- 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.
- If a property is under a company name and you are not the owner, you must provide an authorisation letter from the Owner or Director on company letterhead for your online request.
- The plumbing and stormwater layout shown on the plans is indicative only and may not reflect the as-built conditions. For enquiries regarding plumbing and sewer line location and layout where sewer is available, contact South East Water. If needed, you can also request septic system tank plans from Council.
- Request copies of house plans and associated documents
You will receive (where available):
- Building Permit
- Occupancy Permit/Final Certificate
- Soil Report
- All Plans (structural, residential, truss)
- Builders Warranty Insurance
- Engineering Computations.
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.
Request Residential Plans and documents
What happens after you submit your form(s)?
Requests are usually processed within 7 days.
- Request copies of building permit documents
This does not include plans.
Building permit documentation is often required when selling a property. You will receive (where available):
- building permit
- occupancy permit or final certificate (only for properties built after 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 and associated documents
You can request plans and other documents relating to multi-unit 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.
Request industrial plans and documents
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. Applicants for any of the documents requested who are not the property owner must complete and attach the Third Party Authorisation Form to their online request.
- 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.
- Please note that the plumbing and stormwater layout shown on the plans is indicative only and may not represent the as-built conditions. For enquiries regarding plumbing and sewer line location and layout where sewer is available, please direct your questions to South East Water. For enquiries regarding septic systems, please direct your application to the Request septic tank plans link on the City of Casey website.
- Currently, Council can only provide electronic copies of planning and building plans.