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Page Last Updated:
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
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Home>Planning and Building Services>Planning Enforcement
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| It is Council's responsibility to enforce compliance with the Planning & Environment Act 1987, and of conditions of issued planning permits.
Council has a planning enforcement officer whose full time role is to investigate complaints and potential breaches of the Planning Scheme.
Persons who belive there has been a breach of the Scheme or planning permit condition should contact Councils Enforcement Department on 03 5232 9473 and the matter will be investigated.
Council has several options when a breach is established including:
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Issuing a Planning Infringement Notice (fine and instructions to address the breach)
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Lodging an application for a Planning Enforcement Order at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). If the matter is urgent, Council can seek an Interim Enforcement Order which results in an immediate response.
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Prosecution in the Magistrates Court.
Council always seeks to resolve non compliance with the Planning Scheme before taking these formal steps, but often needs to take formal action to ensure that compliance is achieved.
Persons other than Council are able to take action when there is a breach of the Planning Scheme or to an issued permit, by lodging an enforcement order application at VCAT themselves.
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