VPRS 16970 Registers of Building Permit Applications

This series consists of building permit application registers. Details in the register include permit number, date, allotment number and street, owner name and address, builder name and address, material, number of rooms, estimated cost, building fee, scaffolding fee and ward name.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 Building Inspector.This register was part of the application for building permit process, and assigned a permit number to proposed building works and alterations. Applications were mainly for the building or alteration of dwelling places and domestic garages, but could include those for factory buildings, offices and administration buildings, public accommodation buildings such as motels, shops and public purpose buildings such as churches and hostels.

本数据集系列包含建筑许可（building permit）申请登记册。登记册内所载信息涵盖许可编号、登记日期、地块编号与街道信息、业主姓名及地址、承建商姓名及地址、所用建材、房间数量、预估造价、建筑费、脚手架费以及辖区名称。
根据《地方政府法》相关规定，各市政会被赋予广泛权力，可制定附例以规范辖区内建筑物及广告牌等其他构筑物的搭建与施工活动。市政会可对所用建材的类型及施工方式进行监管，由此催生了一套许可制度：任何工程开工前，申请人必须取得建筑许可并提交施工图纸与技术说明，且施工过程需接受市政建筑督察的监督。
该登记册属于建筑许可申请流程的组成部分，为拟建建筑工程及改造项目分配许可编号。申请事项主要涵盖住宅及私家车库的新建或改造，也可涵盖厂房、办公楼及行政楼宇、汽车旅馆与商铺等公共住宿建筑，以及教堂、招待所等公共用途建筑的相关申请。