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Good morning Grant,

 

Please see below process to apply for the documents you are seeking
through our planning unit.

 

If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact them
through their email [1][email address]

 

Thank-you.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Rhianne Downey
Right to Information Officer

City Digital & Data

City Operations

City of Gold Coast 

T: 5581 7502
PO Box 5042 Gold Coast Mail Centre Qld 9726
[2]cityofgoldcoast.com.au

 

From: SALMON Linda <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 8:18 AM
To: DOWNEY Rhianne <[email address]>
Cc: MELIA Cassandra <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Right to Information request - 2022 development approval for
215 Hedges Ave Mermaid Beach.

 

 

 

Hi Rhianne,

 

Yes, the customer can apply online for approvals (Certificate of
Classification/Occupancy or Final Inspection Certificate) and Building
Plans online.

 

Below is the link directing customers to the correct page plus work
instructions and fees and charges for their information.

 

 

 

 

         Thank you for your enquiry regarding how to obtain building plans
and information. We require a search request to be submitted allowing us
to start thoroughly researching throughout our archiving records.

 

Please follow the link to our Buying, Selling and Searches information
page.
[3]https://new.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/Plannin...

 

Note:  Please see below , fees and charges, processing timeframes below
and our refund process.

 

Refer to the Building plans heading - please read the details on this page
about what information is available.

 

COPIES OF BUILDING PLANS AVAILABLE

 

o Commercial architectural plans ( Site, Floor and Elevation Plans)  -
Apartment Blocks (Units), Community Living , Gated Community, Offices,
Factories, Shopping Centres, Hospital etc - $237.00   (Up to 25 pages)
- if over 25 pages a quotation will be provided -
o Commercial structural plans - $237.00 – (Up to 25 pages)  if over 25
pages a quotation will be provided
o Residential, Original House architectural plans ( Site, Floor and
Elevation Plans) - $237.00
o Residential ,Original House structural plans - $237.00
o Additional Structures, carport, shed, patio, pool, rumps room,
ensuite, family accommodation plans or any additions - $237.00
o Soil / Engineers Report - NOT available prior to 1985 - $77.00 - Fees
and charges are non-refundable
o Site Plan Only - $53.00 - Fees and charges are non-refundable
o Other Documents may include - Form 16, floor plan Floor Only, Building
Decision Notice, Show Cause / Enforcement Notice  – Type in the
comment box - what you require -  $53.00 (per document) - Fees and
Charges are non-refundable 

 

 

COPIES OF BUILDING APPROVAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE

 

o Extract of Building – Residential Classes 1 to 10 - $489.00
o Extract of Building – Commercial Classes 2 to 9 - $724.00
o Building Compliance Report - Residential Classes 1 to 10 - $ 560.00
o Building Compliance Report – Commercial Classes 2 to 9 - $822.00
o Final Building Inspection Certificate (Form 21), Class 1 to 10 –
Residential property  (House) - $133.00 per certificate
o Certificate of Classification/Occupancy (Form 11), Class 2 to 9 -
Commercial property - $133.00 per certificate

 

 

 

FEES AND CHARGES LINK ON OUR WEBSITE 

 

Fees are payable for all search requests.

Pay fees online by credit card on submission. Please see the 'Building
searches' section of the [4]Register of fees & charges for details of the
fees and refund conditions. Alternatively, download the [5]Search request
fees and charges(PDF, 232KB)

If you would like to pay by account, use the [6]Application for credit
account form(PDF, 86KB) to apply for a Business Partner account.

Cancellation fees may vary depending on the progress of a requested
search. If you need to cancel a search, submit a request by email
to [7][email address].

 

  

 

 

If you would like to obtain copies of the approved plans or other
documents for the building applications, you can apply online at the link
at the bottom of the page:

 

  

 

Alternatively, you can download hard copy Search Request form
[8]https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/files/s...

 

Visit one of our Customer Service Centres - Find a list of locations here:
 [9]https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/Council...

 

 

o If you require a full set of building plans, please select
Architectural (site plan, floor plan, elevations) and Structural
(footing, slab, frame engineering design drawings) options. 
o Where alterations or additions have been done to an existing building,
or new freestanding additions have been constructed on the property
such as a swimming pool, garage or shed, please select Additional
Structures and describe the structure. 
o Please add further information in the Additional Notes box to help us
find the correct information (application numbers, whole complex,
Stage number, name of the complex, etc).

 

NOTE:  If you are not the registered owner of the property and require a
copy of the floor plan/s of the building we require written consent of the
owner attached to your application.  Please see the Owner’s Authority
information on the form.

 

 

TIMEFRAMES:

Residential requests (single houses, patios etc) 15 working days to
process,

Commercial requests (multi-unit dwellings, factory, office, shop) 25
business days to process

 

 

 REFUND PROCESS

 

Customers must request a refund in writing, emailed into
[10][email address]  a decision for a refund is made at
the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer.

 

We apply our refunds in accordance with the City’s Fees and Charges
Register, which is part of the City’s Revenue Statement, resolved as part
of Council’s budget process, and as required under the Local Government
Act 2009.

 

As a business unit we are bound by the conditions of refunding fees in our
Fees and Charges Register preamble –

 

Refund of Building Searches Fees are:

 

o A 100% refund if the building search application is cancelled on the
same day lodged.
o A 50% refund if the request for a refund was received prior to a
plans/documents have been provided.
o A 50% refund if the plans/documents requested are not available/found.
o Nil refund if the application has been fully researched/investigated
and analysed, populated, and the plans have been provided Applicant
o Non-refundable Search Requests are - Site Plans, Termite/ Pest
Treatment, Final Inspection, Other Documents, Soil / Engineers Report.

 

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have further questions to
discuss.

 

 

 

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

 

 

Linda Salmon

Supervisor Building Information Unit

Contributed Assets & Development Compliance

For the Chief Executive Officer

Council of the City of Gold Coast

 

P 07 5582 9521

PO Box 5042  GCMC  QLD  9726

W cityofgoldcoast.com.au

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: DOWNEY Rhianne <[11][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2022 3:08 PM
To: Copies of plans <[12][email address]>
Subject: FW: Right to Information request - 2022 development approval for
215 Hedges Ave Mermaid Beach.

 

Good afternoon,

 

Please see below request.

 

Can you please advise if this can come through your department or part of
the request?

 

Thank-you for your assistance.

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Rhianne Downey
Right to Information Officer

City Digital & Data

City Operations

City of Gold Coast 

T: 5581 7502
PO Box 5042 Gold Coast Mail Centre Qld 9726
[13]cityofgoldcoast.com.au

 

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