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This fees and charges brochure will help you determine which Brisbane City Council plumbing and drainage fees will apply to your application. These fees apply to plumbing and drainage applications, sourcing copies of existing drainage plans or certificates, requests for permit work and matters under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018, Plumbing and Drainage Regulations 2019 and the Planning Act 2016. Fees listed include GST, where applicable.

Getting started

If you need help preparing your application, or are unsure whether your proposal will meet the requirements of the relevant legislation, you can discuss your application with officers from Council’s Plumbing Services Group by calling Council on 3403 8888. You can also visit brisbane.qld.gov.au and search for ‘plumbing and drainage’.

For business enquiries on what to include in your application, which application fees to pay and how the assessment process works, call Council’s Business Hotline 133 BNE (133 263). It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Types of fees

You will need to pay a fee when lodging a plumbing and drainage application. This includes applications for permit work, inspections and referral agency advice requests.

Application fees

An application fee is charged for all requests for assessment that require a permit to be issued. A discount is applied to this fee for applications that are lodged through Council’s online lodgement portal, where available.

Assessment fees

An assessment fee is charged for all requests for assessment that require a permit to be issued. Fees for assessment of hydraulic plans include a flat base charge plus a charge for each proposed plumbing fixture, capped point or water meter (depending on the nature of the project) and for each testable backflow prevention device. When lodging online, the application and assessment fees for hydraulic plans are payable upon lodgement unless they exceed $20,000.

Applications that also involve the assessment of an onsite sewerage facility or greywater treatment system will incur a fee for the extra element.

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Inspection fees

For single detached dwelling houses, the inspection fee is paid together with the application and assessment fees upon lodgement. This fee covers a set number of inspections during construction and the issuing of the final inspection certificate. Additional fees are required if further inspections are necessary.

Where Council is assessing hydraulic plans, the applicable inspection fee is calculated and indicated on the approved plans. This fee is payable prior to the first inspection and covers all inspections required during construction. Inspection fees are recalculated each financial year until paid.

If Council issues a notice for non-compliant work identified during an inspection, a fee will be charged and no further inspections will be carried out until payment has been received and rectification works completed.

Fast-track Permit Work

Council’s fast-track process (Fast-track Permit Work application) is available for new class 1a and 10a detached and secondary dwelling houses that will be located on individual lots, that have their own direct connection to Queensland Urban Utilities’ sewer and water infrastructure and won’t require trade waste approval. The fast-track option is not applicable when the dwelling is connecting to an onsite sewage facility or combined sanitary drain.

For more information about Fast-track Permit Work, visit brisbane.qld.gov.au and search for ‘Fast-track Permit Work’, or call Council on 3403 8888.

Online lodgement

Council offers an online lodgement portal where applicants can enter the details of their application, attach plans and documents and pay the relevant fee. Council recommends all plumbing applications be submitted online, as it is the fastest and easiest way to lodge your application. An additional scanning fee is applied to hardcopy applications where an online option is available.

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Plumbing and drainage fees

Class 1a and 10a – Single dwelling house or secondary dwelling

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New class 1a dwelling house/secondary dwelling and class 10a buildings

Application fee (each application) Online lodgement $56

Hardcopy lodgement $123

Assessment fee Each application $56.50

Inspection fee Each application (up to five inspections including cancellations)

$816

Fast-track permit application Note: Proposals must meet the fast-track criteria

Application fee (each application) Online lodgement only $56


$816

Additions/alterations to plumbing and drainage




Inspection fee Each application (up to three inspections including cancellations)

$468.50

ONSITE SEWAGE FACILITIES AND GREYWATER FACILITIES

New dwelling house/secondary dwelling plus new facility




Wastewater assessment fee Each facility $207


$816

New dwelling house/secondary dwelling connecting to an existing facility If there is an increase in bedrooms above what previously existed, and Council has not indicated in a response to a Referral agency advice request that the existing facility is sufficient, the fees and application requirements are the same as for a new facility (above). If Council’s response to a Referral agency advice request indicates the existing facility is sufficient, the fees and application requirements are as per sewered new dwelling.

