Asset Protection is a process applied to building and planning permits to ensure that Council’s assets located within the Road Reserve can realise their economical life. The process is applicable per permit, not per property. Property owners constructing via multiple permits on the same property may in fact be required to pay multiple fees.
Asset Protection is triggered automatically upon Council’s receiving of a Notification of works (Section 80) on a Building Permit via a Private Building Surveyor or a Building Permit from Council’s own Building Surveyor. An Asset Surveillance Officer will inspect Council's assets adjacent to construction zones prior to works commencing; observing and documenting all existing damages.
You will not be held responsible for this pre-existing damage, however should Council’s assets be damaged or compromised as a direct result of building or construction works, the Officers may to order reinstatement or repairs of those assets to Council’s standards in order to ensure their integrity.
The details of this inspection are included on the Asset Protection Invoice which is mailed directly to the property owner.
No works may commence on site until the Asset Protection Invoice is paid.
The inspectors will again be automatically triggered to inspect the site once Council receives the Notification of the Certificate of Occupancy (Section 73). If further damages are noted in this inspection, a ‘Notice to Repair Council’s Assets’ will be issued to the property owner, allowing them 30 days to make the appropriate repairs to assets following Council’s Standard Drawings.
To make repairs, an application for a "Road Opening Permit is required. Go to the Works within a Municipal Road Reserve page to apply.