Our online services (payments, permits, applications, service requests) at epathway.monash.vic.gov.au will not be available from 5pm on Friday 19 April to 12pm on Sunday 21 April 2024, due to the system maintenance.
Underpinning, re-stumping or otherwise altering the footing of a building, is changing part of the building’s support structure and is considered a structural alteration. You will need a building permit for structural alterations to a building.
For a project like this, you will need a soil report to successfully apply for a building permit. More information about soil reports can be found at Soil Investigation.
If you have encountered suspected asbestos as a part of your renovation, please see the following section before work continues: Encountering Asbestos.