515, 801, 802, and 806,
• Application form for a Report and Consent for Precautions over the street alignment, Building Regulation 604
  
• Application form for a Report and Consent to demolish (Building Act Section 29A)
• Application form for a Report for Stormwater legal Point of Discharge Building Regulation 610
  
  

Protection of Adjoining Property

Where the relevant Building Surveyor requires an adjoining property to be protected from damage as a consequence of proposed building work, the owner is required to serve notice on the adjoining owners together with details of proposed building work and protection work.
An information guide to this process together with copies of the relevant forms is available by clicking on the link below

• Protection of Adjoining Property

Building Permits for Business

There are a number of building consents or permits which are commonly required by small/home based businesses including:

• Application for a Building Permit for an Extension to a Business Premises
• Variation of a building permit in order to modify previously approved works or to extend the date of an existing building permit.
• Consent to undertake works over or within an easement as part of the process of applying for a building permit.
• Consent to erect hoardings or gantries.

In order to make this faster and simpler for business, provided below in relation to each of these types of permit or consent are:

• A step-by- step guide which will take you through a number of questions to determine whether you need to apply for a permit or consent; and
• The relevant application form which can be completed on-line and then printed and then faxed or posted to Council.

Application for a Building Permit for an Extension to a Business Premises

• Step-by-step guide
• Application form

Variation of a building permit in order to modify previously approved works or to extend the date of an existing building permit.

• Step-by-step guide
• Application form

Consent to undertake works over or within an easement as part of the process of applying for a building permit.

• Step-by-step guide
• Application form

Consent to erect hoardings or gantries.

• Step-by-step guide
• Application form

 

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Further information

Yarra Building Services
Richmond Town Hall
333 Bridge Road Richmond
Telephone 9205 5095
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Links

Within this site

Fences Permit requirements
Swimming Pools Obligations
Planning permits How to apply

External sites (Yarra City Council accepts no responsibility for the information or opinions contained within external sites)

Building, Property & Housing
From Victorian Govt.

Information supplied by: Electronic communications & design officer - 9205 5214 - 20 January 2006

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