Advertising (public notification) is part of the planning process under the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
- Some applications are not advertised if they are exempt from notice requirements or deemed not to cause material detriment.
- Anyone can view planning permit application documents currently on public notification.
- Documents will be available for at least 14 days.
- Council will not make a decision before the advertising period ends.
Important: Documents must not be used in ways that breach copyright or privacy laws.
How to view advertised applications
Access the Online Planning Register
Or view in person at the Planning Service Counter during business hours.
Objecting to a planning permit
If you believe a proposal will affect you or your property, you can tell Council in writing. This is called making a submission or objection.
Privacy notice: Submissions/objections are public under the Planning and Environment Act 1987. Anyone can inspect them. Your name and personal information will be visible.
Petitions
- A petition counts as one objection, even if many people sign it.
- Council treats a document as a petition when:
- All signatories list the same reasons for objecting
- The document has one statement of objection with a list of names and signatures.
- A petition must nominate a contact person for correspondence, or Council will use the first listed person (known as the ‘head petitioner’).
- If you want your own appeal rights, lodge your own submission with different reasons from the petition.
How to make a submission/objection
Check the Advertising End Date
- Find the application on the Advertised Applications Register.
- Check the advertising period end date.
- If the advertising period has ended, the application can still be viewed via Application Search.
Prepare your submission/objection
- Explain how the proposal will affect you (for example privacy, traffic, noise).
- You must include your name, address, and contact details.
- If your submission/objection is about a property other than where you live, please tell us which property will be affected and why it concerns you.
- You can suggest changes that could address your concerns.
Submit your submission/objection
- Online: Through the Advertised Applications Register (find the application and click Lodge Submission).
- Form: Complete the Submission/Objection to the Grant of a Planning Permit - 216KB form and send it by:
- Email: council@cgd.vic.gov.au
- Post: Planning Department, City of Greater Dandenong, PO Box 200, Dandenong VIC 3175
- In person: Planning Service Counter during business hours.
After you submit
- Council will confirm we’ve received your submission/objection.
- You can withdraw your submission/objection in writing, but you will not be informed of the decision, and you will lose appeal rights.
- To withdraw your submission/objection, complete the Withdraw a Submission / Objection to the Grant of a Planning Permit - 215KB form and send it to Council.
Council decision
- Council will review all submissions/objections after the advertising period ends.
- You will be notified of the decision.
- If Council decides to grant a permit, you’ll receive a Notice of Decision to Grant a Planning Permit.
If you want to appeal a decision
- If you are unhappy with the decision, you may be able to appeal to Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) within 28 days of the notice.
- If the application is assessed under the Townhouse and Low-Rise Code and it meets all standards, you cannot appeal.
- Details are on the back of the notice or visit the VCAT website.
- If no review is lodged with VCAT within 28 days, Council can grant the planning permit.
