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Overview

You will need this permit if you intend to build or landscape in a way that may impact council owned property. The types of activities that may need this permit include:   

  • construction
  • renovation
  • alternation
  • demolition
  • relocation or removal of a building
  • landscaping
  • concreting
  • subdivision road construction.

This permit helps the council protect public property against damage due to building work. It also helps protects owners and builders against paying for pre-existing damage on public property.

Your council may require you to pay a deposit or bond prior to commencing works.

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Fees

Type Description Amount
Application

Fees for 2025-26

$195.00

Lodgement process

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Please submit your application and any associated documentation directly to the Council.

Contact details

For any questions about this topic.

Asset Management

City of Ballarat

Operating address: The Pheonix, 25 Armstrong Street, Ballarat, Victoria 3350

Mailing address: PO BOX 655, Ballarat, Victoria 3353

Phone: 03 5320 5855

Email: info@ballarat.vic.gov.au

Website: City of Ballarat

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Related laws

Act(s) name:

Local Government Act 2020 Victoria

Local law(s) name:

Community Local Law 2017