Garages and carports

You need a planning permit if your land is less than 300 square metres in area in a:

• Neighbourhood Residential Zone
• General Residential Zone
• Residential Growth Zone.

Check your land’s zone.

You do need a planning permit if your land is in a:

• Heritage Overlay (including demolition of existing structures)
• Neighbourhood Character Overlay (including demolition of existing structures, excluding Schedule 1)
• Land Subject to Inundation Overlay.

You might need a planning permit if your land is in a:

• Special Building Overlay
• Design and Development Overlay.

If your land is affected by an overlay, how we assess the application depends on the overlay. For example, the Neighbourhood Character Overlay focuses on how the proposal fits within the neighbourhood whereas the Land Subject to Inundation and the Special Building Overlay focus on flooding.

Demolition plans and elevations including:

• North orientation and at a scale of 1:100 or 1:200
• Address of the property
• The title boundaries and dimensions (this information can be found on the copy of title on the relevant lot plan)
• Existing conditions
• The extent of proposed demolition, including details of walls, windows, doors, roof, chimneys, fencing and building materials
• The location and setback of adjoining buildings.

You might also need:

• Oblique view diagrams taken from the opposite side of the street, at 1.7 metres from ground level
• Photomontages of the streetscape showing the proposed development
• A written report from a heritage expert to assess the impact the proposal on the significance of the heritage place.

Demolition plans and elevations including:

• North orientation and at a scale of 1:100 or 1:200
• Address of the property
• The title boundaries and dimensions (this information can be found on the copy of title on the relevant lot plan)
• Existing conditions
• The extent of proposed demolition, including details of walls, windows, doors, roof, chimneys, fencing and building materials
• The location and setback of adjoining buildings.

You might also need:

• Relevant existing and proposed ground levels, to Australian Height Datum, taken by a licensed land surveyor
• The layout, size and use of existing and proposed buildings and works, including vehicle parking areas
• Floor levels of any existing and proposed buildings to Australian Height Datum
• Cross sectional details of any basement entry ramps and other basement entries to Australian Height Datum, showing floor levels of entry and exit areas and drainage details.