Planning

The City of Melbourne provides information, advice and guidance on issues relating to town planning and Planning Permit application assessments for the municipality. This includes issues such as liquor licensing, new developments, subdivisions, conservation controls, amendments and changes of use.

In this section:

• Melbourne Planning Scheme
• Property enquiry

Planning application process

• Planning application process
• Subdivision applications
• Amending applications, permits and plans
• Planning checklists
  Look here for fee schedules and applications for a variety of issues, including signage, fences, change of use and extensions on commercial and residential properties.
• Planning forms
  Includes the planning permit application form and a guide to completing it; property and liquor enquiry forms; and forms relating to planning application amendments, lodging objections and certificates of compliance.
• Planning fact sheets
  Look here for guidelines on environmental sustainability, tree protection, heritage overlay and licensed premises.

Planning permits online

• Planning Register Online
  Search the online database for information on the status of current applications.

Appealing a decision

• Appealing a decision

More information:

• Useful links
• Amendment to policy for licensed premises that require a planning permit
• Planning Scheme Amendments for proposed changes to the Melbourne Planning Scheme
• Environmental sustainability for tips on making your extension, renovations or new home more environmentally sustainable.
• Noise- Building sites provides information on noise management and restrictions at building sites.
• i-Heritage to search the online database for information on Melbourne's heritage buildings.