Commercial
We issue commercial Building Permit Approvals in Victoria for Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 buildings.
In summary, CH Group’s Building Permit Approval services includes, but not limited to the following:
- Preliminary review of schematic design plans and production of report.
- More detailed review of plans and services documentation.
- Attendance at design meetings.
- Providing BCA and Australian Standards advice and guidance throughout the design and construction stages.
- Issuing Alternative Design Solution approvals.
- Issuing of Building Permit
- Issuing of Certification of Final Inspection or Occupancy Permit.
Commercial buildings are classified under the Building Code of Australia as follows:
Class 2 - a building containing 2 or more sole-occupancy units each being a separate dwelling.
Class 3 – a residential building other than a building of Class 1 or 2, which is a common place of long term or transient living for a number of unrelated persons, including:-
- A boarding-house, guest house, hostel, lodging-house or backpackers accommodation; or
- A residential part of an hotel or motel; or
- A residential part of a school; or
- A residential part of a detention centre.
Class 4 - a dwelling in a building that is Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 if it is the only dwelling in the building.
Class 5 – an office building used for professional or commercial purposes, excluding buildings for Class 6, 7, 8 or 9.
Class 6 – a shop or other building for the sale of goods by retail or the supply of services direct to the public, including:-
- An eating room, cafe, restaurant, milk or soft-drink bar; or
- A dining room, bar, shop or kiosk part of a hotel or motel; or
- A hairdresser’s or barber’s shop, public laundry, or undertaker’s establishment; or
- Market or sale room, showroom, or service station.
Class 7a – a car park.
Class 7b – for storage, or display of goods or produce for sale by wholesale.
Class 8 – a laboratory, or a building in which a handicraft or process for the production, assembling, altering, repairing, packing, finishing, or cleaning of goods or produce is carried on for trade, sale or gain.
Class 9a – a health-care building, including those parts of the building set aside as a laboratory.
Class 9b – An assembly building, including a trade workshop, laboratory or the like in a primary or secondary school, but excluding any other parts of the building that are of another Class.
Class 9c – an aged care building.
