​If you are planning a small project that will benefit from gaining access to your property via Melbourne Water-owned land you need our consent to proceed.

Inspections are required to ensure that our conditions are met, waterways are protected, public safety ensured, property is protected and works and building complies with standards.

Councils refer an application to subdivide land to relevant referral authorities, including Melbourne Water.

An official flood level certificate states the estimated maximum floodwater height for a property, known as the flood level. It is required for certain planning and land development applications, including some council planning permits.

Developers designing assets in line with a Development Services Scheme or to alter or decommission an existing Melbourne Water asset must apply for our comments and acceptance of

If your land adjoins Melbourne Water land and we have approved your half-share fencing application, you'll need to apply to be reimbursed for the agreed upon construction cost.

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.