General Planning Advice

Overview

Baw Baw Shire is passionate and dedicated about providing quality customer service and values its interaction with the community.

The planning department is committed to providing the following pre-application services to assist with obtaining planning advice about your proposal and lodging a satisfactory planning permit application with council.

Written Advice Request

This paid service offers:

• Written planning advice about your proposal including whether a planning permit is required
• Opportunity to make changes to an application in line with Council’s requirements before lodgement
• Formal registration process on Councils records to streamline your planning permit application once submitted based on the advice provided
• Written planning advice generally received within 10 business days.

Please complete the application form, noting a fee applies. Request for Written Planning Advice. (PDF, 90KB)

Verbal Advice Request

This free service offers:

• Verbal planning advice about your proposal including whether a planning permit is required and the type of information that must accompany an application
• Verbal planning advice generally provided within 2 business days.

Please contact the Planning Department by phone on 5624 2411 from Monday to Friday between 8.30am – 5.00pm or send us an email.