Development

Apply for development

If you are planning a residential, commercial or industrial project in the Barwon Water region, you may need to apply for development.

To check if you need to apply, review our development process.

We will work with you to ensure your development has clean, safe, reliable and compliant water and sewer services.

Apply for development

Our guidelines, policies and standards

Plan your development

Apply for development

Undertaking your development

The process and requirements for development generally depend on whether new or altered reticulated water and/or sewer mains are required to service your development.

If new or altered reticulated water and/or sewer mains are required, you will be issued a Developer Works Deed and must follow the Developer Works Process.

Developer works process

If only new or altered water and/or sewer connections are required, you will be issued a Non-Works Deed and must follow the Non-Works Process.

Non-works process

If both reticulated water and/or sewer mains and connections for a proposed building are required, you will be issued a Combined Deed and must follow both the Developer Works and Non-Works processes.