Planning fact sheets and checklists

We have created a range of fact sheets and checklists to make the planning experience easier to understand and quicker to navigate.

The fact sheets are easy to understand explanations of various aspects of planning including the planning permit process, responding to a planning permit application, changing or extending a planning permit, planning proceedings at VCAT, and understanding planning jargon and overlays.

They also include checklists to help you put together planning permit applications for a range of different purposes, such as fences, advertising signs, car parking, change of use, liquor license and more.

Planning guides

• Checklist for planning applications (pdf, 159kb) 
• Understanding planning and development in Moonee Valley (pdf, 514kb) 
• Overview of the planning permit process
• Understanding planning jargon
• Responding to a planning permit application
• Planning proceedings at VCAT
• Changing or extending a planning permit
• Overlays
• Changing the use of your land
• Painting of buildings 
• Developing a landscape plan
• Car parking
• Subdivisions (pdf, 404kb) 
• Satellite Dishes
• Fences 
• Medium density housing 
• Sale or consumption of liquor
• Advertising signs
• Waste management plan - guidelines for applicants (pdf, 428KB)
• Waste management - resident application form (pdf, 260KB)
• Neighbourhood Character 
• How to fold plan guides (pdf, 30.7kb)
• Water Sensitive Urban Design - Pre-application Information (pdf, 320kb) 
• Water Sensitive Urban Design - Guidelines (pdf, 2.72mb)
• VicSmart Planning applications

You can get more information by calling the Statutory Planning department on 9243 8888 or by visiting the Civic Centre, 9 Kellaway Avenue, Moonee Ponds.