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Development Planning Advice Meeting (Free)

If you are considering carrying out additions/renovations to your home, or commercial premises, we offer a free service to help when you get started. In the first instance call Council and make a planning enquiry by phone. Council will take your details and the planning advisor will call you to discuss your questions, usually within 24 hours.

If the matter is more complex we may suggest a free planning advice meeting. The planning advisor will call and discuss your questions. If you are seeking a meeting with the planning advisor, please read the relevant controls on the web and have details of the proposal.

We suggest you contact your builder or architect first, and then you arrange to have a free meeting with Council's Planning Advisor. Informal half hour meetings are held:

• Tuesday & Thursday mornings - between the hours 10.30 am and 1.00pm (last meeting time 12.30pm)

Please contact Council's Customer Service Centre on 9936 8100 to book an appointment.

The Planning Advisors will advise you about controls applying to your property (for example, whether you can add a second storey or whether your property if heritage-listed) and the process for applying for Council approval to carry out the work.

If you go ahead with additions, Council will require applications to be lodged which are accompanied by plans and details of the work. We recommend that theses are prepared by a person who is qualified to do them (eg. An architect, structural engineer or builder) and familiar with the Council's planning controls - which are online here: > LEP 2001, and > DCP 2002

Once the application is lodged with Council, you can track its progress online, go to: > DA Tracking Online

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Development Pre-Application Meeting (Paid)

The pre-application service is available to all applicants. Fees apply to all meetings (see form for details).

An Assessment Team Leader, a Manager, or an Executive Planner will generally chair meetings, with appropriate technical advisers including Heritage, Engineering, Landscaping or Building Code of Australia (BCA), being present. Higher fees are applicable for the Planning and Development Services (PDS) Manager or Director to attend meetings (see form for details).

Please consult a Planning Advisor (ph: 9936 8100) before lodging your meeting request to determine the appropriate level of service required.

Note: please complete this form before attending, and meetings will be booked only upon receipt of the fees at Council's Customer Service Centre.

 Development pre-Application meeting form (29KB)

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Lobbyist register

Professional lobbyists who want to lobby Council on behalf of their clients must register with Council. The register is designed to ensure that all contact between lobbyists and Council is transparent.

Lobbyists include any person, association or business that is engaged to represent the interest of a third party. It does not include:

• Precincts and their elected representatives.
• Charitable, religious and non-profit organisations.
• Industry or professional associations.
• Trade unions.
• Professionals such as accountants, architects, lawyers and town planners who contact Council as part of their work for their client.

More information

Registration procedures:  Lobbyist registration form (31KB)
Refer to the  CS21 - Lobbying Policy (84KB)
Refer to further > Council Codes of Conduct
Ph: Director of Corporate Services on 9936 8114

Current lobbyists on register:

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