Planning permit and VicSmart check (free)
- Zone and overlays
- Does a permit trigger apply?
- Is it VicSmart?
- Planning scheme clauses to address
- Coverage, setbacks and height
- Vegetation and car parking
Modeled on: Planning Victoria VicSmart guide
Victorian owners applying for a planning permit
Where is the property in Victoria?
Free check for a Victorian planning permit: the zone and overlays on your lot, whether VicSmart applies and what the planning report should address.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- Zone
- Overlays
- Heritage places
- Lot size
How it works
Planning permit and VicSmart check, from one answer
- Enter the address and what you want to do.
- ePlan checks the zone and overlays and whether VicSmart applies.
- Read the check free. Lodging a DA in NSW? Start a Statement of Environmental Effects.
What you get
Planning permit and VicSmart check and 2 more documents
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Statement of Environmental Effects door.
Heritage impact statement
- Significance
- Proposed works
- Impact assessment
- Conclusion
Tree protection zone summary
- Tree and measurements
- TPZ and SRZ
- Encroachment
- Protection measures
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- Zone, overlays and planning property reportVicPlan
- Heritage placesVictorian Heritage Database
10 business days
is how long council has to decide a VicSmart planning permit application
Source: Planning Victoria, VicSmart permits
Ready for the paperwork?
A Statement of Environmental Effects for a granny flat, deck or alteration DA in NSW, written against the LEP and DCP controls for your lot. Free to read.
Questions
Town Planning Report and VicSmart: what people ask
What is VicSmart?
A faster permit process for straightforward applications, such as some subdivisions, buildings and works, tree removal, signs and car parking reductions. Council decides within 10 business days, and applications aren't advertised.
How do I find the zone and overlays for my lot?
Search the address in VicPlan or get a free planning property report, which lists the zone and overlays that apply.
Which law sets the permit rules?
The Planning and Environment Act 1987, through each council's planning scheme. The scheme's zones, overlays and particular provisions decide whether you need a permit and what the application must address.
The rules this door follows
Related doors
Other projects people start from here
NSW home owners lodging a development application
Statement of Environmental Effects
Where is the property for the DA?
Builders and trades working on or beside a road
Traffic Management Plan and TGS
Where is the road work or lift?
Tradies and subcontractors doing high risk construction work
SWMS
Where is the job?
Owners and builders working near a big tree
Tree Protection Zone Calculator
Where is the tree?
Small employers and HR leads in Australia
Psychosocial risk assessment and policy
What does the business do? How many staff?
NZ home owners whose project breaks a district plan rule
Resource Consent AEE for a Small Project
Where is the property needing consent?
Town Planning Report and VicSmart: check it free
Answer it and ePlan opens the Statement of Environmental Effects door with your answer filled in.