Do I need a Planning Permit – Common reasons for needing one
Sheds
- The property is under 500sqm in an urban area
- There is no existing dwelling on the property, this may prevent you from constructing
- Overlays on the land related to heritage, bushfire, flooding or other environmental reasons
- The property is in a rural area and the shed is over 100sqm
- The shed will not meet the set backs identified in the zone
- The shed is not associated with agriculture or a dwelling in a rural area
Dwellings
- The property is under 500sqm in an urban area and you want to develop the land with a dwelling or extend an existing dwelling
- It is proposed to construct more than one dwelling on a lot
- The property is in a rural area and the land is under the minimum lot size in the zone
- Overlays on the land related to heritage, bushfire, flooding or other environmental reasons
- The dwelling does not meet the setbacks in the the zone
- The shed is not associated with agriculture or a dwelling in a rural area
Starting a new business
- Start, growing or buying a business
- You require a liquor licence or are you are wanting:
- a different licence, or category of licence from that which is in force
- if the hours of trading allowed under any licence are to be extended
- if the number of patrons allowed under any licence is to be increased
- If the ‘red line’ (licensed area) is being extended
Vegetation removal
- The property is over 4,000 sqm and the vegetation is native. Note: native vegetation Native vegetation is not just trees and includes native grasses, areas of bush or scrub, wetlands and rushes or sedges.
- A permit maybe required to remove non native species of vegetation if the property is within an Heritage Overlay or Environmental Significance Overlay.
- There are planning permit conditions or other restrictions or agreements applying to your property
- The property is outside of a Bushfire Management Overlay and you do not have exemptions to create or maintain defendable space in areas affected by a Bushfire Management Overlay.
Subdivision
- If you are dividing land or a building into two or more separate lots, you will require a planning permit.
