Property restrictions and planning guidelines

All municipalities in Victoria have a planning scheme which is based on the Victoria Planning Provisions and contains both State and Local policies. All applications for planning permits area assessed against the relevant planning scheme.

The Planning Scheme applies zones to all land in the municipality and may also apply overlays to some land. Zones are selected from a suite of zones provided in the Victoria Planning Provisions which allocate land for different uses, such as residential, industrial or business. In some circumstances, a piece of land is being used for a purpose that is prohibited under the current zoning. This often occurs because it was operating legally previously, but then the zoning was changed. In this situation, the land has ‘existing use rights’ and can continue to operate.

Overlays are also selected from the Victoria Planning Provisions and relate to specific issues such as heritage significance, environmental significance or flood risk.

To find out what planning controls apply to your site you can:

• View the Yarra Planning Scheme online; or
• In person at the Richmond Town Hall, 333 Bridge Road, Richmond.

For more information on common overlays in Yarra and what they are used for, please refer to the ‘Overlays’ fact sheet.

For more information on existing use rights, please refer to the ‘Existing Use Rights’ fact sheet.

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Further information

Urban Planning Branch
Richmond Town Hall
333 Bridge Road Richmond
Telephone 9205 5373
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Links

Within this site
Yarra City Council

External sites (Yarra City Council accepts no responsibility for the information or opinions contained within external sites)
The CitySounds 2 Acoustic Design Resource is an interactive resource, which has been developed by the City of Melbourne and RMIT for residents, architects/designers and builders. Outlined are some of the acoustic issues facing residents who live in the inner city, some basics about building construction, and a number of techniques for reducing noise, its transmission through building elements and the impact it has on residents.
Landata - Each planning application requires a copy of title or a recent title search.
Department of Sustainability and Environment - Planning home , ResCode
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA)
Building Control Commission
Australian Association of Planning Consultants - Victorian division

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