Learn about requirements for developing on a site with a Heritage Overlay in Benalla. Find out about planning permits, application criteria, and heritage conservation. Contact our team for expert guidance on your project.
A Heritage Overlay is a planning control that helps us to conserve and enhance areas and structures with cultural, heritage or natural value.
If you want to develop on a site with a Heritage Overlay, you will need a planning permit.
Use the VicPlan map tool to check if your property is subject to a Heritage Overlay.
For a comprehensive list of permit requirements, check the Benalla Planning Scheme, Heritage Overlay (clause 43.01).
Documents should be submitted as digital files via the Customer Portal. We no longer accept hard copies by mail or in person.
In preparation you will need:
Use our Planning Permit Application Lodgement Checklist(PDF, 276KB) to ensure you are meeting the application requirements.
Check our Fees and Charges to see all costs involved in your permit application.
The materials you submit with your application, including plans, will be made available for public view. Copies may be made to interested parties for consideration and review as part of the planning process under the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
It is important that you discuss your proposal with us before you submit your application to avoid potential delays or disappointments during the planning process.
Your description should outline your proposal with as much detail as possible about your intended operation, and how you plan to use or develop the land.
The Certificate of Title for your property can be requested from Landata. Fees will apply.
You will need to supply a current Certificate of Title (within the past 3 months) when you apply for your planning permit.
Your plans should be fully dimensioned at a scale of 1:100 or 1:200. The maximum size is A3.
To help us conduct an efficient onsite inspection, please: