Find forms and application guides to help you prepare your planning application and include all required documents.
For complex applications, you may wish to engage a planning consultant to assist you to prepare and lodge your application.
Need help?
- Contact Council’s Planning team.
- Book a Pre-application Meeting to get written feedback on your proposal before you apply.
- Starting, expanding or buying a business? Use our Business Permit Support Service to understand what permits and approvals you need.
Planning application guides
Planning Application Requirements
Planning Application Requirements - General (for the use and development of land) - 236KB
Planning Application Requirements - Industrial/Commercial Developments - 205KB
Planning Application Requirements - Reduction of Car Parking - 220KB
Planning Application Requirements - Signage - 258KB
Planning Application Requirements - Subdivision of Land - 272KB
VicSmart Planning Application Checklists are available on the Department of Transport and Planning website
Sustainable Design Requirements for Planning Applications
Visit the Sustainable Design Assessment in the Planning Process (SDAPP) page to find out how to ensure your planning permit application meets Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) requirements.
Signs Information Guide
Tips and examples of signage requirements. Consider these guidelines before you order or install any sign, or submit a planning permit application to display a sign.
Landscape Plan Guidelines
How to create a compliant landscape plan for a private development (residential, commercial, and industrial), including preferred and prohibited species.
Greater Dandenong Landscape Plan Guidelines May 2023 - 4.9MB
Canopy Tree and Native Vegetation Removal
Visit the Canopy Tree and Native Vegetation Removal page for rules and application guidelines.
