Planning Permits in City of Brimbank

Brimbank covers Melbourne's established west, from the Sunshine and St Albans activity centres to newer residential areas at Sydenham, Taylors Lakes and Cairnlea, with some of Melbourne's largest industrial precincts around Derrimut and Sunshine West.

Key Suburbs

SunshineSt AlbansDeer ParkSydenhamTaylors LakesKeilor DownsCairnlea

Area Statistics

194,618

Population

71,808

Dwellings

Median Age

Source: ABS Census 2021

Planning Characteristics

Sunshine is a designated Metropolitan Activity Centre with substantial renewal underway and Residential Growth Zone around the centre. Large Industrial 1 and 3 Zone precincts across the west. Former industrial land commonly carries the Environmental Audit Overlay; overland-flow Special Building Overlay areas are widespread, with LSIO along Kororoit Creek and the Maribyrnong River corridor.

Common Planning Zones

GRZGeneral Residential Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 32.08

NRZNeighbourhood Residential Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 32.09

RGZResidential Growth Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 32.07

IN1ZIndustrial 1 Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 33.01

IN3ZIndustrial 3 Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 33.03

C1ZCommercial 1 Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 34.01

C2ZCommercial 2 Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 34.02

Common Planning Overlays

DDODesign and Development Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 43.02

HOHeritage Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 43.01

SBOSpecial Building Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 43.03

LSIOLand Subject to Inundation Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 44.04

EAOEnvironmental Audit Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 45.03

DPODevelopment Plan Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 43.04

Planning Scheme

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Objecting to a development in City of Brimbank

Worried about a development application in City of Brimbank? While an application is on public notice or exhibition, anyone affected can lodge an objection — a formal submission or representation to the council — putting your planning concerns on the record before the decision is made. Our Victoria guide walks through your rights, what counts as a valid planning ground, and the timeframes; and if a decision goes the wrong way, how to appeal it at the tribunal.

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