Lodge a planning application

Click here to lodge a new planning permit application

If you have lodged a planning permit application or other request, you can keep track of its progress as well as respond to requests for further information at the My Applications page. If the application does not appear on your My Applications list, please contact Town Planning on 1300 179 944.

Use this link to apply for any of the following:  

• Amended Permit Application
• Extension of Time Request
• Request to Endorse Plans
• Secondary Consent Request 

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Click here to lodge a general planning enquiry.

If you have a planning question that is general in nature, or it’s early days and you don’t have any plans, you can:

• contact us on 1300 179 944 and ask to speak with a planning officer
• visit the Hobsons Bay Civic Centre between 8.30am and 5pm to speak with a planning officer

• lodge a request online via Greenlight

Are you planning a project which requires planning approval? We strongly encourage you to get pre-application advice from us using our pre-application service. This service will help your planning application to move through to a decision a lot smoother.

We offer two levels of pre-application services: 

Basic level advisory service - For simple questions or small-scale proposals. This is a free one-off service for getting quick answers to guide your planning permit application. A planning officer will contact you either over the phone, video-call or in-person and provide you with verbal advice to point you in the right direction to get your project off-the-ground. 

Intermediate level fast track service - For more complex proposals or detailed advice. This is a paid service for those seeking detailed preliminary advice and wanting to fast-track the application process. A planning officer will contact you to arrange a video-call or meeting. After the meeting, you will be provided with detailed written planning advice to guide your next steps. 

Please lodge a request of demolition consent (Section 29A or Form A) online through Greenlight:

Lodge Section 29A (Form A) online

A certificate of compliance is a document issued by a responsible authority in accordance with Part 4A of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (PE Act). A certificate of compliance verifies that:

• an existing use or development complies with the requirements of the planning scheme, or
• a proposed use or development would comply with the requirements of the planning scheme.

In either case, the certificate states the facts at the date the certificate was issued.

Any application for a certificate of compliance to establish existing use rights must be accompanied with evidence to prove that the use has been carried out continuously for a period of 15 years and has not ceased for a period of two years during this time. This evidence may include copies of permits issued for the land, utility bills, rates notices, insurance records, photographs, historic records, and statutory declarations. 

An application for a certificate of compliance can be lodged online via Greenlight by selecting 'Pre-application advice and general enquiry' and following the prompts. 

Requesting planning approval is different to a planning permit application, and applies only in certain circumstances such as in the Rifle Range in Williamstown. Contact one of our planning officers on 1300 179 944 or townplanning@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au if you are unsure if your proposal requires a plan approval.  

If you have confirmed with our planning officers that you need to lodge a plan approval, please use the link below: 

Lodge a Plan Approval