Other Planning Information

A planning permit is required to subdivide any property, however there are big differences between subdividing in urban and rural areas. 

In Victoria, a permit is required to remove, destroy or lop native vegetation. This includes native trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses.

Existing use rights is established when your land is being used in a legal way and planning controls now in place prohibit that use. 

To display an advertising sign on private land you may need to apply for a planning permit, this will depend on a number of factors. 

A Home-based business is any business that is operated from a residential address by a person who lives at that address.

Applies to land that may be significantly affected by bushfire. A planning permit will generally be required to develop or subdivide land affected by the BMO. 

The Latrobe Planning Scheme protects many heritage places/objects (building, trees or whole area/precincts for example) through the Heritage Overlay.

An approved planning permit or written consent from Council is required for most liquor licence applications to the VCLGR.

Section 173 Agreement will generally be a requirement of a condition placed on your planning permit,  Not all planning permits require one.

Council will refer an application to any Referral Authority as directed by the planning scheme or to which it considers may have an interest in the application.

Go to the State Government’s page to view the Latrobe planning scheme document to find what is possible on a property according to its zone or overlay.