2. Submit a planning permit application

Submit your application for a planning permit in person or by mail.

In your planning permit application include:

• Application for planning permit form (PDF 666Kb)
• the planning fee: see a list of all planning fees
• a current copy of Title (less than 3 months old) including full information of any covenants or restrictions on the Title. For a current copy of title, go to the Department of Sustainability and Environment website and do an online title search
• extra information required: see the checklists below, and 
• other information Council says you need at your pre-application meeting.

Criteria for plans

At a pre-application meeting, Council’s urban planner tells you what types of plans you need to submit with your planning permit application. If Council says you need to submit detailed plans, ask a qualified architect or draftsperson to prepare them.

Poor quality plans delay Council processing your application.

A meeting is better than talking to Council by phone or with email. At a pre-application meeting Council can see pictures or plans of the proposed project. Then Council can tell you what information you need with your planning permit application and let you know about possible ways to speed up the process.

For some projects like units or more than one house on a lot, a qualified planning consultant can help you prepare and submit the application.

Application: what happens after it is submitted

After Council gets an application, it gives the application a number and an urban planner from Council begins to process the application.

After a week Council sends you a letter. The letter:

• confirms that Council has your application, and
• gives you the name and contact details of Council’s urban planner who processes your application.

Council’s urban planner does a first assessment of the application and then may:

• ask for further information or
• decide to advertise the application or
• write a report and make a decision on the application.

Files

• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for advertising signs (PDF 105Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for advertising signs (DOC 66Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for waiver of carparking (PDF 31Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for waiver of carparking (DOC 50Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for use of land (PDF 112Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for use of land (DOC 66Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for one dwelling on a lot (PDF 115Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for one dwelling on a lot (DOC 47Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for one dwelling on a lot over 300 square metres (Cl54 does not apply) (PDF 129Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for one dwelling on a lot over 300 square metres (Cl54 does not apply) (DOC 51Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for two or more dwellings on a lot (PDF 110Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for two or more dwellings on a lot (DOC 51Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for Licensed Premises (PDF 112Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for Licensed Premises (DOC 43Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for accessibility-disabled access (PDF 149Kb)
• Planning Permit Application - Checklist for accessibility-disabled access  (DOC 117Kb)
• Application for planning permit form (PDF 666Kb)
• 'The Planning Process' brochure for planning permit applicants (PDF 5Mb)
• 'The Planning Process' brochure for planning permit applicants (DOC 5Mb)
• Urban Planning in Moreland - How you can speed up the application process  (DOC 238Kb) 
• ESD factsheet for small to medium applications (PDF 262Kb)
• ESD factsheet for large-scale applications (PDF 298Kb)

If you can't download or use PDF documents please contact Council.