House Plans and Approval Services
The City has building plans dating back to the 1960's, although over time some records deteriorated before they could be preserved on microfiche and are no longer available. You will need to make application to Building Services to obtain a copy of your house plans; if they are available.
If you are selling your property and need to find out what licences have been issued you can make application for a building approval enquiry, this is a comprehensive search of the City’s archive records. Please allow sufficient time to have these completed before settlement.
Pricing for copies of larger plans greater than A3 are by application and are as per Planning Services - Schedule of Fees and Charges (PDF 37.9 KB).
The table below outlines associated costs (all prices inclusive of GST).
Copy of Site Plan
The site plan that has been requested may not be to scale or depict existing structures therefore in most cases, will not be suitable for resubmission with new building applications. |
No Cost
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| Search and copy (if available) of original house plans |
$45.00 (inc GST) built prior to 1992 and microfilmed.
$57.00 (inc GST) built after 1992 |
Building approval enquiry
A full search of Council records showing all building licences issued to the property and any plans that are available
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$95.00 (inc GST)
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Property inspection report
This is used when it is known that there is an existing structure on a property without Council approval. The fee includes a physical inspection of the property and written advice on how to best deal with the unauthorised structures.
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$215.00 (inc GST)
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Copies of plans and property details can only be accessed by the owner of the property, or by a person that has written authorisation from the owner.
Plans that have been requested may not be to scale or depict existing structures, therefore in most cases, will not be suitable for resubmission with new building applications
If the property is held in the form of a strata title then the signature/seal of the secretary of the strata company or managing agent will be required, otherwise the signatures of all owners involved in the strata subdivision will be required.
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