Assisting local government

The state government provides guidance, tools and general information to assist local government to undertake plan-making in their local area.

Below are quick links to useful information.  If you require more detailed information or background, please visit the remainder of our website.

Plan drafting

• Good planning scheme drafting
• Drafting a planning scheme
• Integrating state interests
• Delivery of state interests through the Planning Regulation 2017
• Planning scheme monitoring and undertaking a ten-year review

Plan drafting - topic specific

• Building work
• Local infrastructure planning
• Bushfire
• Strategic airports and aviation facilities
• Neighbourhood design - Reconfiguring a lot
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interests
• Hydrogen development
• Craft brewing
• Solar farm
• Sea turtles
• Waste and resource recovery industry
• Battery Storage Facilities

Plan-making - process and guidance

• Guidance for Minister's guidelines and rules
• Toolkit for local government when making or amending a planning scheme
• Community engagement toolkit
• Plan-making portal
• Plan-making dashboard
• Form - Public notice about decision not to amend or replace a planning scheme
• Public notice requirements