4. Advertising a planning permit application
Some planning permit applications are publicly advertised.
Council advertises a planning permit application if the proposal may affect people in a negative way.
Some applications are exempt and are never advertised.
If Council asks you to advertise your application, you may need to put up a ‘Notice of an Application for a Planning Permit’ on the land.
Council advertises an application with:
- letters to the adjoining property owners and occupiers, and
- if needed, a public notice sign on the site of the application, and
- if needed, a notice in the local newspaper.
Does my planning permit application need to be advertised?
Council writes to you if your application needs to be advertised. The letter says what you must do, the costs of the advertising and asks for payment for advertising costs. Council then prepares and sends advertising notices to adjoining properties on your behalf. Your application cannot be further processed until the time for advertising has finished.
Advertising with an on-site Notice
Sometimes the letter from Council asks you to put up a ‘Notice of an Application for a Planning Permit’ on the land.
Put the Notice(s) on the property that has the planning permit application.
This Notice advertises your planning permit application and has information about it.
Follow these steps
- Council’s letter asks you to put up a Notice(s).
- Pay the advertising fee and collect the Notice(s) from Moreland Civic Centre, 90 Bell Street, Coburg.
- Date the Notice(s) with a waterproof pen. Instructions about dates are in the letter from Council.
- Fix the Notice(s) securely to a board, which must be placed, at eye level within one metre of the front of the site, or as directed in Council's letter.
- It's a good idea to take a photograph of the Notice(s) on the site in case of any future dispute about the display of the Notice.
- Contact Council and ask the Urban Planning Branch for an inspection of the Notice(s).
How long do I advertise for?
Keep the Notice(s) up for a minimum of a 14 days. The exact length of time is in your letter from Council. December and January have different advertising times because of Christmas and New Year holidays.
What happens after the advertising?
If Council gets objections during advertising, a consultation meeting may be needed.
If Council gets objections after the advertising period has ended but before Council makes a decision, Council still considers the objections.
If Councils gets no objections, Council makes the decision.
Files
- Urban Planning in Moreland - A Guide for Applicants Brochure (PDF 5Mb)
- Urban Planning in Moreland - A Guide for Applicants Brochure (DOC 5Mb)
- Urban Planning in Moreland - A Guide for Objectors Brochure (PDF 6Mb)
- Urban Planning in Moreland - A Guide for Objectors Brochure (DOC 9Mb)
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