Unauthorised development

The City of Tea Tree Gully Development Compliance team have the role of investigating any unlawful development which may occur within our city.

We rely on the community to help us identify unlawful development within our City. There are some simple steps to follow to determine if a development has approval.

1. Identify what is happening. What is the activity or type of building being erected?
2. Check if approval has been given: Track a development application
3. Contact our City Development Team online or call 8397 7444
   - if there is no evidence of an approval
   - if you don't believe the development is occurring in accordance with approved plans.

What happens next

We will investigate the matter.

If you have provided your contact details, we may contact you if we need further information and will let you know the outcome of the investigation.

What we will not investigate

Council will not investigate:

• Particular types of drainage issues including:
  • Surface water drainage issues unrelated to a building or where there are no conditions relating to the management of surface water.
  • Stormwater runoff from older buildings where building code requirements of the time did not require connection to council infrastructure or the road kerb.
• Very minor breaches – our resources are limited and our priority is to focus on serious breaches.
• Issues raised that are of a malicious nature.

Council's Enforcement Policy provides guidance on what we will and will not investigate and the level of action that may be taken.