Yarra City Council removes permit triggers with Amendment C334yara

Yarra City Council is aiming to streamline planning permit applications and help to increase the uptake of rooftop solar, including on heritage buildings.

The draft Amendment C334yara removes or winds back a series of planning permit triggers that currently apply to shopfronts, commercial buildings and business identification signage, particularly in areas covered by Design and Development Overlays (DDOs), Built Form Overlays (BFOs), and a Heritage Overlay (HO). Under the proposed changes, planning permits would be fast tracked and businesses would be exempt from notice and review for business identification signage, provided they met certain conditions.

This Amendment will also allow solar panels to be installed on the front of properties in Heritage Overlays without requiring a planning permit provided that the panels sit flush against the roof, do not extend pass the roof line, and are not installed on a verandah or similar structure. Additionally, the roof of the building must not have a turret, tower, spire or dormer (a roofed structure, often with a window).

We’re now able to exhibit the draft Amendment C334yara for community submissions. This is an opportunity to review the Amendment documents and provide feedback before the Amendment and submissions received are considered by Council.