Do You Need a Building Permit for an Office Fitout in Victoria?
Most office fitouts in Victoria need a building permit. Learn the Schedule 3 exemption tests, what triggers a permit, and how to avoid delays in Melbourne.
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Construction guides for Melbourne and Victoria — plain-English answers to the questions owners, tenants and developers ask us most about permits, fit-outs, make good, renovations and new builds.
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Commercial fitouts
Restaurant and Café Fitouts in Melbourne: The Approvals Checklist Before You Open
Opening a café or restaurant in Melbourne? Council food registration, trade waste, grease traps, kitchen exhaust and building permits explained in order.
Read morePlanning Permit, Building Permit or Landlord Approval? The Three Green Lights for a Melbourne Fitout
A Melbourne fitout can need planning, building and landlord approval. What each covers, who issues it and the order that saves time.
Read moreLeasing a Commercial Space in Melbourne? 9 Construction Checks Before You Sign
Nine construction checks before signing a commercial lease in Melbourne: use, building class, fire, asbestos, services and make good.
Read moreMedical and Allied Health Fitouts in Victoria: Classification, Access and Approvals
Planning a GP, dental or allied health fitout in Melbourne? How building classification, accessibility, electrical safety and permits shape the design.
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Do I Need a Building Permit to Renovate My Home in Victoria?
Which home renovations need a building permit in Victoria, what is exempt, when you need a registered builder and who picks the surveyor.
Read moreHome Extensions in Melbourne: Do You Need a Planning Permit, a Building Permit, or Both?
Extending in Melbourne? When you need a planning permit (lot size, heritage, overlays), how the building permit works, and neighbour rules.
Read moreYour Rights Under a Victorian Domestic Building Contract: Deposits, Cooling-Off and Home Warranty
Signing a building contract in Victoria? The $10,000 rule, deposit limits, 5 business day cooling-off and Home Warranty from July 2026.
Read moreKnock Down Rebuild or Renovate? A Melbourne Homeowner's Decision Guide
Renovate or knock down and rebuild in Melbourne? New-home energy rules, demolition approvals, heritage controls and the deciding questions.
Read moreSmall Second Dwellings in Victoria: Building a Granny Flat Without a Planning Permit
Victoria lets you build a small second home up to 60 m² without a planning permit in most cases. The rules, the building permit, and what to check first.
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Defit and Make Good in Melbourne: What Your Lease Actually Requires
Leaving a Melbourne tenancy? What make good means, how a defit works step by step, and how to avoid a dispute with your landlord.
Read moreAsbestos in Commercial Strip-Outs: The Victorian Rules Before You Demolish or Refurbish
Strip-out in Victoria? The asbestos register, identifying before you disturb, the 10 m² licence threshold, WorkSafe notice and clearance.
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Essential Safety Measures in Victoria: What Building Owners and Tenants Must Know After a Fitout
What essential safety measures are, who maintains them, the annual ESM report, and how a fitout changes your obligations in Victoria.
Read moreAI in construction
How AI Is Helping Victorian Builders Work Smarter, and Where People Still Make the Call
Practical ways AI helps construction in Victoria: takeoffs, document review, programming and site records, and where people stay in charge.
Read moreWhy AI Can't Sign Off Your Building Compliance: Lessons for Victorian Projects
AI tools can give confident but outdated answers on Victorian building rules. Real examples, the research on AI errors, and how to check.
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