A building permit and a demolition consent are required to remove a dwelling from one property and relocate it to another property.
Every application to undertake building work must be accompanied by sufficient documentation and information of a suitable standard to demonstrate the work will comply with all relevant Acts, Regulations, Codes and Standards in order to obtain a building permit.
Failure to provide this information will result in a request for further information to be supplied or refusal of your application.
When relocating a dwelling you may need a Planning Consent to remove the building from the original site.
Using our building surveyors
If you decide to use our Building Surveyors, we will request the following minimum documentation and information to be supplied for an application for a building permit for a prefabricated kit dwelling or relocated dwelling:
- Completed building application form which must include an accurate estimate of the cost of proposed building works including labour, transport costs and materials, or a contract price.
- Certificate of Title including PS, Covenant and/or Section 173 Agreement.
- Stormwater legal point of discharge.
- Copy of the domestic building insurance if work is over $16,000 (registered builders).
- Owner Builder Certificate of Consent if the value of work is over $16,000.
- Soil Test Report.
- Planning permit and endorsed drawings / planning application (if applicable).
- Permit to install a septic tank (unsewered areas).
- A copy of sewer details – size, depth and offset of sewer (if applicable).
- A copy of property sewer service plan (if applicable).
- A copy of build over easement consent (if applicable).
Once the information is reviewed you will be provided with a quote for fees which includes government and lodgement fees.
After the issue of the building permit, any changes or amendments proposed or not shown on the building permit will incur additional fees and may require the submission of additional documents, drawings or information.
It is the owner’s responsibility to ensure the application accurately reflects the proposed work to be undertaken.
Specific information for prefabricated kit homes
- Building specifications
- Scaled drawings, site plan, floor plan, elevations and building details
- Structural drawings, structural computations and engineers certificate of compliance design
- 6 Star House Energy Rating Report and endorsed drawings
- Layout and details of storm water drains to the legal point of discharge
- Bushfire Attack Level Report (If in a bushfire prone area).
Specific information for relocated homes
- Building specifications including:
- scaled drawings
- site plan
- floor plan
- elevations and
- building details.
- Structural drawings, structural computations and engineers certification for footing design and or building anchorage tie down requirements
- Details of thermal performance of the existing building, and details of opportunities to improve the thermal performance of the building
- Building condition /dilapidation report from a registered building practitioner (that is: building surveyor, building inspector, engineer or builder)
- Photographs of the existing relocated home
- A security bond ($10,000 bank guarantee may be required)
- Layout and details of storm water drains to the legal point of discharge
- Bushfire Attack Level Report (If in a bushfire prone area).
The above list of information is not to be considered exhaustive. Our Municipal Building Surveyor may request additional information to satisfy the requirements of the Building Act 1993, Building Regulations 2018, the Building Code of Australia (National Construction Code) and any other relevant standards and codes.
Using a Private Building Surveyor
When using a private building surveyor they will still need to work with us to provide the necessary planning requirements and report and consents needed for the property.
Your private building surveyor will be able to explain the requirements to you and will assist you through the application process.
Need to know more...
You can find out more on the essential permits page of the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) website.