Permits

Ready to build or extend? Lodge your Planning Permit Application form online now. Or you can let us know your plans by email, post, phone or the old fashioned way - in person.

We love seeing the city grow and develop and are here to help you with your planning permit every step of the way.

Need to amend a planning application?

If you are here it's because you cannot act on your planning permit until certain conditions have been satisfied and the plans have been endorsed.

Do you need to apply for a building permit? Discover the documents you'll need before applying for a Building Permit.

Want to knock something down or just move it?

Any structure or works planned for construction on, or over an easement requires a Building Over Easement consent.

If you're a Private Building Surveyor and want to lodge a Building Permit, then you're in the right place.

Want to build something? This form can be used to request a quote for the cost of a building permit.

Request for an extension of time for a planning permit.

Sometimes you just need more time for a building permit or perhaps you just want to keep perfecting your dream. We get that.

Get a heads up on the required documentation you'll need to make a Report and Consent application.

We love good design and we love it more if it complies with the Ministerial Decision Guidelines

To ensure Council assets on building sites are maintained, all owners, builders, and their agents must get an Asset Protection Permit and lodge an Asset Protection Security Bond before work starts.

Follow our advice on how to get an Asset Protection Permit and lodge an Asset Protection Security Bond.

If the property is in an area that is liable to flooding you need to obtain consent in order to build.

Learn about Asset Protection, Building over easements, Consent to build on land liable to flooding, and Consent for working in Council road reserves.