Plumbing and drainage fees 2014-15

This factsheet will assist you to determine which Brisbane City Council plumbing and drainage fees will apply to your application.

Fees listed include GST, where applicable. For staged developments, each development stage is classed as a separateplumbing application for fee purposes.

These fees apply to plumbing and drainage applications, requests for compliance assessment and matters under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA), Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 andtheStandard Plumbing and Drainage Regulations 2003.

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 (07) 3403 8888. You can also visit and search for ‘planning and building’.

For business enquiries on what to include in your application, whichapplication 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.

Plumbing and drainage fees

You will need to pay a fee when lodgingaplumbing and drainage application.This includes applications for compliance assessment, inspections and concurrence agency requests.Fees for compliance assessment of hydraulic plans are calculated according to the number of plumbing fixtures and/or the amount of pipework inyour project.

Compliance and inspection fees

Compliance and inspectionfeesare calculated according to the number of plumbing fixtures and/or amount of pipeworkin your project and cover all inspections required during construction. These fees are listed on page nine of this factsheet.

Council’s PlumbSMART

Council’s PlumbSMART process streamlines the way domestic class 1 plumbing applications are assessed. New domestic dwellings located on individual lots which have their own direct connections to Queensland Urban Utilities’ sewer and water supply network are eligible to use this process. PlumbSMART cannot be used for properties that are connected by combined sanitary drains, community title schemes or have an onsite wastewater treatment system.

For more information about PlumbSMART, visit and search for ‘PlumbSMART’, or call Council on (07)3403 8888.

Online lodgement

Council recommends all plumbing applications besubmitted online as it is the fastest and easiest way to submit your application.

Plumbing and drainagefees

Application fees for approvals and assessments
Compliance assessment of a single detached dwelling plumbing and drainage application (each application) / Hardcopy lodgement / $88.15
Online lodgement / $49.70
Compliance assessment of hydraulic plans for all other classes except a single detached dwelling (each application plus charge for each fixture or water meter) / Hardcopy lodgement / $268.05
Online lodgement / $212.40
Each fixture or water meter (in addition to application fee where applicable) / $18.85
Amendment to hydraulic plans previously approved for all other classes except a single detached dwelling(each application pluscharge for each fixture or water meter) / Hardcopy lodgement / $268.05
Online lodgement / $212.40
Each fixture or water meter / $18.85
Reassessment of hydraulic plans for all other classes except a single detached dwelling / Each design or information defect / $80.40
Sub-meter application assessment / Up to 10 sub-meters minimum charge / $207.25
Plus each sub-meter greater than 10 / $28.85
Compliance assessment of plumbing and drainage applications forcommercial properties - staging an application / Online lodgement / $540.25
Per additional fixture / $18.85
Fast track assessment for hydraulic plans for all other classes except a single detached dwelling involving the installation of less than 10 fixtures, excluding assessments which attract a development application. The plan will be assessed within five working days of receipt of payment by Council, provided all necessary information is provided(each application pluscharge for each fixture or water meter). / Application fee / $192.30
Fast track assessment for hydraulic plans for all other classes except a single detached dwelling involving the installation of up to and including 50 fixtures. The plan will be assessed within 10 working days of receipt of payment by Council, provided all necessary information is provided(each application pluscharge for each fixture or water meter). / Application fee / $384.55
Fast track assessment for hydraulic plans for all other classes except a single detached dwelling involving the installation of more than 50 fixtures, and up to and including 250 fixtures. The plan will be assessed within 10 working days of receipt of payment by Council, provided all necessary information is provided(each application pluscharge for each fixture or water meter). / Application fee / $887.40
PlumbSMART application - compliance assessment of a single detached dwelling plumbing and drainage application(each application) / Hardcopy lodgement / $85.50
Onlinelodgement / $48.20
Request for concurrence agency for onsite wastewater management / Each / $340.00
Inspections
Plumbing and drainage inspection of a new single detached dwelling / Each (sewered or non-sewered area) / $721.70
Plumbing and drainage inspection of additions and/or alterations in a single detached dwelling / Each (sewered or non-sewered area) / $413.45
Alteration to the location of a single detached dwelling on an allotment with no added fixtures / Each / $289.70
Reinspection of defective or incomplete plumbing or drainage works for a single detached dwelling / Each / $92.80
Reinspection of defective or incomplete plumbing or drainage works for all other classes except a single detached dwelling / Each / $155.70
Special inspection fee / Each / $108.25
Inspection of drainage repairs for a single detached dwelling or a Class 10 building (greater thanthree metres on a single dwelling), renewals, removals, the cleansing of any drains, drainage apparatus, sanitary fixtures or fittings, sealing of house drainage at point of connection to the sewer system and replacement of like-for-like septic trenches.
Note:In the event of a failed solar water/heat pump inspection, a reinspection fee will be charged. / Each / $180.40
After-hours inspection fee for up to two hours / Minimum fee / $216.50
Per hour aftertwo hours / $108.25
Inspection of plumbing and drainage installations resulting from the approval of hydraulic plans for all other classes except a single detached dwelling / Each / $60.80
Each fixture or water meter / $40.60
Minimum / $217.55
Plumbing and drainage inspection of a rainwater tank installation / Each tank / $94.35
On-site inspection and approval of up to four fixtures for all other classes except a single detached dwelling not involving in ground drainage or trade waste / Each / $515.50
Inspection of house drain and water supply in relation to multiple dwelling sites (civil worksonly) / Minimum fee / $217.55
Per metre/sanitary drainage or water supply – upto and including 100 metres / $4.60
Over 100 metres will be charged on a per inspection basis / $178.35
Technical advice onsite where no plumbing application has been lodged for a single detached dwelling / Each / $133.00

