Every home renovation project does not require a building permit. You only need a building permit when you want to change the structure of the house, or add anything that didn’t exist prior. If you renovate your pre-existing kitchen or remodel your bathroom with new flooring or a paint job, for example, you likely will not need a building permit for those relatively smaller design changes. However, if you want to renovate your home in a Strata building you need to get permission from the Strata council for even smaller changes.