Submit Stormwater Management Plans
Key points
- You will often be required to submit a stormwater management plan as part of your planning permit process. These are also referred to as drainage design plans.
- Submit a revision to stormwater management plans.
- Fees associated with submitting stormwater management plans.
- What you will need to include with your submission.
Important information
Typical developments that require stormwater management plans include two lots with a common property driveway, Childcare or Medical Centres, Multi Lot Unit Developments, Industrial/Commercial Developments and similar.
Please note: Council must be supplied with a Professional Engineers registration number, or a certificate attached to the submission to certify that the engineering plans submitted comply with all relevant legislative requirements and standards as per the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019. The person submitting plans must be authorised by the listed Engineer registered to practice in prescribed area of Civil Engineering.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019 and the guidelines provided by Consumer Affairs Victoria.
Fees
You will need to pay a stormwater management plan submission fee and a drainage stormwater inspection fee. These can be paid together when you use the submission form.
Stormwater management plan submission fee
- 1 to 2 houses: $160.50
- 3 to 10 houses: $322
- 11 houses or more: $536.50
- Industrial / commercial: $428.50
Stormwater management inspection fee
- $160.50 - all development sizes
Your stormwater inspections include:
- an inspection of any connection to a Council stormwater pipe prior to backfilling
- and an inspection upon completion of all works shown on the approved plan.
Note: A Works Within Road Reserve permit may also be required if you are constructing any assets in the Road Reserve
What you will need to include with submissions
To submit stormwater management plans, you will need a planning permit or subdivision number, plus the following documents (as relevant to your application):
- Full set if drainage plans, combined in a single PDF
- Drainage computations
- Water sensitive urban design (WSUD) documentation (if required by permit)
- Legal point of discharge response letter
- Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP) (if required by permit)
Submit a revision to Stormwater Management Plans
Use this option if you have submitted your initial plans, and have been requested by the Engineer to submit updated plans