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1 Spring Street St, East Melbourne 3001.
GPO Box 2392, Melbourne VIC 3001.

Development Assessment is responsible for planning applications in:

• Alpine Resorts planning scheme – Mt Hotham, Falls Creek, Mt Buller, Mt Stirling, Mt Baw Baw, Lake Mountain
• Boroondara planning scheme – Kew Residential Services
• Central Geelong where the application is for:
  • use and/or development in excess of 5,000 square metres
  • use and/or development of five or more storeys, excluding a basement, or
  • use and/or development of 50 or more dwellings.
• French Island and Sandstone Island planning scheme – French Island, Sandstone Island and Elizabeth Island
• Greater Dandenong planning scheme – Central Dandenong
• Melbourne planning scheme where:
  • the proposed development exceeds 25,000 square metres
  • the proposed development and use of land is on behalf of the Minister of the Crown
  • the site is the Melbourne Showgrounds or Flemington Racecourse, or
  • the proposal is on other specific sites, including the Melbourne Casino.
• Port of Melbourne planning scheme
• Port Phillip planning scheme – Fishermans Bend urban renewal area, where development is located in specific areas and the application is for:
  • development with a building height of 4 storeys or greater
  • use and or development for 60 or more dwellings
  • use and or development with a gross floor area exceeding 10,000 square metres, or
  • use and or development where any part of the land is owned by a public authority and or municipal council and the estimated cost of development is more than $10,000,000.
• Non-government schools
• Clause 53.20: Housing by or on behalf of Homes Victoria
• Clause 52.20: Victoria’s Big Housing Build

1 Spring Street St, East Melbourne 3001.
GPO Box 2392, Melbourne VIC 3001.

More information about Renewable energy facilities

Renewables are responsible for new planning permit applications for energy generation facilities that are one megawatt or greater.

This includes renewable energy and non-renewable energy facilities such as:

• wind
• solar
• pumped hydro
• gas
• waste-to-energy.

Also the responsible authority for new planning permit applications for utility installations, including:

• batteries with capacity of 1 megawatt or greater
• power lines and substations that connect energy generation facilities to the electricity network
• power lines with a capacity exceeding 220,000 volts
• substations exceeding 66,000 volts.

More information about the GAIC team.

Email: gaic@transport.vic.gov.au.

Melbourne office 1 Spring St, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Mail: GPO Box 2392, Melbourne VIC 3001.

More information about Environmental assessment in Victoria.

Phone: 03 8572 7980
Email: environment.assessment@transport.vic.gov.au.
Mail: GPO Box 2392, Melbourne VIC 3001.

1 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Mail: GPO Box 2392, Melbourne VIC 3001.

MPS are responsible for planning scheme amendments in:

• Bayside
• Boroondoora
• Brimbank
• Cardinia
• Casey
• Darebin
• Frankston
• Glen Eira
• Greater Dandenong
• Hobsons Bay
• Hume
• Kingston
• Knox
• Manningham
• Maribyrnong
• Maroondah
• Melbourne
• Melton
• Merri-bek
• Monash
• Moonee Valley
• Mornington Peninsula
• Nillumbik
• Port of Melbourne
• Port Phillip
• Stonnington
• Whitehorse
• Whittlesea
• Wyndham
• Yarra
• Yarra Ranges.

Email: regional.planningservices@transport.vic.gov.au.

By appointment only at:

Ballarat office
Ballarat GovHub, Level 3, 101 Armstrong Street North Ballarat VIC 3350.

Geelong office
27 Brougham St, Geelong 3220.

Barwon South West/Grampians are responsible for planning scheme amendments in:

• Ararat
• Ballarat
• Colac-Otway
• Corangamite
• Glenelg
• Golden Plains
• Greater Geelong
• Hepburn
• Hindmarsh
• Horsham
• Moorabool
• Moyne
• Northern Grampians
• Pyrenees
• Queenscliffe
• Southern Grampians
• Surf Coast
• Warrnambool
• West Wimmera
• Yarriambiack.

Email: regional.planningservices@transport.vic.gov.au.

Benalla office
89 Sydney Road, Benalla VIC 3672.

Bendigo office
Galkangu GovHub, 195-229 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo VIC 3550.
Mail: PO Box 3100 Bendigo DC VIC 3554.

Irymple office
308-390 Koorlong Avenue, Irymple 3498.

Hume/Loddon Mallee are responsible for planning scheme amendments in:

• Alpine Shire
• Benalla
• Buloke
• Campaspe
• Central Goldfields
• Gannawarra
• Greater Bendigo
• Greater Shepparton
• Indigo
• Loddon
• Macedon Ranges
• Mansfield
• Mildura
• Mitchell (part)
• Moira
• Mount Alexander
• Murrindindi
• Strathbogie
• Swan Hill
• Towong
• Wangaratta
• Wodonga.

Phone: 136 186.

Gippsland

Traralgon office
120 Kay Street, Traralgon VIC 3844.

Leongatha office
12 Peart Street, Leongatha VIC 3953.

The Gippsland team is responsible for planning scheme amendments in:

• Bass Coast Shire Council
• Baw Baw Shire Council
• East Gippsland Shire Council
• Latrobe City Council
• South Gippsland Shire Council
• Wellington Shire Council.

The Gippsland team is also responsible for administering the French Island and Sandstone Island Planning Scheme, including planning permit applications and planning scheme amendments, on behalf of the Minister for Planning. You can find more information about French Island and Sandstone Island on the Planning website.

Regional Planning Partnerships

Email: regional.planning.hub@transport.vic.gov.au.

The Regional Planning Partnerships team is responsible for delivering the Regional Planning Hub program, which provides statutory and strategic planning support and resources for the 48 rural and regional councils that can:

• assist councils with peak workloads and priority developments
• build land use planning capacity and capability within councils
• improve planning schemes to simplify processes and approvals
• help with significant regional planning projects.

The Regional Planning Hub program offers assistance for:

• statutory planning
• strategic planning
• professional development.