Official Sources & Useful Links
Understanding Victorian Planning Controls — VicPlan
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Before buying, renovating or extending a property in Victoria, it is useful to understand the planning controls affecting the site.
VicPlan provides an interactive mapping service containing planning zones, overlays and related information. You can search by address and generate a Planning Property Report.
What information is available?
The report identifies relevant zones and overlays and provides maps and links to the applicable planning provisions. It can help you locate controls such as heritage or environmental overlays and investigate bushfire-related information.
Sources: Planning Victoria — Planning property report; Planning Victoria — Using VicPlan
How to use it
- Search for your property using its address.
- Review the planning zone and overlays.
- Download the Planning Property Report.
- Follow the links to the relevant planning scheme provisions.
- Seek council or professional advice where the implications are unclear.
Important limitation
A Planning Property Report does not confirm whether a specific renovation, extension or development will be approved or is technically feasible.