Welcome to Nicholson Wright

Melbourne Building Surveyors and Permits

Building Surveyors in Victoria

Welcome to buildingpermits.com.au, your one-stop-shop for all Building Permit requirements. Please take some time to browse through the many pages of useful information that we hope will go some way to helping you through the sometimes stressful and daunting task of interpreting building legislation, as well as dealing with relevant Councils and authorities.

Our friendly team at Nicholson Wright understand that many people in Australia are excited by the prospect to build, alter, extend or improve their property. It is for this reason one of our main goals is to process your Building Permit application in a timely manner, so you can begin your project as soon as possible. We also offer a very competitive fee structure, to ensure your budget doesn't blow out before you even step on site.

Our Melbourne based Building Surveyors can provide Building Permits anywhere in Victoria

Nicholson Wright is one of the leading Building Surveying firms servicing metropolitan and country Victoria. No job is too far or too hard to get to, as we have a wide network of registered contract inspectors located all over the state.

Why do I need a Building Permit?

The Building Act 1993 and Building Regulations 2018 legislate that most building works, including alterations, demolitions and removals, require Building Permits in Victoria.

A Building Permit will specify the stages where a Registered Building Surveyor is required to inspect the building works, when an Occupancy Permit is required or when a Certificate of Final Inspection is necessary upon completion of the building works.

A Building Surveyor interprets all relevant building legislation. At Nicholson Wright, our Building Surveyors are experts on building legislation, technical codes and construction standards including the Building Code of Australia.

Our Building Surveyors work together with engineers, architects and builders to ensure that your building project is designed and constructed to comply with the building legislation in Victoria.