Planning and building forms

For details, visit costs, fees and time.

For information and guides, visit heritage advice.

For information, fact sheets and guides on sustainable design and stormwater management, visit sustainable design.

For details, visit pre-application advice.

Or download the Pre-Application Meeting Request form (PDF 46 KB).

Please note, if your planning permit application is in response to a current Planning Enforcement issue, please clearly state this and the Customer Reference Number.

The Customer Reference Number will be located on all correspondence received from the Planning Enforcement team.

Full details on lodging a permit application can be found on lodge a planning permit application.

Or download the Planning Permit Application form (PDF 60 KB).

Full details on lodging a VicSmart planning permit application can be found on the VicSmart page.

Download the VicSmart application form (PDF 334KB) and refer to the following checklists to assist with your VicSmart application.

• Checklist 1 - Realign a boundary between two lots (PDF 191 KB)
• Checklist 2 - Subdivide land where each lot contains an existing building or car park space (PDF 94 KB)
• Checklist 3 - Subdivide land with an approved development into two lots (PDF 188 KB)
• Checklist 4 - Construct a front fence in a residential zone (PDF 184 KB)
• Checklist 5 - Construct a building or works in commercial, industrial, Capital City, Docklands and Mixed Use Zones (PDF 204 KB)
• Checklist 6 - Buildings or works in an overlay (PDF 186 KB)
• Checklist 7 - Remove, destroy or lop one tree (PDF 190 KB)
• Checklist 8 - Minor subdivision,buildings and works, painting or tree lopping in a Heritage Overlay (PDF 204 KB)
• Checklist 9 - Minor subdivision, or construct building or works within a Special Building Overlay (PDF 181 KB)
• Checklist 10 - Display a sign in a commercial or industrial zone, Capital City Zone or Docklands Zone (PDF 176 KB)
• Checklist 11 - Reduce a car parking requirement (PDF 181 KB)
• Checklist 12 - Reduce or waive loading/unloading requirements (PDF 341 KB)
• Checklist 15 - Extension to one dwelling on a lot in a residential zone (PDF 182 KB)

The form you use to extend or amend your planning permit will depend on which stage your project or application is at.

• Amendment of application before advertising, Section 50 and 50A (PDF 48 KB)
• Amendment of application after advertising, Section 57A (PDF 50 KB)
• Re-submission of Plans to Comply with Planning Permit Conditions (PDF 44 KB)
  Note, this needs to be submitted with any amended plan.
• Extension of Time application (PDF 44 KB)

Amending a planning permit under Secondary Consent or Section 72:

• Amend an Existing Planning Permit, Section 72 (PDF 64 KB)
• Secondary Consent Request (PDF 46 KB)

The following checklists can help with your planning permit application:

• Planning Permit for Dispensation of Car Parking Checklist (PDF 87 KB)
• Planning Permit for a Fence Checklist (PDF 200 KB)
• Planning Permit for a Licensed Premises Checklist (PDF 138 KB)
• Planning Permit for a New Crossover Checklist (PDF 148 KB)
• Planning Permit for Painting Checklist (PDF 160 KB)
• Planning Permit for a Rainwater Tank Checklist (PDF 209 KB)
• Planning Permit for Service Units and Air Conditioners Checklist (PDF 89 KB)
• Planning Permit for Signage Checklist (PDF 88 KB)
• Planning Permit for Solar Panels Checklist and Information (PDF 197 KB)
• Planning Permit for Wind Turbine Checklist and Information (PDF 130 KB)

For details, visit Certificate of Compliance (Planning).

Or download the Certificate of Compliance application, Section 97N form (PDF 53 KB).

Forms for report and consent include:

• Application for protection of the public over the street alignment (PDF 303 KB)
• Application for land liable to flooding, or designated land or works (PDF 276 KB)
• Application for a building over easement (PDF 301 KB)
• Referral of Building Permit Application to Council (PDF 278 KB)