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Demolition permit

Photo of a fenced off site with an excavator clearing the debris.

An application for a permit to demolish or remove a building must include the following information:

  • a description of the building
  • a site plan showing the building in relation to boundaries, other buildings on the site and adjacent sites, streets, footpaths and crossings
  • structural computations demonstrating the structural adequacy of the building if it is only to be partially demolished
  • details of protection, hoardings, barricades and protective awnings
  • a written description of the demolition procedure
  • evidence that the demolisher has the necessary knowledge, experience, equipment and facilities to properly conduct the demolition operations.

Refusal of a demolition permit is mandatory It is a legal obligation that the demolition permit is refused. where a planning permit is required and has not been issued.