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Additions/alterations to plumbing and drainage plus new facility





Inspection fee Each application (up to three inspections including cancellations)

$468.50

Additions/alterations to plumbing and drainage not requiring or involving a facility If there is an increase in bedrooms above what previously existed, and Council has not indicated in a response to a Referral agency advice request that the existing facility is sufficient, the fees and application requirements are the same as for a new facility (above). If Council’s response to a Referral agency advice request indicates the existing facility is sufficient, the fees and application requirements are as per sewered additions/alterations.

Relocation of trenches/replacement of treatment plant or septic tank only/installation of new facility at an existing premises




Inspection fee Each application $204

REQUEST FOR REFERRAL AGENCY RESPONSE FOR ON-SITE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT – adding one or more bedrooms to a class 1a building with an onsite wastewater management system

Request for referral agency advice Each application $384.50

Class 1b, 2 to 9 – All other classes of buildings (except dwelling house)

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Assessment of hydraulic plans




Each fixture, capped point or water meter In addition to application and assessment fees

$20.50

Each testable backflow prevention device In addition to application and assessment fees

$65.50

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Express options Note: Express option is only accepted through online lodgement

Plans with fewer than 10 fixtures/capped points where no development application is required.

Three business day assessment if all information is provided at lodgement

In addition to standard application $218.50

Plans with up to and including 50 fixtures/capped points.

5 business day assessment if all information is provided at lodgement


Plans with more than 50 fixtures/capped points and up to and including 250 fixtures/capped points.

5 business day assessment if all information is provided at lodgement


Onsite sewage facilities (OSF) Note: Premises accommodating 21 or more equivalent persons must obtain the appropriate Queensland Government approval

OSF assessment fee (in addition to the hydraulic plan application and assessment fees listed above)

Each application $207

Greywater installation Note: For all classes except a dwelling house, greywater fees are charged in addition to the application, assessment and inspection fees

Assessment fee Each application $450

Inspection fee Each application $450

Staging a previously submitted application Note: Requests to break-up an existing application into multiple stages is limited to a maximum of one request of up to two new stages per application

Request to stage a previously lodged application Each stage $612

Performance-based solution

Assessment of performance-based solution Each solution $205

Inspections

Inspection fees Each application $68

Plus each fixture, capped point or water meter

$45

Minimum fee $246

Inspection of common drainage and water or fire services (civil works only)

Minimum fee $246

Per metre $5.10

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Scanning fee – hardcopy lodgement of permit applications

Additional fee for scanning, file preparation and file storage of plumbing applications lodged in hardcopy form when an online option is available

Each application $236

Drainage and other works applications

Minor commercial

Inspection and approval of up to four fixtures for all classes except a single detached dwelling not involving in-ground drainage or trade waste

Each application (up to four inspections) $582

Other work

Inspection of plumbing and drainage works (one inspection only) e.g. seal-off, reconnection

Each inspection $204

Inspection of a ‘plumbed-in’ rainwater tank One tank $113

Plus each additional tank up to four per application

$51.50

Inspection of pre-fabricated units (pods) Up to five units (pods) $204

Plus each additional unit (pod) up to 10 per application

$41

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Other inspections and related charges – all classes

Additional inspection of permit work Each inspection $144

Outside business hours inspection (for up to two hours) Minimum fee $244

Per hour after two hours $122

Priority inspection (within 48 hours of required inspection time) based on availability

Each inspection $238

Issue Action notice for defective or incomplete plumbing and drainage works for all classes

Each notice $103.50

Additional inspection to issue final inspection certificate Each inspection $199

Backflow prevention devices

Testable devices must be registered with Council and tested annually by a licensed plumber. Council is required to maintain a register of all testable backflow prevention devices.

Annual fee Each device $65.50

Drainage plans

Copy of existing drainage plan or certificate Minimum fee $45

Further informationFor more information about plumbing and drainage assessment and compliance fees, visit brisbane.qld.gov.au and search ‘plumbing and drainage’. Alternatively, call Council on 3403 8888 or 133 BNE (133 263) for business enquiries.

Disclaimer: The content of this fees and charges brochure is a summary only and has been prepared to assist the reader to understand Development Services’ plumbing and drainage fees and charges. Please refer to the Brisbane City Council Schedule of Fees and Charges 2019-20 on Council’s website brisbane.qld.gov.au for further details.

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