# QLD Form 1 (https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/docs/form-guides/plumbing/qld/qld-form-1-permit-work) Form 1 is the permit work application for plumbing, drainage and on-site sewerage work in Queensland. You lodge it with the local government before permit work starts, with the plans and supporting reports that match the scope. The official PDF is used for sections 44(1)(a) and 52(2) of the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019; completion of all applicable sections is mandatory. This is the current Queensland Form 1. Tradie Forms follows the official section order and maps your answers onto the official PDF layout. Amending or extending an existing permit rather than starting a new application? Use [QLD Form 2](https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/docs/form-guides/plumbing/qld/qld-form-2-amend-permit) > **Warning** > > Tradie Forms prepares the PDF. It does not lodge the application, issue the permit, or confirm that permit work can start. ## Before you start [#before-you-start] Most Form 1 delays come from missing attachments or a land description that does not match title. Gather these before you open the form. - **Title, rates notice or survey plan** - Source for lot and plan, and a check on street address and local government area. - **Current plan set and fixture schedule** - Source for proposed work, building class, and every fixture count. - **Soil and site reports where drainage or on-site sewerage applies** - Soil classification report, articulation report for classes H, E and P, and site and soil evaluation for unsewered work. - **Distributor-retailer or connection approval (if applicable)** - Needed when the water connection, change or disconnection needs that approval. - **Owner and applicant contact details** - Separate blocks. Confirm who is lodging and who owns the land. - **Treatment plant paperwork for unsewered jobs** - Brand, model, TPA/CEA or ERA numbers, bedrooms and daily flow from the design documents. Only the declaration date blocks download. Council still expects every applicable section completed and the right reports attached. ## Description of Land [#description-of-land] Identifies all land the application covers. The description must identify the land subject to the application, not the job nickname. - **Street address (Address, Optional)** - The site street address. Address search is limited to Queensland and fills the street line, suburb, state and postcode. Check the result against the title or rates notice, because search returns the current postal address and a new estate or renamed street can differ from the permit land. - **Lot and Plan (Text, Optional)** - The legal land description from title documents, a rates notice or the survey plan. On new estates the street address may not exist in any council system yet, so lot and plan is often the only reliable identifier. Fill it whenever those documents carry it. - **Useful** - Lot 214 on SP 318776 - **Too vague** - Smith block, new estate - **Shop / Tenancy Number (Text, Optional)** - Fill on multi-tenancy or fit-out jobs so the application is tied to the unit being worked on. - **Storey / Level (Text, Optional)** - Fill on anything above one storey for the same reason. - **Local Government Area (Text, Optional)** - The council area for the land, not the builder's office or billing address. Address search may fill this. Confirm it near a boundary, because the LGA is who assesses and lodges against the application. ## Permit Application [#permit-application] Records what kind of permit work you are applying for and a short description of the proposed plumbing. The form notes that a person must not carry out permit work without a compliance permit and must comply with any conditions of that permit. - **Is this application for a new building? (Choice, Optional)** - Yes when the plumbing serves a new building. No when the building already exists. Both can be No only when the work is not building-tied in the usual way; most jobs are one or the other. - **Is this application for work to an existing building? (Choice, Optional)** - Yes for renovations, fit-outs and replacements in an existing building. Match this to the plans, not to how the job was sold. - **Has distributor-retailer approval been granted? (if applicable) (Choice, Optional)** - Answer when a water connection, connection change or disconnection needs distributor-retailer approval. The Form 1 PDF notes that some SEQ local governments cannot grant a permit unless that position is satisfied for relevant water infrastructure work. Leave it unanswered only when it does not apply. - **Is a copy of the connection approval attached? (if applicable) (Choice, Optional)** - Yes only when the approval document is actually in the lodgement pack. Council will look for it if you say it is attached. - **Sewerage Connection (Choice, Optional)** - Sewered or Unsewered for the premises. This drives whether the wastewater disposal section matters and whether fast-track is even available. Do not tick