The Waste Recovery Centre is currently unable to accept garden organics (FOGO), rubble and higher strength materials (including construction formwork plywood, poles, sleepers and oriented strand board) due to equipment repairs. Delays are expected from 18–25 June 2026. Opening hours remain unchanged. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience while works are completed.
Each of the applications and requests published here have further detail you will need to know. Be sure to look at each to understand how they affect your plans.
This early-stage feedback identifies potential design issues, and confirms what information will be required with any planning application.
You can request a meeting with one of our planners in addition to written advice.
Pre-application advice request
You will need to apply for a planning permit before you begin a development project on your land.
Planning permit application
VicSmart is a fast-track process for simple planning applications. Check the planning scheme and discuss your proposal with us.
VicSmart permit application
Use this form to apply for a development plan approval.
Development plan approval
Neighbourhood character is the way buildings, vegetation and the topography relate to each other to produce a visual sense of place, and this must be considered in your application.
Find your neighbourhood character