Warrnambool City Council can provide different types of information about properties including whether the property is in a hazardous area, details on existing planning or building permits, or if there are any outstanding building notices or orders that need addressing.
Building contacts
Building plans and documentation search
A building plans and documentation search is a way to access documents from our building permit archives. Under the Building Regulations 2018 - Regulation 50, only the building owner, or a person with written owner’s consent, may request this search.
We will provide digital copies of building permit files from our archives that have been provided to us by the private building surveyor. Depending on the nature of the building works, the permits may contain the following:
- architectural and structural building plans
- builder’s information and insurance details
- engineering details and calculations
- certificates of final inspection and occupancy permits
- building notices and orders
Please contact your building practitioner if you are unsure of what documentation you require.
Costs
A non-refundable fee is charged for plan searches to cover administration, archive retrieval and transport costs.
To determine if the particular document is likely to be available prior to lodging an application, please contact us to discuss your request to obtain copies of building documents.
Information
- Council cannot guarantee that historical or archived information is available and the quality of the documentation. Please email building@warrnambool.vic.gov.au to confirm records are available before applying online.
- Building permit documentation does not include the location or layout of private drainage and plumbing on private property or electrical networks.
- Information from archives can take up to 15 business days to retrieve.
Building Services Fees can be found here.
Request for Building File Retrieval online
Building Information Requests
Under Regulation 51 of the Building Regulations 2018, any person can request information relating to Part 1 and Part 2 of the Property Information Certificate.
- Details of any building permits or certificates of final inspection issued in the preceding 10 years
- Information about the property’s susceptibility to flooding, termites, snowfall etc.
All requests must accompany a current Title with a plan of subdivision/title plan.
An owner or mortgagee of a building or land, or a prescribed building practitioner reporting on a building under Section 137B of the Act, may request information relating to Part 3 of the property information certificate.
- Details of approved dates of inspections carried out of mandatory notification stages of building work carried out on that building or land.
Proof of ownership or owner consent must be provided.