Building services fees

Building services fees for 2025-2026.
Fee description Fee
Council issued building permit Price upon request
Building permit levy (all jobs >$10,000.00)

Please note: Statutory fee paid to VBA
0.128 % cost of works
Extension of time request (6 months) $159.00
Extension of time request (12 months) $315.00
Site Inspection - Lapsed Permit $350.00
Fee description Details Fee

Domestic application fee

  $40.00
Domestic electronic file pack  Per permit $80.00

Commercial application fee

  $100.00
Commercial electronic file pack

 

Per permit $175.00
Commercial - Occupancy permit only Per permit $110.00
Application fast track   $54.00
Owners consent authority Per owner $75.00
Fee description  Regulation Fee
Siting Part 5  $461.40
Projections beyond street alignment 109  $329.60
Protection of the public 
116  $334.50
Building over easements 130  $345.00
Above or below public facilities 134  $329.60 
Land liable to flooding 153  $329.60 
Council comments (built without consent)
$475.00
Adjoining neighbours comments (per affected property)   $75.00 
Variation (re-stamping)   $75.00
Extension of time request   $103.00
Amendment application   $201.00
Fee description Details Fee
Place of public entertainment - community event More than 5,000 people $854.00
Place of public entertainment - business event
0 to 5,000 people
$1,004.00
5,001 to 10,000 people
$1,678.00
More than 10,001
$3,296.00
Temporary occupancy permit (Division 3)  Per structure $1,545.00
Prescribed temporary structures Per structure $441.00
Re-inspection fee Per structure $257.00
Late application (less than 10 days' notice)   $154.00
Extension of time request   $154.00
Fee description Fee
Application for registration $36.10
Information search $53.60
Certificate of compliance (Form 23) lodgement $23.20
Certificate of non-compliance (Form 24) lodgement $437.10
Extension of time request $75.00
Barrier compliance inspection (initial visit) $360.00
Barrier compliance inspection (subsequent visit) $167.00
Decommission inspection $167.00 
Fee description Regulation Fee
Building permit details (10 years) 51 (1) $53.60
Land in special areas 51 (2) $53.60
Mandatory inspection dates 51 (3) $53.60
Application fast track   $54.50
Protection Works Notice - request owner details    $50.00
Protection Works Notice - owner consent authority for release of email / mobile (per owner)   $75.00
Fee description Regulation Fee
Section 30 lodgement 45 $138.30
Fee description Fee
Street occupation permit
$309.00
Street occupation permit - minor works 
$164.00
Late Application (less than 10 days notice) $154.00
Street occupation m2 rate $1.20 per square metre per day
Gantry occupation m2 rate $0.80 per square metre per day 

 Car park occupation - restricted (Bus, Taxi, Loading, No Standing zones, Disability parking space) - Per Day

 $75.00
Car park occupation - standard - per day Metered Parking $51.50
Unmetered Parking $27.80
Pre-application meeting Medium Complexity $200.00
High Complexity $500.00
  Site Visit (per site, paid in addition to fees above)  $157.50 
Extension of time request
$161.00
Amendment application $118.00
 Secondary department approval $175.00
Fee description Fee 2025/26
Registration or Renewal (per fee unit) $16.81
Schedule of Works – Updates $40.00
Schedule of Works – Extension of Time $77.00
Schedule of Works – Site Reinspection $157.50
                                                                                       
Fee description Fee 2025/26
Extension of Time Application $165.00
Reattendance Fee – no access at time of entry $157.50
Invoice Processing for Make Safe Works (per invoice) $100.00




Page last updated: Friday, 4 July 2025

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