Sheds, Pergolas and Outdoor Structures

With a Certified Building Permit application, an independent registered Building Surveyor assesses the plans and specifications for compliance with the applicable building standards.

Once the Building Surveyor is satisfied that the plans and specifications comply with the applicable building standards, a Certificate of Design Compliance (CDC) is issued. 

The CDC and all of the referenced documents and plans must then be submitted to the City with a completed Form BA1 - Application for building permit - certified.

The prescribed fees must also be paid upon lodgement and the application cannot be accepted until payment has been made.

The City has 10 business days form the day after submission in which to either issue the Building Permit, request any additional information or refuse the application.

With an Uncertified Building Permit application, the applicant submits the plans and specifications along with a completed Form BA2 - Application for building permit - uncertified to the City.

The City's Building Surveyors assess the plans and specifications for compliance with the applicable building standards.

Once the City's Building Surveyors are satisfied that the plans and specifications comply with the applicable building standards a CDC is issued along with the Building Permit.

The City has 25 business days from the day after submission in which to either issue the Building Permit, request any additional information or refuse the application.

The prescribed fees must also be paid upon lodgement and the application cannot be accepted until payment has been made.

If it is found that a shed, pergola or other minor structure is unauthorised (link to unauthorised web page) an application for retrospective approval can be applied for.

Please refer to the City’s unauthorised works (link to page) information sheet for more information.

To find out what structures have been approved on a property, a Plan Search Request can be submitted to the City. A Plan Search Request will provide the applicant with all of the approved plans for a property.