both. - **Proposed Plumbing Work Details (Text, Optional)** - A short description specific enough for council to match the form to the plans. Name the work types and the building they serve, not a diary nickname. Update it if the plan set changes before lodgement. - **Useful** - New sanitary drainage and water service for class 1a dwelling - **Too vague** - Plumbing work ## Classification of Buildings and Structures [#building-classification] Captures the National Construction Code building class and a plain description of the proposed building. Supporting documents can differ by class, so a wrong class can trigger the wrong lodgement pack. - **Building Class (Choice, Optional)** - Class 1a or 10a, or Class 1b, 2 - 9. Take the class from the building approval or plans when you have them. Tick the option that matches the building, not the trade doing the work. - **Description of Proposed Building (Text, Optional)** - Purpose of the building in plain language so the assessor can identify it. The form examples include a single dwelling, bakery, distillery or mechanical workshop. - **Useful** - Single dwelling class 1a renovation - **Too vague** - House job ## Application Type [#application-type] Fast-track eligibility questions for certain new class 1a or 10a buildings. The section only applies when the application is for that kind of new building; other jobs stay on the standard path. The form shows two boxes. **Box A** is for a new class 1a building. **Box B** is for a new class 10a building covered by a local government fast-track declaration. Local governments may opt out of fast-track or include extra work types, so check the relevant council before relying on timing. - **Each new building directly and separately connects to the reticulated water supply system and sewerage system (Choice, Optional)** - Box A. Yes only when each new building has its own direct connections. Combined or community sanitary drainage fails this test. - **This application does not include an on-site treatment facility (Choice, Optional)** - Box A. Yes only when there is no on-site treatment facility in the application. Unsewered treatment plants cannot use this pathway. - **This work is covered by a local government fast track declaration (Choice, Optional)** - Box B for new class 10a work. Yes only when that council has a current fast-track declaration covering the work. Do not assume the same rule as a neighbouring LGA. Box A also asks whether a trade waste approval is not needed for the property or building. Answer Yes only when no trade waste approval applies. Commercial kitchens and process waste often need one. Class 1a and 10a properties or buildings with an on-site sewerage facility, trade waste connection, or combined or community sanitary drainage are excluded from fast-track and must be assessed as a standard application, as must class 2 to 9 buildings. ## Soil Classification [#soil-classification] Records the site soil class when the work involves sanitary drainage, and whether the required reports are attached. A copy of the soil classification report must be supplied where the work involves sanitary drainage. For classes H, E and P, a copy of the articulation report must also be supplied. - **Soil Class (Choice, Optional)** - Take the class from the site classification report. Options include No Sanitary Drainage, Class A, Class S, Class M/MD, Class H1/H1-D, Class H2/H2-D, Class E/EE-D and Class P. Do not guess from nearby lots. - **A copy of the soil classification report is attached (Choice, Optional)** - Yes when the report is in the pack. N/A when there is no sanitary drainage or the report is not required. Yes without the file attached is a common reason council holds the application. - **A copy of the articulation report is attached (for classes H, E and P) (Choice, Optional)** - Yes for classes H, E and P when that report is attached. N/A for other classes. Match the answer to the soil class you ticked above. ## Fixtures to Be Installed [#fixtures] Counts the fixtures to be installed under this application. Count from the current plan set and fixture schedule, not from memory or an old quote. - **Sinks (Number, Optional)** - Number of sinks on the latest drawings. - **Basins (Number, Optional)** - Number of basins. - **Urinals (Number, Optional)** - Number of urinals. Use `0` when none are proposed rather than leaving a commercial amenities plan unclear. - **Baths (Number, Optional)** - Number of baths. - **W.C.s (Number, Optional)** - Number of water closets. - **Showers (Number, Optional)** - Number of showers. - **Laundry Tubs (Number, Optional)** - Number of laundry tubs. - **Other (Number, Optional)** - Any fixture types that do not fit the list. Note unusual items in Comments if council needs context. - **Total Number of Fixtures (Number, Optional)** - Sum of the counts above. The form totals the individual fields for you. If a revised drawing changes one fixture, recheck the total before lodgement. ## Water Supply [#water-supply] Describes the purpose and nature of water service work when the