Bayside Permits

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Fill in the details below and we'll send back an indicative fee proposal for your project. This is a rough-order estimate based on your Cost of Works — the final figure is confirmed once we've reviewed your plans.

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Building classification

Not sure which class your project is? Use the reference table below — pick the closest match. We'll confirm the exact classification for you.

ClassTypeDescription
1a Single dwelling A single dwelling being a detached house, or one of a group of attached dwellings separated by a fire-resisting wall — e.g. a house, or a townhouse/terrace in a row.
1b Small shared accommodation Boarding house, guest house or hostel with a maximum of 12 occupants and 300m² floor area; or holiday accommodation with 4 or more dwellings on one allotment.
2 Apartments A building containing two or more sole-occupancy units, where each unit is treated as a separate dwelling — e.g. a residential apartment building.
3 SDA Dwellings & Shared Accommodation NDIS funded dwellings and residential building (other than a Class 1, 2 or 4) providing long-term or transient accommodation for unrelated people — e.g. Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), boarding houses, hotels, motels, backpacker accommodation.
4 Dwelling in a non-residential building A single dwelling located within a building that is otherwise Class 5–9 — e.g. a caretaker's residence above a shop.
5 Office A building used for professional or commercial purposes — e.g. solicitor's or consultant's offices, medical clinics.
6 Shop / retail / food premises A building where goods are sold or services are provided directly to the public — e.g. shops, restaurants, cafés, hairdressers, showrooms, service stations.
7a Carpark A building used as a carpark.
7b Warehouse / storage A building used for storage, or the display of goods or produce for sale by wholesale — e.g. a warehouse.
8 Factory / laboratory A building in which a manufacturing, production, or processing activity takes place — e.g. factories, laboratories, workshops, goods packing or cleaning operations.
9a Health-care building A health-care building, including any laboratories within it — e.g. hospitals, day surgery clinics.
9b Assembly building An assembly building, including a trade workshop or laboratory in a primary or secondary school — e.g. schools, universities, theatres, sports facilities, train stations.
9c Aged care building A residential care building — e.g. an aged care facility.
10a Non-habitable structure A non-habitable building such as a private garage, carport or shed.
10b Structure A structure that is a fence, mast, antenna, retaining wall, freestanding wall, or swimming pool.
10c Private bushfire shelter A private bushfire shelter.

Based on National Construction Code Part A6 (via the Victorian Building and Plumbing Commission). If your project spans more than one classification, use the primary/dominant one below — we'll confirm the full classification with you.

Project details

This is used to determine the government levies payable on your Building Permit — please be as accurate as possible. Reconfirmed once your building contract is signed.

Documents

Plans, site photos, engineering reports — whatever you have on hand. Optional, name each one so we know what it is.