Inform Building Permits

What Inform Building Permits does

Inform Building Permits Pty Ltd is a privately held Australian professional services firm headquartered at 1/170 Forster Road, Mount Waverley, Victoria, that provides registered building surveying, permit application, mandatory inspection, and regulatory consulting services. The firm has operated continuously since 2005 and serves a geographically constrained client base across Victoria, including Baxter, the Mornington Peninsula, the South Eastern Suburbs, and greater Melbourne. Its service lines span core building permit issuance, registered building surveying, mandatory staged inspections, illegal building works assessments, building regulatory consulting, floor area calculations for liquor licences and childcare facilities, and additional ancillary services such as report and consent applications and Building Appeals Board modifications.

The core technology is the firm's statutory authority as registered building surveyors under the Building Act 1993, Building Regulations 2006, and National Construction Code, enabling it to issue permits and conduct legally mandated inspections on behalf of clients. Service delivery combines in-office consulting with on-site inspection mobility across Victoria. The firm offers a portfolio of professional services rather than a software platform, with no proprietary AI, automation, or digital workflow product disclosed.

The business model is professional services fee-for-engagement, operating a sales-led go-to-market motion with free quotes and direct client engagement. Customers are segmented across developers, commercial builders, domestic builders, architects, body corporates, and owner builders, covering both residential and commercial use cases. Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis from permit issuance, inspection scheduling, and consulting engagements. Distribution is direct, single-country, and reliant on industry referrals and a basic website with downloadable forms and contact channels. The firm does not publish pricing tiers.

Name

Inform Building Permits

Legal name

Inform Building Permits Pty Ltd

Website

https://informpermits.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inform Building Permits is a privately held, registered building surveying firm in Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia, providing building permits, mandatory inspections, regulatory consulting, and certification services to developers, builders, architects, body corporates, and owner builders since 2005.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Surveying and Permitting Services

NAICS

Building Inspection Services (541350)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Codes, Permitting & Inspections (Building Safety) (BPAIANAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE)

Keywords

• Building surveying
• Building permits
• Building inspections
• Regulatory compliance
• Construction certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Waverley

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Building Surveying Services: Professional services for building permit applications, mandatory inspections, building certifications, and regulatory compliance assessments for residential and commercial projects in Victoria.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inform Building Permits is a registered building surveying firm providing building permit application and approval services, mandatory construction-stage inspections, building surveying and certification, and regulatory compliance consulting for residential, commercial and industrial projects across Victoria, Australia. The firm assesses illegal building works, prepares owner builder defects reports, and performs liquor licence and childcare floor area calculations to meet Victorian regulatory requirements.

Product overview

Inform Building Permits is a traditional building surveying and inspection services company, not a software platform. The company offers a portfolio of interconnected professional services for building projects. The core services include Building Permit Services, Building Inspectors, Building Surveyors, Mandatory Building Inspections, Building Regulatory Consulting, Illegal Building Reports, and Floor Area Calculations. These are supplemented by Commercial and Industrial Services and Residential and Retail Services for specific project types. Additional complementary services include liquor licence reports, building certifications, and Building Appeals Board modifications. The company operates as a services firm rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Permit Services Building permit application and approval services ensuring construction, renovation and demolition works comply with the Building Act 1993, Building Regulations 2006, and National Construction Code for residential, commercial and industrial clients in Victoria.
• Building Surveyors Registered building surveyors providing expert assessment and certification for domestic and commercial projects across Victoria.
• Building Inspectors Registered building inspectors who perform mandatory inspections at different stages of construction to ensure compliance with Victorian regulations.
• Mandatory Building Inspections Required building inspections at various construction stages as mandated by Victorian Government Building Regulations.
• Building Regulatory Consulting Expert consulting services to ensure compliance with building regulations and help clients meet all building permit conditions.
• Illegal Building Reports Assessment and reporting services for illegal building works undertaken without a valid Construction Certificate.
• Floor Area Calculations Calculations for liquor licence floor areas and childcare facility floor areas to meet regulatory requirements.
• Commercial and Industrial Services Building approvals, inspections and certifications for commercial projects including apartment buildings, hospitals, schools, warehouses, industrial buildings, shopping centres, service stations, commercial signs, fitouts and change of use.
• Residential and Retail Services Building certification, approval and inspection services for residential projects including unit developments, new dwellings, renovations, demolitions, swimming pools, retaining walls, decks, garages and carports.
• Additional Services Complimentary services including liquor licence reports, building certifications, report and consent applications, Building Appeals Board modifications, owner builder reports and building advice.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Local Council Building Departments (e.g., City of Melbourne): Municipal building permit authorities that historically issued permits before private certifier reforms and remain an alternative pathway for clients — representing structural competition or complementary issuance depending on jurisdiction.
• Victorian Building Authority (VBA): State regulator that registers building surveyors and oversees practitioner compliance in Victoria. It shapes the regulatory environment within which Inform operates and could expand its own municipal surveyor capacity in competition with private firms.

Direct peers

• Permit Link: Building permit and certification provider operating across Australian states, including Victoria, with comparable building surveying, permit lodgement, and inspection services for residential and commercial projects.
• BSG Building Surveying & Consultancy: Victorian building surveying and consultancy firm delivering permit issuance, inspections, and compliance services — a direct competitor with overlapping service lines and similar target customers.
• Action Building Inspections: Australian building inspection and permit services firm providing pre-purchase, construction stage, and code compliance inspections — overlapping meaningfully with Inform's mandatory inspection and defects reporting services.
• Wilsmore Neal Group: Long-established Melbourne building surveying practice providing building permits, inspections, and consultancy across residential and commercial sectors, competing with Inform Building Permits for the same developer, builder, and architect clients in Victoria.
• Metro Building Surveying: Melbourne-based registered building surveying firm issuing building permits and conducting mandatory inspections for residential and commercial clients — directly comparable service profile and geographic market.
• Buildcert: Victorian-based registered building surveying firm offering building permits, mandatory inspections, and regulatory consulting for residential and commercial projects — directly comparable in scope, customer base, and regulatory remit to Inform Building Permits.

Emerging players

• Archicentre Australia: National building inspection and consulting brand focused on pre-purchase and defect inspections for residential property — partial overlap with Inform's illegal building works and defects reporting services.

Others

• Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB): Inter-jurisdictional body that develops the National Construction Code underpinning all of Inform's regulatory work — relevant as the upstream rule-setter that defines the firm's compliance mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inform-building-permits

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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