Application checklists

We have checklists to help with a range of different planning scenarios, from residential to commercial.

Submitting your planning application online

Do you want to submit your planning application online? Our electronic lodgement guidelines(PDF, 260KB) have all the information you need.

Residential development

Our residential development information sheet(PDF, 352KB) lists what you need for all types of residential development applications (except for those which solely relate to building in a heritage or flood area).

Commercial and industrial development

Our commercial and industrial information sheet(PDF, 348KB) lists what you need for all types of commercial and industrial development applications.

Change of use

If your proposed use needs a planning permit, check out our change of use information sheet(PDF, 320KB).

Car parking

If your application needs a planning permit to reduce the car parking requirements of the Darebin Planning Scheme, check out our car parking information sheet(PDF, 344KB).

Alcohol sale or consumption

If your application needs a planning permit to sell or consume alcohol, check out our sale or consumption of liquor information sheet(PDF, 346KB).

Advertising signs

If your application needs a planning permit for advertising signs, check out our advertising signs information sheet(PDF, 324KB).

Heritage

If your application needs a planning permit to demolish, build or extend a property affected by a heritage overlay, check out our heritage information sheet(PDF, 316KB).

Home occupation

Our home occupation information sheet(PDF, 339KB) outlines what information you need to apply for a planning permit for a home occupation.

Restrictive covenants

Our restrictive covenants information sheet(PDF, 335KB) has information about restrictive covenants, including how to vary a covenant or remove it from a Certificate of Title.

Building in a flood-prone area

If your application needs a planning permit to construct or extend on a property that is subject to flooding, check out our flood-prone areas checklist(PDF, 302KB).