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Permit applications, planning reports and council responses across Victoria, prepared the way a planning officer assesses them.
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All 79 Victorian councils. One planning team.
From inner Melbourne to the regions, we prepare applications for every council in the state.
Including
- Melbourne City Council
- Boroondara City Council
- Merri-bek City Council
- Hume City Council
- Whittlesea City Council
- Wyndham City Council
- Casey City Council
- Monash City Council
- Greater Geelong City Council
- Ballarat City Council
- Greater Bendigo City Council
- Latrobe City Council
…and every other council across Victoria.
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What we do
Pick the job you have. We show the services that fit it.
Find out if your extension needs a permit before you pay for plans.
Whether an extension needs a permit depends on the zone, the overlays and the lot. We check them first, then prepare what council needs.
- Town Planning AdviceKnow what council will think before you spend money on plans.→
- Planning Permit ApplicationsAn application written for the planner who decides it, not just lodged.→
- Planning ReportsA planning report that answers council's questions before they are asked.→
3 quick questions, no obligation
A new home or a second dwelling, planned around what council assesses.
ResCode, neighbourhood character and overlays decide what fits on the lot. We test the proposal against them before it is lodged.
- Development FeasibilityFind the planning risks on a site before they find your budget.→
- Planning Permit ApplicationsAn application written for the planner who decides it, not just lodged.→
- Planning ReportsA planning report that answers council's questions before they are asked.→
3 quick questions, no obligation
More dwellings on one site, from the first yield check to the permit conditions.
Multi-dwelling and subdivision proposals draw the closest look at character, parking and neighbours. We plan for that from the first sketch.
- Development FeasibilityFind the planning risks on a site before they find your budget.→
- Planning Permit ApplicationsAn application written for the planner who decides it, not just lodged.→
- Amendments & Post-PermitThe permit is not the finish line. Conditions and changes decide your start date.→
3 quick questions, no obligation
Council has written back, or a neighbour has objected. Here is the next move.
A further-information request has a due date, and objections are weighed against the planning scheme. We explain the letter and prepare the response.
- Council Responses & ObjectionsWhen council writes back or neighbours object, the next move matters most.→
- Amendments & Post-PermitThe permit is not the finish line. Conditions and changes decide your start date.→
3 quick questions, no obligation
Know what a site can take before you sign.
Zones, overlays and schedules can cut yield or rule a plan out. We check them before you commit to the land or the design.
- Development FeasibilityFind the planning risks on a site before they find your budget.→
- Town Planning AdviceKnow what council will think before you spend money on plans.→
3 quick questions, no obligation
Prepared with the decision-maker in mind
Every further-information request restarts council’s 60-day clock. We answer council’s questions before it asks them.
Worked inside council
We know what a planning officer checks first.
Written to the scheme
Every zone, overlay and clause answered.
Problems raised early
Before you spend more on drawings.
The difference council experience makes, in our clients’ words
Homeowners, developers, architects and builders.
Sample review
“Client review text will appear here, word for word from VicPlan’s published reviews.”
Sample review
“Client review text will appear here, word for word from VicPlan’s published reviews.”
Sample review
“Client review text will appear here, word for word from VicPlan’s published reviews.”
Sample review
“Client review text will appear here, word for word from VicPlan’s published reviews.”
How it works
Know what council will look for before you lodge.
- 01
Consultation
Your site, its controls and your plans.
- 02
Assessment
What council will look for, and the risks.
- 03
Application
Reports, plans and lodgement.
- 04
Council decision
RFIs, objections and negotiation.
Tell us about your site.
Three quick questions. No obligation. We reply by email.
- Need a permit? We will tell you, and why.
- Cost? Explained before you commit.
- Timing? Council has 60 statutory days once complete.
Prefer to talk? Call (03) 9969 7167, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.