Plans and documents you need for your planning application

• Shows land boundaries, measurements, and nearby buildings.
• Must be prepared by a licensed land surveyor.

• Drawn to scale (preferred 1:100, 1:200, or 1:500):
  • Existing site plan - current state of the site.
  • Proposed site plan - planned changes and final layout.
• Plans must show:
  • North point, boundaries, dimensions, adjoining streets
  • all adjoining properties, including details of the use, building locations, access ways, and other significant features
  • habitable room windows and secluded open space areas of surrounding properties
  • development footprint and exact position of existing structures
  • features affecting access/construction, such as electricity poles, street trees, drainage pits, fire hydrants, vehicle crossings
  • relevant ground levels within the site and on adjacent properties (to Australian Height Datum – AHD)
  • easements, drainage and sewerage pipes, power lines
  • driveways, parking spaces, visitor parking, loading areas, bicycle parking, pedestrian paths
  • footpaths for public and private areas, areas set aside for outdoor storage and service facilities such as plant equipment 
  • vegetation to be retained or removed
  • areas not in immediate use.

• Drawn to scale (preferred 1:100).
• Show the building from each side and include:
  • natural ground level, proposed cut/fill, finished ground and floor levels, building height (to Australian Height Datum (AHD)
  • external wall heights above natural ground level
  • colours, materials and finishes of all external surfaces.

• Drawn to scale and viewed from above showing:
  • location and dimensions of walls, windows and doors
  • proposed use of each room or area within the building
  • floor area of rooms.

• Show the outline of the site and surrounding properties with shadows from the proposed development.
• Provide diagrams for key times (eg. 9am and 3pm at the September equinox).

• Show proposed landscaping and materials, including:
  • natural and finished surface levels of the land, including any proposed retaining walls
  • existing vegetation to be retained and removed (an Arboricultural report is required if removing native vegetation)
  • ground covers (mulch, lawn areas)
  • maintenance methods (preparation, watering, drainage)
  • extent of any earthworks
  • plant details: botanical name and common name, mature height and spread, pot size, purchase height (if the plant is a tree), individual plant quantities
• Show location of existing trees, grassed areas, and other landscape features.

See Landscape plan guidelines for more information.

• Identify the part of the site not covered by buildings, driveways or other structures.
• Typically shown using hatching or shading.

Depending on your proposal, you may also need to provide other documents such as:

• Traffic and transport assessment report
• Waste management plan
• Environmentally sustainable design (ESD) report
• Arboricultural (tree) report.

See Planning information guides for details on application types and document requirements.