Planning applications and processes

Before you build, renovate or change the use of your land, you should check if you need planning approval.

The following pages provide step-by-step guides to planning application processes.

Main application types

The most common types of planning applications include:

• development permit
• planning scheme amendment request
• exceptional development permit 
• concurrent application.

Other application types

Other types of planning applications include:

• planning certificate
• compliance check
• certificate of compliance
  • certificate of compliance for subdivision
  • fast-track certificate of compliance
• variation of conditions
• alteration permit
• variation to a deemed permit
• extension of time
• extension of abandonment period
• certificate of existing use
• subdivision and consolidation