You need to apply for report and consent when parts of your building design do not comply with the Building Regulations 2018.
You may need to apply for report and consent for:
- siting variations (part 5)
- projections beyond the street alignment (part 6)
- protection of the public (regulation 116)
- building over easement (regulation 130)
- building in areas liable to flooding (regulation 153 and 154).
If your design does not comply with these regulations, you must apply for report and consent before a building surveyor can issue your building permit.
How to apply
To apply for report and consent, you need to provide all of the following:
- completed application form(DOC, 891KB)
- Certificate of Title (Registered Search Statement) and Title Plan
- clear drawings with a site plan, floor plans and elevations. Plans must highlight the areas that do not comply with the building regulations.
- written submission describing the proposal and justification for approval against the Minister's Guidelines.
Advertising to affected property owners
If you propose to vary regulations in Part 5 (except regulation 74 and 89), affected adjoining owners must have an opportunity to make a submission.
To get comments from affected adjoining owners, ask them to complete an affected neighbours form (DOC, 850KB)(DOC, 850KB) and sign your plans.
If you cannot contact affected adjoining owners, we will give them an opportunity to make a submission (a $234 fee applies for this service). We allow at least two weeks for affected adjoining owners to review plans.
Affected adjoining owner submissions may influence our decision to approve or refuse an application.
Appealing a report and consent decision
If we refuse your application, you have the right to appeal the decision to the Building Appeals Board.
More information
For information about the regulations, visit the Victorian Building Authority website.
For information about report and consent or the application process, call the Municipal Building Surveyor's Office on 03 8290 3525.