Taking a Geelong pool off the council's register: what the City asks for, and its A$167.00 inspection fee

The pool is gone, and the register still lists it

When a pool in the City of Greater Geelong is filled in or taken out, the digging is not the last step. The pool stays on the council's register until the council is satisfied it no longer exists or can no longer hold water deeper than 30 cm, according to the Building and Plumbing Commission.

The council has to be satisfied

The Commission says you must advise your council that the pool no longer exists or can no longer hold that depth, and that the council must be satisfied of this before it removes the pool from the register. What satisfies it is the City's call, which is why the City's own pages matter more than a provider's say-so.

What the City says, and what it charges

The City's pool compliance page, read on 6 October 2026, says that if you no longer have a pool or spa you should let the City know so that it can remove it from its register, and its list of what to provide includes evidence that the pool has been removed, such as photos.

Its building services fee list, read the same day, shows A$167.00 for subsequent visit and decommission inspections, in its pool and spa register fees. The City's pages do not say whether an inspection applies to every pool taken off the register, so treat the fee as the City's published rate, not a charge you will certainly meet.

What to ask the City first

Ask whether the job needs an Asset Protection Permit. The City says one is required before beginning any demolition, construction or other building works on a property, wants the application at least three weeks before works begin, and lists installing a pool among the works, not removing one. Ask whether a building permit is needed, because the City says building permits are required for almost all new buildings, alterations, demolition and change of use, and does not say whether filling in or removing a pool is one of them. Ask what evidence will satisfy it, and whether an inspection will apply. Get the answers in writing before the machine arrives.

Fees are set by the City and change. This site records the day the pages were read, 6 October 2026. Read the City's current pages before you rely on any figure here.