Request a copy of building plans or documents
About
Our Building department can, on request, provide certain types of information about your property.
You can use this information to support a variety of tasks including:
- renovations
- extensions
- rebuilding
- restorations
- selling and purchasing homes.
Step 1: Request a records search for plans or documents older than 10 years
Step 1: Request a records search for plans or documents older than 10 years
Sometimes permit plans are no longer legible or available due to the age of the documents.
If you need information on a property from more than 10 years ago, we recommend you request a records search before submitting an application for building plans or documents.
Once we have completed the search, we will contact you to confirm the search outcome, and you can decide if you want to apply for copies of any documents or plans found.
Request a records search for building plans
Request a records search for building documents
Please note: the same form is used for requesting a records search and for requesting copies of plans/documents.
Application fees for a records search
There is a non-refundable fee of $29.00 (2025–26) for a record search. Please note that search and application fees are non-refundable, regardless of the search results.
This fee does not attract GST and it is determined in Council's annual Budget ‘Schedule of Fees and Charges’, and set in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Step 2: Request copies of building plans or documents
Once you submit the application form and pay the application fee, we will search our records and gather the relevant information. We usually send the documents and plans by email, or you can request to have them sent by mail or to be held for collection at our Civic Centre.
Application forms are for a single building permit file. If you require plans or documents for more than a one building permit file, you will need to submit a new application form for each request.
We can supply available plans and documents within 10-15 working days.
Application fees for copies of plans or documents
A non-refundable application fee must be paid, and received by Council, before the requested information can be processed.
Some important things to note about these fees:
- All search and application fees are non-refundable, regardless of search results. If you need information on a property from more than 10 years ago, we recommend you request a records search before submitting an application for building plans or documents.
- Application fees do not attract GST.
- Printed copies incur an additional fee.
- Fees are determined in Council's annual Budget, Schedule of Fees and Charges, and are set in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
| Copy of: |
Residential |
Commercial |
|---|---|---|
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Plans, including:
|
$103.00 (+ $11.90 extra for printed copies) |
$128.90 (+ $22.80 extra for printed copies) |
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Documents, including:
|
$103.00 (+ $11.90 extra for printed copies) |
$128.90 (+ $22.80 extra for printed copies) |
Apply using an online form
Submit the online form to request copies of building plans
Submit the online form to request copies of building documents
Apply using a printed form
Download the printable form to request copies of building plans
Download the printable form to request copies of building documents
You can send printed application forms to us by:
- Post to Cardinia Shire Council, PO Box 7, Pakenham VIC 3810
- Email to mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au
- In person, Monday–Friday from 9am–4.30pm at the Cardinia Shire Council Civic Centre, 20 Siding Avenue, Officer (except public holidays and Christmas shutdown period)