Pool Fill-In (Partial Removal) in Geelong

The Commission says you must advise your council and the council must be satisfied before it removes the pool from the register. The City of Greater Geelong lists photos as an example of evidence that a pool has been removed, and its fee list has a decommission inspection fee of A$167.00.

Questions to put to the City

What evidence will satisfy the City for a pool that has been filled rather than removed. Whether a building permit is needed for filling in, which its pages do not say. Whether an inspection applies. Where the pool sits can matter too: parts of the City are under flood and coastal inundation overlays, and the suburb pages say what the sources say for Barwon Heads, Portarlington, Moolap and Lara.

Until the pool can no longer hold water

The Commission says every pool capable of containing water deeper than 30 cm must have a compliant safety barrier, so ask what will stand around the hole until it can no longer hold that depth. The main page covers who may do the work.

Ask the provider what fill they use and how it is placed. This site does not say, because no source read does.

Is filling in a pool enough?

The council must be satisfied that the pool no longer exists or can no longer hold water deeper than 30 cm before it takes the pool off the register. What satisfies it is for the City to say.

What does the City charge?

Its fee list shows A$167.00 for subsequent visit and decommission inspections. Ask whether one applies to a filled pool.

Do I need a permit to fill in a pool?

The City's pages do not say. Ask the City before work starts.