Pre-application for New Health and Beauty Premises

Use this form to request a pre-application assessment of a proposed health and beauty premises.

To ensure your new premises is designed correctly prior to construction, Council can assess the proposal and floor plan and provide you with advice to ensure your premises is designed correctly and will comply with the Public Health and Wellbeing Act, regulations and applicable guidelines. Please note: pre-application is only valid for 12 months from date of submission.

Submit pre-application

Online

Step 1.Supporting documentation

To assist with assessing your application, please provide:

  • information on the type of treatments and services you will be offering
  • a floorplan of the premises identifying the fittings, finishes and workflow of the premises. The plan must be clear and to scale. You can attach photographs of an existing home based fit-out in addition to drawn plans.
    Samples of plans(PDF, 297KB)

Step 2.Submit pre-application

Pre-apply online

Step 3.Pay invoice

An invoice for pre-application fees will be emailed to the nominated email address. The pre-application will not be assessed until payment is received. See fees and charges

Step 4.Assessment

Your application will be assessed for compliance with:

Council will provide you with a written assessment of your proposal and floor plan. The pre-application is valid for 12 months from date of submission.

Step 5.Fit out

Once your pre-application is assessed and approved, you can fit out the food business knowing you are meeting all requirements. This also prevents structural changes being requested at the registration inspection.

Step 6.Registration inspection

Council completes registration inspection.

Step 7.Register new business

If your business meets requirements satisfactorily at the registration inspection, you will be given permission to trade following the lodgement of an Application to Register and payment of applicable fee. See fees and charges

Step 8.Ongoing requirements

Once registered, premises will be assessed annually to ensure the business has adequate practices in place to prevent and control infectious diseases as per the Infection prevention and control guidelines for hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration industries.

Registration is renewed annually on 1 January. See fees and charges

Hairdressing and temporary make-up premises

Hairdressing and temporary make-up premises are eligible to apply for an ongoing registration if:

  • only hairdressing and/or temporary make-up services are offered
  • the business remains at the same address
  • the proprietor remains the same.

By email, in person or by mail

Step 1.Supporting documentation

To assist with assessing your application, please provide:

  • information on the type of treatments and services you will be offering
  • a floorplan of the premises identifying the fittings, finishes and workflow of the premises. The plan must be clear and to scale. You can attach photographs of an existing home based fit-out in addition to drawn plans.
    Samples of plans(PDF, 297KB)

Step 3.Submit completed form and supporting documents

Step 4.Pay invoice

An invoice for pre-application fees will be emailed to the nominated email address. The pre-application will not be assessed until payment is received. See fees and charges

Step 5.Assessment

Your application will be assessed for compliance with:

Council will provide you with a written assessment of your proposal and floor plan. The pre-application is valid for 12 months from date of submission.

Step 6.Fit out

Once your pre-application is assessed and approved, you can fit out the food business knowing you are meeting all requirements. This also prevents structural changes being requested at the registration inspection.

Step 7.Registration inspection

Council completes registration inspection.

Step 8.Register new business

If your business meets requirements satisfactorily at the registration inspection, you will be given permission to trade following the lodgement of an Application to Register and payment of applicable fee. See fees and charges

Step 9.Ongoing requirements

Once registered, premises will be assessed annually to ensure the business has adequate practices in place to prevent and control infectious diseases as per the Infection prevention and control guidelines for hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration industries.

Registration is renewed annually on 1 January. See fees and charges

Hairdressing and temporary make-up premises

Hairdressing and temporary make-up premises are eligible to apply for an ongoing registration if:

  • only hairdressing and/or temporary make-up services are offered
  • the business remains at the same address
  • the proprietor remains the same.

Further information

All businesses that undertake any of the following practices must register the premises with Council:

  • hairdressing
  • temporary make-up
  • beauty treatments
  • skin penetration (e.g. ear and body piercing, tattooing)
  • colonic irrigation

For more information see Registering a new health and beauty premises.