You will be notified regarding fees payable and payment options. Following the City's Building Services team review of the submitted application and associated documents, a Building Application reference* will be assigned to the submitted application.
The applicant contact details will be used for any further correspondence and to seek any further information and to arrange payment of any associated fees for the lodged application.
Note: A building application does not mean you have building approval. The Building Services team can take up to ten (10) working days to review a certified application and twenty-five (25) working days to review an uncertified application.
If you have any issues with inputting information or any other issues, please call the City’s Building Services on (08) 9257 9942 during office hours so that we can assist you.
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UPDATE - 04 July 2025: Unfortunately, the City is temporarily exceeding some of its statutory processing timeframes due to a high volume of applications. Please take extra care to make sure all the required information is submitted as applications missing required information won't be processed. The City apologises for the delays and advises that it expects to return to normal processing by the end of August.