Apply to build or develop

Are you building or renovating a property? Ready to apply for building and development works that need our approval or advice?

Before you apply:

• find out how to comply with our requirements for flood protection, water quality and waterway health
• read our Development  Application Requirements Guideline (771.54 KB, PDF) to help with the preparationand submission of your application (relevant to over 13 application types)
• browse the list of topics below to find out more about a specific application and follow the process to submit it to us

Melbourne Water has prepared a Pre-Planning Services in Greenfield Development Areas FAQ document to give you clarity on the application pathways required before lodging a Greenfield (DSS) planning application with the Responsible Authority (i.e. Council.) It explains when to seek early advice, the steps to obtain Melbourne Water’s support for a Stormwater Management Strategy (SWMS), how to request changes to a Development Services Scheme (DSS), and what to do next if you receive a planning permit objection from Melbourne Water.

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Building over or near our assets

• 3rd party sewer connections

• Apply to build near an asset or easement

• Build a private jetty

• Consent for minor waterway work

• Construct a bridge, crossing or culvert

• Construct a low-risk stock crossing or culvert

• Inspection of work

• Install utilities near sewers, drains, waterways, water mains

• Plant near sewers, drains, waterways and water mains

• Request access to our land

• Shared pathway

• Stormwater connection

Permits, developing, subdividing

• Building permit (report and consent)

• Certification of plan of subdivision

• Drainage conditions for a site (offer of conditions)

• Drainage concept and functional design review and acceptance

• Planning permit for development

• Planning permit for subdivision

• Section 173 Agreement

• Statement of compliance

• Stormwater management strategy review (incl. Changes proposed to a Development Services Scheme (DSS) or its assets)

• Stormwater quality offset contribution

• VicSmart planning permit application

Flooding information

• Flood flow statement (velocity)

• Property flood level information

Pre-development

• Little Stringybark Creek ESO pre-development advice

• Pre-development advice

Other services

• Maintain a Crown Levee

• Planning scheme amendment

• Reimbursement for approved fence construction

• Road discontinuance (right of way)

• Half-share fencing

Service standards and performance

Our service performance updates show how we’re tracking against our standards for processing planning, development and works applications.

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