Permits, council and building disputes in Sunbury
Sunbury sits in Hume City Council, which handles planning matters. Building permits in Victoria come from a registered building surveyor, who also carries out the mandatory inspections and issues the occupancy permit at the end. If your builder will not deal with a defect, the Victorian path is a written request to the builder, then the Building and Plumbing Commission dispute resolution service (formerly DBDRV), then VCAT. Domestic building insurance and the statutory warranties in the Building Act 1993 sit behind it.
Planning versus building
Hume City Council deals with planning permits and overlays. The building permit and stage sign-offs come from your registered building surveyor.
Occupancy permit
Issued by the building surveyor when the home is suitable to occupy. It is not a statement that the home is free of defects.
Putting it in writing
Send defects to your builder in writing with the report attached and a reasonable date for a response.
BPC dispute resolution, then VCAT
If the builder does not respond, the Building and Plumbing Commission dispute resolution service is the next step, then the VCAT Building and Property List.
Which report for which step
Our inspection or investigation reports are written for you and your builder. VCAT needs an expert witness report prepared to the tribunal's practice note.
More about Sunbury
- Building a new home in Sunbury VIC
- Buying a house in Sunbury VIC
- Growth and development in Sunbury VIC
- Soil, slabs and cracking in Sunbury VIC
- Termites and timber pests in Sunbury VIC
- Common building defects in Sunbury homes
- Wind, slopes and planning overlays in Sunbury VIC
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Sunbury. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