application covers a new connection, alteration or disconnection. Examples of supply detail on the official form include dual reticulation or recycled water. - **Purpose of the Water Service (Choice, Optional)** - Tick every purpose that applies: Domestic, Industrial, Commercial or Fire. Match the use on the plans, not the broadest label that might fit. Also tick the nature of the work where it applies: **New**, **Alteration** or **Disconnection**. Those options sit with the same water supply answers on the PDF. Leave the whole section empty only when the application has no water service connection work. ## Disposal of Wastewater in Unsewered Area [#wastewater-disposal] Completes on-site sewerage or greywater details when the premises are unsewered. A Treatment Plant Approval (TPA) number, Chief Executive Approval (CEA) number, or Environmentally Relevant Activity (ERA) number must be included for any on-site sewerage treatment plant or greywater treatment plant. A copy of the site and soil evaluation report must be attached. - **Description of Work (Choice, Optional)** - New Facility, Replace Existing Facility, Connect to Existing, or that the treatment plant is for testing purposes. Tick what the design documents actually describe. - **Brand (Text, Optional)** - Manufacturer name from the plant plate or product approval documents, such as `AquaMax`. - **Model (Text, Optional)** - Model designation from the same source, such as `ATU-500`. - **TPA/CEA Number (Text, Optional)** - Treatment Plant Approval or Chief Executive Approval number from the approval documents. A missing number can hold up an unsewered application even when the design is sound. - **ERA Number (if Applicable) (Text, Optional)** - Environmentally Relevant Activity number when one applies. Leave blank rather than inventing a job reference. - **Total Bedrooms in All Dwellings Serviced by the Facility (Number, Optional)** - Bedroom count across every dwelling the facility serves, taken from the design or site evaluation. - **Total Wastewater Flow per Day (Text, Optional)** - Design daily flow in litres per day, such as `1200`. The field carries an L/day unit on the form. Also select the type of treatment plant where it applies: secondary on-site sewerage treatment plant, greywater treatment plant, greywater diversion device (subsurface, surface or other approved), septic tank or composting toilet. Those options map with the wastewater answers on the PDF. ## Comments [#comments] Optional context that does not fit cleanly in another section. - **Comments (Text, Optional)** - Short notes for the local government, such as conversion from septic to a treatment plant, staged work, or a pointer to an attached report. Do not use this field to paper over a blank required answer elsewhere. - **Useful** - Replace failed treatment plant and reconnect dwelling to new land application area - **Too vague** - See plans ## Owner [#owner] Owner of the land for the application. Can differ from the applicant, builder, tenant or site contact. - **Owner Name (Text, Optional)** - From the title, contract, rates notice or application paperwork. Use the legal owner name council will recognise. - **Phone Number (Text, Optional)** - A number council can reach the owner on if they need to confirm authorisation or land details. - **Postal Address (Text, Optional)** - Postal address for correspondence. It can differ from the site address on multi-property owners or companies. - **Email Address of Owner (Text, Optional)** - Owner email for application correspondence when council uses email contact. ## Applicant [#applicant] The person or business lodging the application. The applicant need not be the owner, but is responsible for ensuring the information is correct and that they are authorised to manage the application on the owner's behalf. - **Company Name in Full (Text, Optional)** - Legal company name as you lodge under, not a trading nickname alone. - **Contact Person (Text, Optional)** - Named person for council questions. Use someone who can answer about the plans and attachments. - **Phone Number (Text, Optional)** - Daytime landline or main office number for the applicant. - **Mobile (Text, Optional)** - Mobile for the contact person when council needs a quick answer on site or during assessment. - **Email Address of Applicant (Text, Optional)** - The inbox that should receive lodgement receipts and assessment queries. **Saved detail: Applicant** - save this section to prefill it on your next Form 1 lodgement for this business. ## Declaration [#declaration] States that the information on the form is a true and accurate record. The local government will rely on the owner and applicant information when assessing the application. Complete every other applicable section first. - **Signature (Signature, Optional)** - Signature of the person making the declaration, usually the applicant or authorised lodging person. It attests that the form contents are true and accurate. Add it when the land details, scope, attachments and contacts are ready to lodge, not at the start of the draft. A saved signature can be applied when you are ready. - **Date (Date, Required)** - Declaration date. Today and Yesterday shortcuts are available because this is often filled when the pack is final. The field does not accept a future date. ## Common mistakes [#common-mistakes] - **Describing the land as the job nickname.