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Do you have everything you need to apply for your Planning Permit? Make sure you have everything together by using one of our forms or checklists.

Planning Application Forms

Application for Planning Permit
Application for a VicSmart Planning Permit
Application to Amend a Planning Permit
Application for Amendment by Secondary Consent
Amendment to Planning Application
Extension of Time Request
Request To Endorse Plans Pursuant To Conditions Of Permit

Subdivision Forms

Public Open Space Form
Bond and Fees Form
Application for Compliance Inspection

Other Forms

Application for Certificate of Compliance
Copy of Planning Permit and or Endorsed Plans Request Form
 

General Planning Permit Application Checklists

Checklist - Existing Use Rights
Checklist 1 - Construction and/or Extension of a Single Dwelling or Multi Dwellings on a Lot
Checklist 2 - Industrial
Checklist 3 - Business
Checklist 4 - Advertising Signage
Checklist 5 - Waiver of Car Parking
Checklist 6 - Subdivision
Checklist 7 - Applications for Works to Buildings in Heritage Areas
Checklist 8 - Applications for Demolition of a Building in a Heritage Area
Checklist 9 - Construction of a Water Tank
Checklist 10 - Vehicle Crossover in a Heritage Area
Checklist 11 - Solar Panels in a Heritage Area
Checklist 12 - Buildings & Works
Checklist 13 - Use of Land
Checklist 14 - Liquor Licence
Checklist 15 - Bushfire Management Overlay
Checklist 16 - Applications within the Dowling Forest Precinct
Checklist 17 - Rural Subdivision
Checklist 18 - Rural Dwelling
Checklist 19 - Native Vegetation Removal

VicSmart Permit Application Checklists

Checklist 1 - Realign a boundary between two lots
Checklist 2 - Subdivide land into lots each containing an existing building or car parking space
Checklist 3 - Subdivide land with an approved development into two lots
Checklist 4 - Construct a front fence in a residential zone
Checklist 5 - Construct a building or works in a Commercial, Industrial Zone or Mixed Use Zone
Checklist 6 - Construct a fence in an overlay
Checklist 7 - Remove, destroy or lop one tree
Checklist 8 - Minor subdivision, minor buildings and works, painting or tree lopping in a Heritage Overlay
Checklist 9 - Display a sign in a Commercial or Industrial Zone
Checklist 10 - Reduce a car parking requirement
Checklist 11 - Reduce or waive loading & unloading requirements
 

Information Sheets

Pre-application Meetings

Reference Documents under the Ballarat Planning Scheme

• Activity Centres Strategy 2012
• Advertising Sign Guidelines 2013
• Ballarat West Employment Zone Master Plan 2012 - Part A
• Ballarat West Employment Zone Master Plan 2012 - Part B
• Ballarat West Growth Area Plan 2009
• Canadian Valley Outline Development Plan 2005
• Car Parking Strategy 2007
• Dowling Forest Precinct Master Plan 2011
• Dowling Forest Precinct Master Plan 2011 (implementation)
• Gaming Policy Framework 2011
• Health Precinct Study 2006
• Heritage Assessments Sebastopol 2013 (updated 2016)
• Heritage Precinct Study Part A 2006 - Part 1
• Heritage Precinct Study Part A 2006 - Part 2
• Heritage Precinct Study Part A 2006 - Part 3
• Heritage Study Stage 2 2003
• Koala Plan of Management 2006 - Part 1
• Koala Plan of Management 2006 - Part 2
• Making Ballarat Central - The CBD Strategy 2011
• Open Space Strategy 2008 - Volume 1
• Open Space Strategy 2008 - Volume 2
• Outline Development Plan for Buninyong Township 1993
• Rural Land Use Strategy 2010
• Today, Tomorrow, Together - The Ballarat Strategy 2015
• Urban Character Study 1999
• Woodmans Hill Precinct Master Plan 2015

Local Incorporated Documents under the Ballarat Planning Scheme

View Local Incorporated Documents on Planning Victoria website.

Other Planning Documents

• Ballarat Entrances Strategy
• Landscape Design Manual
• Living with Koalas

There are a range of factors that determine how much you have to pay for a Planning Permit.

Calculating your fee

The cost of your application depends on what you’re doing. The key factors that influence your fee include:

• The type of permit (use, development, use and development, subdivision)
• The estimated cost of any development
• The type of proposal and/or property (VicSmart, single dwelling on a lot, multiple dwellings on a lot)

For a full list of Statutory Planning fees, view our Fee Schedule.

Request written advice when you need to clarify whether a planning permit is required for your project.

Before applying, you'll need to ensure you have the following information:

• An electronic version of your plans
• Copy of your title including any relevant covenants and agreements
• The cost is outlined in our fee schedule.

Apply for Written Advice

To get copies of existing planning permits or endorsed plans, you'll need to apply. Before applying, you will need to have the following information:

• Property address
• Planning permit reference number
• The cost is outlined in our fee schedule.

Request Copy of Planning Permit

Do you need to progress your building permit application but your registered building surveyor first needs report and consent for demolition under Section 29A of the Building Act? You will need to apply for a 29A Report and Consent for Demolition.

When a Section 29A request is received, we’ll determine whether a planning permit is required for the demolition, and if so, if a planning permit has been issued. If a planning permit has been issued for the demolition or no planning permit is required to demolish, we’ll issue consent.

A Section 29A consent request will be refused if a planning permit is required for demolition and no planning permit has been issued for the proposed demolition, or if the demolition proposed under the request differs from that extent of demolition approved in the planning permit.

The City of Ballarat can't issue Section 29A consents:

• where City of Ballarat is not the responsible authority for the land
• where a planning permit has been issued by the Minister for Planning
• for permits issued for properties on the Victorian Heritage Register under the Heritage Act 1995.

Before proceeding, make sure you have the following information:

• Planning and Building Permit application reference numbers
• A full and current (no older than 30 days) copy of your Certificate of Title including the Plan of Subdivision and correct ownership details. 
• A digital copy of your plans and any supporting documents
• Credit card details for payment of the application fee. 
• The cost is outlined in our fee schedule

Apply for Report and Consent for Demolition