What you need to know
Please register as a user for the portal 48 hours prior to making a submission.
Check the status of an application
The Victorian planning system is set up to ensure that any interested party can comment on a planning permit before a decision is made.
The officer will decide if and how public notification occurs. This could take the form of:
- direct mail notification
- on-site signage
- an advertisement in the local newspaper.
If we are satisfied that the application will not negatively impact anyone there may not be a need to advertise.
There are also some applications, such as VicSmart permits, that are exempt from notice requirements.
If public notification is required, it must be carried out for a period of at least 14 consecutive days or 30 days during the Christmas holiday period.
All advertised applications are on our online register.
If you decide to change your plans after notice has occurred, you will need a Section 57A amendment. This will incur a fee of 40% of the original application fee.
Section 57A amendments can are lodged through the online applications portal.
Submission of further information
Our officers will review your application to make sure everything is in order.
If we have any concerns or issues and we need more information, we will let you know within 28 days. They will need to be addressed at this stage in the process or the application may not be supported. There isn’t a second chance to sort out these issues at a later date.
If required, we will refer your application to other internal and external departments. This may include the following:
- Development Engineering (Drainage)
- Traffic and Transport
- Local Laws
- Health
- Arborist
- Waste
- Environment Sustainable Design (ESD)
- Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)
- Heritage
- Melbourne Water
- VicRoads
- Melbourne Airport.
If your application needs to be referred, please allow for extra assessment time. These departments may raise additional issues.
Amend Planning Application (Section 50/57a)
Applicants may change their application:
- as a result of feedback
- following a request for further information
- in response to concerns raised by adjoining properties
- for various other reasons.
This process is known as either a Section 50, 50A or 57A amendment, depending on who initiates the change and at what stage of an application the change occurs.
- Section 50 (applicant initiated) and 50A (Council initiated) amendments occur before an application has been advertised. These do not incur a fee.
- Section 57A amendments are those which occur after an application has already been advertised and incur a fee of 40% of the original application cost. It is important to note that we may re-advertise a Section 57A amendment if necessary.
You can submit Section 50/50A/57A amendments online. You will need to have registered for our online services. Please allow up to 48 hours for your registration to be processed.
Once you have registered an account you can use the following link to submit your application (you will be prompted to log in first if you haven’t done so).
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