Learn more about when you need a Report and Consent, how to apply, and how long it will take.
Report and Consent describes an approval process needed when building works do not meet the siting requirements under the Building Regulations 2018, and could impact assets, infrastructure or the appeal of the community.
Your appointed building surveyor cannot issue a building permit unless satisfied the necessary Report and Consent is in place.
For further information about the regulations, visit the Victorian Building Authority website.
If you have lodged a Section 80, you can lodge a Report and Consent by searching for your application (Council Reference eBA) online and scrolling down to 'Request Report and Consent’. You can search for an existing permit in our eProperty Application Search.
If you have not lodged a Section 80 with us, you can lodge a Report and Consent online by selecting one of the following options.
To begin your application, you will need:
- Neighbour's consent and comments. Please use our adjoining owners comments form [ PDF, 101.64 KB] .
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
- Clear, legible drawings, including site plan, floor plans and elevations. The plans must highlight the areas of non-compliance with the Building Regulations.
- A written submission describing the proposal and justification under the Minister's Guidelines.
To begin your application, you may need:
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
- Clear, legible drawings, including site plan, floor plans and elevations. The plans must highlight the areas of non-compliance with the Building Regulations.
- A traffic management plan
- Hoarding or bollard plans
- A written submission describing the proposal and justification under the Minister's Guidelines.
To begin your application, you will need:
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
- Clear, legible drawings, including site plan, floor plans and elevations. The plans must highlight the areas of non-compliance with the Building Regulations.
- A written submission describing the proposal and justification under the Minister's Guidelines.
To begin your application, you will need:
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
To begin your application, you will need:
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
- Clear, legible drawings, including site plan, floor plans and elevations. The plans must highlight the areas of non-compliance with the Building Regulations.
- A written submission describing the proposal and justification under the Minister's Guidelines.
To begin your application, you will need:
- Neighbour's consent and comments. Please use our adjoining owners comments form [ PDF, 101.64 KB] .
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
- Clear, legible drawings, including site plan, floor plans and elevations. The plans must highlight the areas of non-compliance with the Building Regulations.
- A written submission describing the proposal and justification under the Minister's Guidelines.
To begin your application, you may need:
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
- Clear, legible drawings, including site plan, floor plans and elevations. The plans must highlight the areas of non-compliance with the Building Regulations.
- A traffic management plan
- Hoarding or bollard plans
- A written submission describing the proposal and justification under the Minister's Guidelines.
To begin your application, you will need:
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
- Clear, legible drawings, including site plan, floor plans and elevations. The plans must highlight the areas of non-compliance with the Building Regulations.
- A written submission describing the proposal and justification under the Minister's Guidelines.
To begin your application, you will need:
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
To begin your application, you will need:
- Certificate of Title and Title Plan
- Clear, legible drawings, including site plan, floor plans and elevations. The plans must highlight the areas of non-compliance with the Building Regulations.
- A written submission describing the proposal and justification under the Minister's Guidelines.
For information about stormwater drains, visit our stormwater drains and legal point of discharge page.
Applications take up to four weeks to process. You will be formally advised of our decision on the application.
It may take longer than four weeks if:
- the information lodged is incomplete, and more information or clarification is required
- the application needs to be referred to a reporting authority
- submissions are sought from adjoining owners
The process time for an application is guided by legislation under the current Building Act.
| Type | Definition of what each report and consent covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 29A | Proposed demolition | $93.90 |
| 130 | Building over an easement | $320.23 |
| 73 | Setback from a street boundary not complying with reg 73 | $448.26 |
| 74 | Setback from a street boundary not complying with reg 74 | $448.26 |
| 75 | Building height not complying with reg 75 | $448.26 |
| 76 | Site coverage not complying with reg 76 | $448.26 |
| 77 | Impermeable surfaces covering more than 80% of an allotment area | $448.26 |
| 78 | Car parking spaces not complying with reg 78 | $448.26 |
| 79 | Side or rear boundary setback not complying with reg 79 | $448.26 |
| 80 | Walls or carports not complying with reg 80 | $448.26 |
| 81 | Building setbacks not complying with reg 81 (daylight) | $448.26 |
| 82 | Building setbacks not complying with reg 82 (solar access) | $448.26 |
| 83 | Building design not complying with reg 83 (overshadowing) | $448.26 |
| 84 | Window or raised open space not complying with reg 84 (overlooking) | $448.26 |
| 85 | Building design not complying with reg 85 (daylight) | $448.26 |
| 86 | Private open space not complying with reg 86 | $448.26 |
| 87 | Siting of appurtenant Class 10 buildings reg 87 | $448.26 |
| 89 | Front fence height not complying with reg 89 | $448.26 |
| 90 | Fence setback on side or rear boundary not complying with reg 90 | $448.26 |
| 91 | Length or height of side or rear boundary fence not complying reg 91 | $448.26 |
| 92 | A fence within 9m of an intersection reg 92 | $448.26 |
| 94 | Fence setback not complying with reg 94 (daylight) | $448.26 |
| 95 | Fence setback not complying with reg 95 (solar access) | $448.26 |
| 96 | Fence design not complying with reg 96 (overshadowing) | $448.26 |
| 97 | Mast, pole, aerial, antenna, chimney flue pipe or other service pipe | $448.26 |
| 109 | Projections beyond the street alignment | $448.26 |
| 134 | Building above or below certain public facilities | $320.23 |
| 116 | Protection of the Public | $324.95 |
| 133 | Legal Point of Discharge | $231.40 |
| 132 | Installation or alteration of a septic tank system, or construction of a building over an existing septic tank system | $320.23 |
| 153 | Construction of buildings on land liable to flooding | $320.23 |
| 154 | Building on designated land | $320.23 |