Fees under the Planning and Environment Act
Planning and responsible authorities (usually local councils) provide a range of planning services free-of-charge or at a cost.
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Fees for planning permits and other planning services
Planning fees are set out in the Planning and Environment (Fees) Interim Regulations 2011. Authorities may charge fees for the following:
- Planning scheme amendments
- Planning permit applications
- Certificates of compliance with the planning scheme
- Certificates setting out planning provisions that apply to land
- Satisfaction matters – where the planning scheme says something must be done to an authority’s satisfaction.
Inspection of amendments to the Victoria Planning Provisions, planning schemes and the Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Strategy Plan may also attract a fee two months after the amendment comes into operation. See 'Documents for inspection' below.
View the Planning and Environment (Fees) Interim Regulations 2011
Documents for inspection free of charge
The Planning and Environment Act 1987 requires that the following documents be available for inspection free-of-charge:
Victoria Planning Provisions
- current copy of the Victoria Planning Provisions
- approved amendments to the Victoria Planning Provisions for two months after the amendment comes into operation
More information about the Victoria Planning Provisions
Planning scheme amendments
- current copy of the planning scheme
- proposed amendments to planning schemes until the amendment is approved or lapses
- copies of submissions about a proposed amendment
- panel reports about proposed amendments
- approved amendments to planning schemes for two months after the amendment comes into operation
More information about planning scheme amendments
Planning permits
- applications for permit and a register of applications for permit
- objections to the grant of a permit until the end of the period during which an application may be made for review of a decision
- permits issued including permits issued by the Minister
More information about planning permits
Other documents
- approved amendments to the Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Regional Strategy Plan for two months after the amendment comes into operation
- approved Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Regional Strategy Plan
- Section 173 Agreements.
Documents are available for inspection at your local council and many of these documents are available on this website. Documents relating to exhibited and recently approved planning scheme amendments are available through the Amendments on Exhibition page.