Backflow prevention devices

Backflow prevention devices may be required where there is a potential for the potable water supply to become contaminated by backflow.These devices must be registered and require annual inspections by a licensed plumber.

Backflow prevention devices fees
Annual administration fee / Each device / $58.25
Assessment and approval of water supply designs in relation to the installation of an irrigation system / Each plan / $141.25

Greywater

Greywater systems enable reuse of water.Compliance assessment of these systems is performed to ensure the water is used appropriately and safely.

Greywater fees
Compliance assessment of greywater diversion device application for a single detached dwelling / Each application / $68.05
Compliance assessment of greywater treatment plant application for a single detached dwelling / Each application / $186.60
Inspection/audit of greywater system for a single detached dwelling / Each / $185.60
Compliance assessment of greywater diversion device application for all other classes except a single detached dwelling / Each application / $133.00
Compliance assessment of greywater treatment plant application for all other classes except a single detached dwelling / Each application / $402.10
Inspection/audit of greywater system for all other classes except a single detached dwelling / Each / $402.10
Note:Greywater fees are charged in addition to plumbing assessment and inspection fees.Where a greywater application is lodged in conjunction with a domestic application, the inspection of greywater system fee is waived.

Onsite sewerage facilities

All installations of onsite sewerage facilities are subject to Council approval to ensure all relevant standards are met.

Onsite sewerage facility
Inspection of domestic onsite sewage treatment plant plans in a non-sewered area submitted for Council approval / Each application (hardcopy lodgement) / $123.70
Scrutiny of commercial onsite sewage treatment plant plans in a non-sewered area submitted for Council approval / Each (hardcopy lodgement) / $268.05
Each fixture / $18.85
Application for approval of completed design for sewage treatment plant (permit included) / Each / $392.80
Application for approval to relocate trenches for an existing sewage treatment plant (permit included) / Each application / $104.15
Septic tank design
Onsite pre-design visit for notifiablework site inspection requests / Each / $285.60
Design including site visit for a new dwelling or no existing permit / Each design / $1824.85
Design including site visit for amendments/alterations with an existing permit / Each design / $901.10

Further information

For more information about plumbing and drainage assessment and compliance fees, visit Council on (07) 3403 8888 or 133 BNE (133 263) for business enquiries.