VPRS 16125 Building Plans

Under the provisions of the Local Government Act, councils were given wide-ranging powers for the making of by-laws to regulate the erection and construction of buildings and such other structures as advertising signs within the municipality. Councils were able to regulate the type of materials used and the manner in which they were used. This led to the development of the system whereby permits had to be obtained and plans and specifications submitted before any works could commence and with the execution of the work monitored by the Council City Surveyor and later the Building Inspector.There are two types of stamps used for approval "This building to be carried out in accordance with the regulations" signed by the building suveyor and dated. Later a larger stamp outlining the permit holders responsibilites signed by the building surveyor, included a date and permit number. Some plans include specifications by the builder. The majority of plans are stamped.Plans are mainly for the building of factory buildings,warehouses, offices and administration buildings, public buildings such as shops and public purpose buildings.Two consignments have been transferred to the PROV. The P1 consignment consists of medium size tubes and the P2 consignment contains larger tubes.