Pre-Application Meetings

The purpose of a planning permit pre-application meeting is to give the applicant a chance to discuss a planning permit application with planning officers before it is submitted.

Benefits
Identify potential design issues early.
Ask questions about the process and our expectations.
Check the application has all the necessary information.
Minimise time required to process the application.

Requirements
Recent copy of Title, Plan of Subdivision, and any relevant restrictions.
Draft Site Plans and Elevations
Any specific questions about the proposal

Note:
Not every proposal will need a pre-application meeting. We recommend that an applicant arrange a pre-app with us when a proposal is complex, or the proposal does not meet zoning or overlay requirements.

Is the advice provided at the pre-application meeting binding on Council?

Any advice provided at the pre-application meeting is preliminary advice only. This advice may change based on any changes to the design or plans, referral advice, site inspection, public notice, referral, and other related matters at Council discretion.

At the meeting Council officers will provide preliminary advice based on their own professional judgement: however, this will not commit Council to a particular decision or outcome given that there are several ways that a decision can be made on a Planning Permit application.

A Council decision will only be forthcoming once the Planning Permit Application has been made and determined. Above all, Council’s discretion to make the final decision on an application cannot be prejudiced in any way.

If you would like to speak to someone in our Planning Department please call 1300 797 363 or email us. Please ensure you have a copy of your current title and plans.

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