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                    Planning applications

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                    Find out the process for planning permit applications in the City of Melbourne including how to submit, amend or object to an application, appeal and review processes, and ministerial planning applications.


                     

                    • Planning application process overview

                      Find a brief overview of the planning permit process from pre-application to issuing a decision and review processes.
                    • Melbourne Planning Scheme – do I need a permit?

                      The Melbourne Planning Scheme controls land use and development within the City of Melbourne. It contains state and local planning policies, zones and overlays and other provisions that affect how land can be used and developed.
                    • Planning pre-application advice

                      Before submitting your planning application, you can lodge a request for planning advice from a City of Melbourne planning officer.
                    • Applying for a planning permit

                      A planning permit is a legal document that gives permission for a use or development on a particular piece of land. To obtain a planning permit, an application must be made to the City of Melbourne. If the City of Melbourne agrees with the proposal, it will grant a planning permit.
                    • Lodge a planning application

                      Use this page to lodge your completed and signed planning permit application form. You also need to include all supporting documents. This will help us process your application faster.
                    • Advertising planning applications

                      Under Section 52 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, planning applications are advertised where a proposal may cause detriment. Advertising a planning permit application is often referred to as ‘giving notice’.
                    • Amending planning applications or permits

                      Different rules apply depending on whether you want to make changes to an application or an approved permit. The size and scope of the change can also be a factor.
                    • Object to a planning application

                      Use this form to lodge an objection to a planning permit application, where City of Melbourne is the decision maker. You cannot use this form to object to Ministerial applications.
                    • Support a planning application

                      Use this form to lodge a submission in support of a planning permit application, where City of Melbourne is the decision maker. You cannot use this form to support Ministerial applications.
                    • Appealing a planning decision

                      Once the City of Melbourne has made a decision on a planning application, an application for review can be lodged with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), within certain timeframes.
                    • Section 29A consent for proposed demolition

                      Under Section 29A of the Building Act 1993, consent may be required from the City of Melbourne before a building permit for demolition is issued.
                    • Ministerial planning applications

                      The Minister for Planning, not Melbourne City Council, is the Responsible Authority for some planning applications within the City of Melbourne municipality. This means that the Minister for Planning is responsible for assessing and making a decision on these applications.
                    • Liquor enquiries

                      The City of Melbourne provides planning information to businesses seeking to operate a licenced premises in the municipality.
                    • Telecommunication facilities

                      A VCAT proceeding is currently underway to determine whether planning permission will be granted for JCDecaux Australia Pty Ltd to install 47 telecommunication facilities (phone cabinets) in Melbourne and Carlton.
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