From 1 July 2021, a minimum fee of $85 including GST will be charged for all building record retrievals.

An additional fee of $65 will be charged for Archive building records beyond 10 years.

• Appropriate fees need to be paid upon lodgement of this request.
• In some cases, we may not have the plans you've requested, but the fee is non-refundable, as a search was made regardless.
• We will endeavour to provide you with the requested documents but cannot guarantee the quality or the availability of the information. If the building work was completed prior to 2000, requested documents may be limited.
• Plan searches normally take 7 days (longer if file retrieved from archives), but can take up to 14 working days.
• Personal information collected by Council is used for municipal purposes as specified in the Building Regulations 2018, and the Building Act 1993, or other relevant legislation.
• This personal information will be used solely by Council to assess your right of access to the requested documents.
• The applicant understands that the personal information provided is for the above purpose and that he/she may apply to Council for access to and/or amendment of the information.
• Requests for access and/or correction should be made to Council’s Privacy Officer.
• You acknowledge that there may be personal information about others contained in the documents applying for.
• You acknowledge that this information will not be used or disclosed for any purpose not related to the Building Regulations 2020.