Council Permits

[thebuildingsurv]

Schedule 8 of the building regs 2006 which apply in vic as follows. No BP is required. In relation to seriph1 question check part 4 which gives you info on where you can site your shed. Wall height is the critcal factor once your 1m of the boundary you can be 3.6m high, goes up 1m for every additional 300m. So for 3.9m 1.09 setback and so on. Thats only if just building regs apply sometimes town planning rules take precedence.

http://www.pic.vic.gov.au/resources/...tions_2006.pdf
Description of building or building work
exempted from building permit and
occupancy permit
Building
regulations that
building or
building work
exempted from

4 Alterations to a building, if the building
work—
(a) will not adversely affect the
structural soundness of the
building, and does not include—
(i) an increase or decrease in the
floor area or height of the
building; or
(ii) underpinning or replacement
of footings; or
(iii) the removal or alteration of
any element of the building
that is contributing to the
support of any other element
of the building; and
(b) will not project beyond the street
alignment; and
(c) will not adversely affect the safety
of the public or occupiers of the
building; and
(d) is not work carried out on, or in
connection with, a building
included on the Heritage Register
within the meaning of the

Heritage Act 1995

; and
(e) is not work in relation to, and will
not adversely affect, an essential
safety measure within the
meanings of Subdivisions 1 and 2
of Division 1 of Part 12.
Note: Certain building work that does not
require a building permit may require
a planning permit under the Planning
and Environment Act 1987 or may
be in a heritage overlay and be

Parts 2 to 20

Sch. 8

Building Regulations 2006
S.R. No. 68/2006

186

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item
Description of building or building work
exempted from building permit and
occupancy permit
Building
regulations that
building or
building work
exempted from

required to be maintained using
particular materials.
If the contract price for the carrying
out of domestic building work is more
than $5000, the builder is required to
enter into a major domestic building
contract with the owner under the

Domestic Building Contracts Act

1995.

[silentC]

Well, there's your answer.

[mick61]

G`day thankyou for your help.Thebuildingserv so there it is in black and white thanks again.
Mick

p s knox city council