Flood level consent

While flooding is rare in Banyule, it is important to understand the risks. We work with residents to reduce any potential impact, particularly when they're considering building or development works.

Our consent

Our planning scheme and the Victorian Building Regulations 2018 require us to identify areas that are prone to flooding or have regular overland water flow.

These areas are known as overlays (Show info): they can affect your building plans and path to obtaining a permit. Melbourne Water provides some helpful information on overlays.

We assess all proposals affected by overlays to ensure that new developments do not increase the likeliness of flooding or introduce hazards to residents and their property.

Overlays and what they mean

Your property may be affected by 1 or more of these overlays:

Getting consent

Steps to take

Step 1.Get information about your land

To begin, you must submit a property information request to know if your property is affected by any of these 5 overlays.

Property information request

Step 2.Survey your property

All overlays require your property to be surveyed to Australian Height Datum (Show info) (AHD) by a licensed land surveyor. Plans of your proposed work must reflect this.

Step 3.Prepare your plans

All overlays require you to submit detailed site, floor and elevation plans that must show:

  1. boundaries and dimensions of the site;
  2. existing and proposed ground levels to AHD;
  3. layout, size and use of existing and proposed buildings and works, including vehicle parking areas;
  4. finish floor levels of any existing and proposed buildings to AHD; and
  5. cross-sectional details of any basement entry ramps and other basement entries to AHD (showing floor levels of entry and exit areas and drainage detail).

Step 4.Concerning LSIO and SBO1 overlays

Did your property information request show that the Land Subject to Inundation (LSIO) or the Melbourne Water Flood (SBO1) overlays affect your property?

If so, then you must finish your consent request with Melbourne Water.

Melbourne Water consent for a council planning permit

If not, but 1 or more of the other overlays does apply, then continue on with this consent request.

Step 5.Concerning the BR154 overlay

Did your property information request show that the Construction on Designated Land or Works (BR154) overlay affects your property?

If so, then you must first get consent from Melbourne Water to build near their drains and property.

Consent to build on or near a Melbourne Water easement.

Once you have Melbourne Water's consent, then you can continue with getting ours.

Step 6.Request our consent

Your property cannot be developed where the SB02, BR153 and BR154 overlays apply without consent.

Consent form