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WHEN IS TOWN PLANNING REQUIRED FOR MY PROJECT?
Town Planning is required for a number of reasons when you set-out to extend or renovate your home.

TOWN PLANNING SCHEME –
Most local government authorities have a planning scheme for their jurisdiction. The Town Planning scheme is a map of all properties in the locality and is designed to regulate the use of land and the development of that land.

TOWN PLANNING OVERLAYS
Town Planning Overlays are influences on land that need to be considered when developing a property. For instance, a “Bushfire” overlay means that a development must be designed to meet a bushfire hazard identified on that property. It is your Design Professionals responsibility to investigate the influences on a development and ensure that the design documentation meets all of the requirements of the overlay.

OTHER PLANNING TRIGGERS
Other Acts and Regulations enacted by parliament are enforced under the Local Authorities Planning Departments. For instance, most municipalities are governed by a “Development Code” which cover a multitude of development considerations but the most common one that influences residential properties is boundary setbacks. It is most likely that your home is setback a certain distance from the front, side and rear boundaries in order to comply with the “Development Code” and this varies depending on the size of your allotment, covenants, by-laws etc.

My latest blog post is about what happens when a town planning application is triggered for residential projects. Click on the link below to read more...

Town Planning - Residential Town Planning is required for a number of reasons when you set-out to extend or renovate your home. Most local government authorities have a planning scheme for their jurisdiction.