Pre-development advice
Get our pre-development advice early to avoid unnecessary costs and delays when applying to your council for a planning or building permit.
Get our pre-development advice early to avoid unnecessary costs and delays when applying to your council for a planning or building permit.
Building surveyors must consult with Melbourne Water prior to issuing a building permit.
Councils refer an application to subdivide land to relevant referral authorities, including Melbourne Water.
We’re planning to release environmental water into several billabongs on the Lower Yarra floodplain from September to November, to support their plants and animals.
If you are developing or subdividing land you may be required to apply for an offer in order to enter into an agreement with us to meet our drainage conditions.
Applications for planning permits for the development of a site may be referred to Melbourne Water, as the relevant Referral Authority.
Applications for planning permits for the subdivision of land require our consent, as a referral authority.
Our Operating Environment Scan helps us identify global trends that present opportunities and risks for our business and broader industry.
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.
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.