Note: Applicants for any of the documents below who are not the property owner must complete and attach the Third Party Authorisation Form to their online request.
- Request copies of house plans
You may need copies of house plans to help prepare designs for new building work, garages or other outbuildings on the property.
The fee is currently $271 for the first building permit file (a non-refundable search and copy fee), and a further $49.50 fee applies for each subsequent file about the same property.
What happens after you submit your form(s)?
Requests are usually processed within 7 days.
- Request copies of building permit documents
Building permit documentation is often required when selling a property. These documents include the:
- building permit
- occupancy permit or final certificate (only for properties built before 1994)
- the insurance certificate.
The fee is $193 per set of documents. This fee is non-refundable search and copy fee.
Request building permit documents
What happens after you submit your form(s)?
Requests are usually processed within 7 days.
- Request copies of industrial plans
You can request plans and other documents relating to multi-unit residential developments or commercial or industrial buildings.
The fee is $349 for the first building permit file and a further $168 fee applies for each subsequent file for the same property. This fee is non-refundable search and copy fee.
What happens after you submit your form(s)?
Requests are usually processed within 7 days.
Please note
- Plans and permits are the property of the owner, and copies of documents may only be provided to the owner or an agent of the owner (written letter of consent from the owner required). Proof of identity will be required.
- There is no guarantee that the required plans or documents can be located or that the quality will be good.
- Permit files more than 40 years old are unlikely to be available.
- Boundary setbacks and other dimensions shown on plans should not be relied upon without being confirmed on-site by a licensed land surveyor.
- Sewer drainage lines are rarely shown on building permit plans, and stormwater (roof runoff) drainage lines, if shown, are usually indicative and cannot be relied upon without being confirmed on site.
- Currently, Council can only provide electronic copies of planning and building plans.