Building permits, council and disputes in Pakenham
Cardinia Shire Council handles planning permits and report and consent requests for Pakenham. The building permit and its mandatory inspections come from a registered building surveyor, who also issues the occupancy permit at completion. Those inspections satisfy the permit; they are not a check of workmanship on your behalf. If something goes wrong, the path is a written complaint to your builder, then the Building and Plumbing Commission's dispute resolution service (formerly DBDRV), then VCAT.
Planning permits and report and consent sit with Cardinia Shire Council.
Your Pakenham build has a private or council building surveyor, who signs both the building permit and, at the end, the occupancy permit.
Domestic Building Insurance applies to most new home contracts above the threshold.
Put every defect to your builder in writing first, with the report attached.
For VCAT you need an expert witness report written to the tribunal's practice note.
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Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Pakenham. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
