Building Services

Submit your plans on USB or via email

The City is keen to reduce paper waste and processes and encourages building permit applications to be submitted on a USB with a hard copy of the application form. This is especially important when a large amount of documents makes up the application.

The City also now accepts applications by email. Please send you application to council@nedlands.wa.gov.au. 

The Team

The City of Nedlands Building Services team is responsible for ensuring all building works undertaken in The City comply with relevant regulations and policies.

Under the Building Act 2011, a Building Permit is required before the commencement of most building work. 

The City’s Building Services team offers a range of services relating to building approvals and anyone who needs to obtain approval for proposed or existing work can make use of these. 

The range of services offered includes approvals for proposed and unauthorised building work, inspections, verge and demolition permits and the issuing of occupancy certificates. 

Click on the relevant link in the shortcut menu to see more information about each of the services offered by the City.

Development Approval is also required for most building work and this requires a separate application to the City’s Planning Services team. Development Approval must be obtained before a building permit can be processed and issued.

A Building Permit is required for most building work. Please contact The City’s Building Services team with any queries prior to proceeding with your proposed project.

Electrontic Submission of Plans

The City is currently developing an electronic lodgement process for building permit applications and the website will be updated once this is available.

However, if you have a very large number of documents to submit, please contact The City to discuss alternatives to the lodgement of hard copies.