Red tape tangles: How long your council takes to decide on permits

By Allison Worrall
Updated November 10 2017 - 7:13pm, first published 5:14pm
Lucy Sinclair and her 17-month-old twins, Everly and Harvey, pose for a photo at the construction site of their home, in Northcote, Melbourne. November 10th 2017. Photo: Daniel Pockett Lucy Sinclair and her 17-month-old twins, Everly and Harvey, pose for a photo at the construction site of their home, in Northcote, Melbourne. November 10th 2017. Photo: Daniel Pockett
Lucy Sinclair and her 17-month-old twins, Everly and Harvey, pose for a photo at the construction site of their home, in Northcote, Melbourne. November 10th 2017. Photo: Daniel Pockett Lucy Sinclair and her 17-month-old twins, Everly and Harvey, pose for a photo at the construction site of their home, in Northcote, Melbourne. November 10th 2017. Photo: Daniel Pockett

Victorians' building permits are being delayed for months on end as processing times balloon in some local councils, government data shows.