** - `Smith bathroom reno` tells council nothing. Use lot and plan from title or rates, plus tenancy and level when they apply. - **Writing Plumbing work in the proposed work field.** - That description cannot be matched to a plan set. Name the work types and the building, such as new sanitary drainage and water service for a class 1a dwelling. - **Guessing the soil class without the report.** - Wrong class can miss the articulation report for H, E or P and stall assessment. Take the class from the site classification report. - **Ticking Yes for a report that is not in the pack.** - Saying the soil, articulation or connection approval is attached when it is not is a common hold-up. Attach the file first, then answer Yes. - **Assuming every house is fast-track.** - Fast-track needs the Box A or Box B answers, and the council may have opted out. Unsewered sites, trade waste and on-site treatment are excluded. - **Counting fixtures from memory or an old quote.** - Revised drawings change totals. Count from the plan set you are lodging and recheck the total field. - **Leaving TPA/CEA blank on an unsewered treatment plant.** - The form requires a TPA, CEA or ERA number for on-site sewerage or greywater treatment plants. Take it from the approval documents, not a job number. - **Signing before the attachments and scope are final.** - The declaration says the information is true and accurate. Sign when the pack matches the form, not when the draft is half filled. ## Before download [#before-download] - Land description identifies the application land, including lot and plan where known - Proposed work description matches the current plan set - Building class and building description match the approval or plans - Sewered or unsewered is correct, and fast-track answers match the actual site - Soil class and report attachments match what is in the lodgement pack - Fixture counts and total come from the latest drawings - Unsewered plant brand, model and TPA/CEA or ERA numbers are complete when that section applies - Owner and applicant details are current, signature is ready, and declaration date is set - The PDF preview matches the plans and reports you will lodge ## After download [#after-download] Lodge the finished PDF with the local government that covers the land, using the pathway that council accepts. Include the plans, soil or site evaluation reports, connection approvals and any other supporting documents the work and building class require. - **Name the file with the site address and Form 1.** Something like `Form 1 - 12 Hillcrest Rise Ripley.pdf` is easier to find than a generic download name when council asks for a resubmit. - **File the application with the plan set and reports.** The PDF alone does not show what was lodged. Keep the pack together so an amendment or Form 2 later uses the same land and scope record. - **Track lodgement and any council reference.** Note the fee receipt, portal reference or email lodgement confirmation against the job. - **If the approved scope later changes**, use Form 2 to amend or extend the permit rather than relying on the original Form 1 wording. [Business Queensland supporting documents guidance](https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/building-property-development/building-construction/plumbing-drainage/permits/supporting-documents) and [permit application timeframes](https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/building-property-development/building-construction/plumbing-drainage/permits/timeframes) vary by work and council. Check the current requirements for your local government before you lodge. > **Warning** > > Preparing Form 1 does not authorise work to start. Permit work needs a compliance permit, and you must comply with its conditions. ## Related guides [#related-guides] - **[Form 1 application walkthrough](https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/resources/qld-form-1-permit-work-application-guide)** - Fuller run through land, proposed work, attachments and pre-lodgement checks. - **[Form 1, Form 5 and Form 9 handover](https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/resources/qld-plumbing-form-1-form-5-form-9-handover-guide)** - How permit, testing and backflow records pass between people after lodgement. - **[QLD plumbing forms by job stage](https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/resources/qld-plumbing-forms-list-permit-inspection-handover)** - Which form belongs at permit, inspection and final stages. - **[Form 19 final inspection](https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/docs/form-guides/plumbing/qld/qld-form-19-final-inspection)** - Certificate issued when permit work is complete and fit for use.