You cannot use this form to support Ministerial planning applications.
If you are unable to make your submission using this form, please email planning@melbourne.vic.gov.au or call 03 9658 9658.
When can I lodge a submission of support?
You can lodge a submission of support any time after the application has been lodged with City of Melbourne and before a decision is made on the application.
To ensure your submission of support is not made after our decision, you are encouraged to lodge your submission by the date shown on this website, the notice, the advertising sign displayed, or the newspaper notice.
We will consider all submissions we receive before a decision is made.
What happens after lodging a submission?
Once you lodge a submission of support, we will send you acknowledgment that we received it.
City of Melbourne will take all submissions into consideration before making a decision.
Please note, copies of submissions are public documents. The applicant, Councillors and VCAT or other interested parties may view them to help inform the decision as part of the planning process.
Collection notice
Planning and Environment Act 1987
Supporting a Planning Permit:
City of Melbourne is committed to protecting your privacy. The personal information requested on this form is being collected by City of Melbourne in accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
The personal information requested on this form is being collected by Council to assist Council in the registration of your support submission. The personal information will be used solely by Council for that primary purpose or directly related purposes. Council may disclose this information to the applicant and their representatives, neighbouring property owners and/or occupiers and any other parties who may have an interest in the application. If you included any personal or identifying information about another person in your submission, please ensure you have informed that person you provided their information to City of Melbourne.
Council must make a copy of this submission available for any person to inspect free of charge under Section 57(5) of the Act.
The personal information you provide in this submission will be hosted in Victoria and While NSW does have privacy protections in place, Council does not make assertions as to whether those protections are similar to those available to you in Victoria, under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.
By submitting a submission of support you consent to the storage of your personal information in Victoria and NSW. If you have any questions about the storage of your personal information, wish to access or alter any of the information you have supplied to City of Melbourne, please contact the Planning and Building branch by telephone 03 9658 9658 or email planning@melbourne.vic.gov.au.