If you are developing or building and your property is subject to flooding, you may be required to obtain flood flow rate information from us.

Where Melbourne Water is the relevant Referral Authority, as part of an application to amend planning scheme information, overlays or a change the zoning of a parcel of land, you will require our consent.

Applications for planning permits for the development of a site may be referred to Melbourne Water for a Section 72 amendment or a secondary consent amendment pathway.

Get our pre-development advice early to avoid unnecessary costs and delays when applying to your council for a planning or building permit.

To receive our consent to issue a statement of compliance, developers must confirm that they have met the planning permit and offer conditions that relate to their subdivision.

Building surveyors must consult with Melbourne Water prior to issuing a building permit.

If you plan to construct or make changes to a low-risk stock crossing as part of a Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways grant project, you must get our approval.

This service is only to be used by Retail Water Companies. Construction of a property sewer (domestic or industrial) in to Melbourne Water Sewer network.

If council have determined that your application qualifies as a VicSmart application you will need our formal consent prior to lodging your permit application at council.

You may be required to enter into a Section 173 Agreement if your projects can’t meet a special condition in your non-works or works offer, or to comply with a Melbourne Water planning permit condition.