Outbuildings

Checklist for Building Permit Application (Outbuildings)

1. Forms and Supporting Documents

  • Building Permit Application form; either a certified BA1 form or an uncertified BA2 form. Certified means you have engaged a private Building Surveyor to complete the relevant certificates, uncertified means the Local Authority Building Surveyor will assess and complete the relevant certificates. The duty of the Building Surveyor is to ensure compliance with the relevant building standards, legislative requirements, and town planning matters. For further information please refer to Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety. 

  • The Pro Forma Statement of Planning. For most building proposals, a planning approval will be required before a building permit can be issued. The pro forma is designed to ensure planning is addressed prior to the lodgement of a Building Permit Application, which will in turn assist in the timely processing of the building application.

2. Fees payable

  • All fees are payable at the time of lodging the application.
  • If the total estimated value of construction is over $20,000 a Registered Builder is required to perform the work.

3. Plans

General note: Two (2) complete sets of plans and details must be submitted with your application. All plans and details must be legible, drawn to scale and include 
a title block containing lot address, page numbers, a project title and date. 

Site Plan (minimum scale 1:200)

  • Clearly indicate all property boundaries, boundary dimensions and existing buildings.
  • Clearly inidicate the distance from the property boundaries to the proposed building and existing buildings.
  • Locations and heights of stablished embarkments e.g. retaining wall(s).
  • Exisiting ground level and proposed finished floor of building.
  • Position of Effluent Disposal system (when proposed and in un-sewered areas only).
  • North point.

Layout Plan (scale 1:100)

  • All dimensions of the proposed buildings(s).
  • All members sizes and spacing's (posts, roof beam, rafters, plates, battens and trusses).
  • Ridge, valley, eaves line and downpipe locations/soak wells.
  • Details if secondary guttering (box) is to be used in adjoining roofs.

Cross Sectional View (scale 1:100)

  • Finished ground level.
  • Type of floor structure e.g. concrete slab, earth, paving and decking.
  • Height of beam of natural ground.
  • Roof frame details.
  • Roof framing tie down and anchoring details.
  • Connections details for supports from eave line to structure, post to beams and post to footing.
  • Timber framing details if decking under patio, complete layout and including all members sizes.

Elevations

  • Showing all sides of structure.
  • Location and sizes of openings.

4. Steel Structure 

  • Any steel structure is to be certified by a structural engineer, documentation to be signed,.
    Cloud in red or highlight all relevant components if multiple system engineering details are used.

5. Timber Trusses Roof Frame

  • Prefabricated roof trusses certifcate from manufacturer.

General Notes: Where insufficient details are provided, more details may be requested by the Building Surveyor in order to assess the structure for compliance with the provisions of the National Construction Code.