Building Planning Process

    Unit code: NBC2001 | Study level: Undergraduate
    Credit points
    12
    (Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
    Location
    Online Real Time
    Prerequisites
    N/A
    Overview
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    Overview

    Private and municipal building surveyors carry out the statutory role of ensuring that proposed residential and commercial building projects meet relevant compliance requirements prior to issuing building permits in accordance with planning permits. This unit is concerned with the fundamental planning considerations for residential buildings in classes 1 and 10 and commercial buildings in classes 2 to 9 as defined in the National Construction Code (NCC) and up to three storeys and not more than 2000 square metres in floor area. It introduces students to planning and preparation required to assess planning application, assessment of planning application documentation, assessment of revised design plans and finalisation of planning permits.

    Learning Outcomes

    On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

    1. Analyse relevant approving authority requirements for assessing and issuing planning applications and building permits and ensure adherence to relevant administrative processes;
    2. Investigate relevant planning documentation, including drawings, for each building project and assess each application for compliance with relevant legislation, codes, regulations and local planning authority requirements;
    3. Analyse documentation supplied by at least one external consultant for each planning application, to ensure information is accurate and complete and to determine compliance of the planning applications and building permit;
    4. Assess all non-compliance and produce a range of alternative solutions for client consideration; and
    5. Develop and document final building permit for each building project, noting specific conditions and validity of each permit.

    Assessment

    For Melbourne campuses

    Assessment type: Exercise
    |
    Grade: 10%
    Exercise
    Assessment type: Test
    |
    Grade: 30%
    Tests (3)
    Assessment type: Assignment
    |
    Grade: 50%
    Team design project
    Assessment type: Presentation
    |
    Grade: 10%
    Team design project oral presentation

    Required reading

    Available for free online (no cost):

    Building Code of Australia Class 1 and Class 10 Buildings
    National Construction Code Series (2016) Volume 2 | ABCB Publications, Canberra
    Building Code of Australia Class 2 to Class 9 Buildings
    National Construction Code Series (2016) Volume 1| ABCB Publications, Canberra
    Energy efficiency provisions
    National Construction Code (2016) Volume 2| ABCB Publications, Canberra
    Energy efficiency provisions
    National Construction Code (2016) Volume 1| ABCB Publications, Canberra

    In addition, a very comprehensive set of course notes will be available for most topics. These course notes will contain further references and reading material.

    As part of a course

    This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

    Bachelor of Building Surveying
    NBBS | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years

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