Request copies of building plans and documents

You may need copies of building plans or other building documents to help prepare designs for new building work, garages or other outbuildings on your property. You can also request pool registration/compliance letters that Council have previously sent you in the past.

Plans and permits are the property of the owner. If you are not the owner of the property, your application must include a letter of consent from the current owner(s) authorising the applicant to inspect what is in effect the owner's documents under provisions of the Building Act 1993, Building Regulations and the Information Privacy Act.

Please be advised that due to equipment issues, there will be a delay in processing requests for copies of building plans and documents. We appreciate your patience during this time.

Looking for drainage or sewerage plans?

It It is unlikely our building files will contain information relating to drainage, sewerage, plumbing or electrical plans specifically for your site. Please visit Before You Dig Australia to get underground asset plans.

How to apply

Apply online

Step 1.Decide which information you need

You can request one or more of the following:

Building Permit documentation
Site Plan
Occupancy Permit
Certificate of Final Inspection
Pool registration/compliance letters
Other

Step 2.Have your details ready

You will need to provide:

the street address of the property
if you are applying on behalf of the property owner you must provide a letter of consent that is signed by the owner
the type of building permit documents you are looking for (e.g. a building permit for a shed, occupancy permit for a dwelling, final certificate for a shed etc)

Step 3.Have your credit card ready

Please note we can not accept Diners Club or American Express.

Step 4.Submit the online form and pay the fee

Request building plans or documents

Fees

Request building plans and documents	2024/25 Fees
Record search fee - payable at time of lodgement	$26
Retrieval of building records	$96.50 per file
Retrieval fee for building records beyond 10 years (archive files)	$169.50 per file

What happens next?

We will send you an email receipt to confirm we have received your application
You will be contacted via email to:
1. pay the applicable fee depending on where files are located (on-site versus off-site)
2. advised if records are not available

We will aim to supply requested documents via email within 14 days (subject to payment and archiving retrieval)