VIC · $499 · Change of use
Change of Use Planning Report — Victoria
Detailed Planning Assessment for a proposed change of use of an existing premises — cafe / restaurant / shop / office / clinic / industrial. Use classification, conditions, parking, amenity impacts.
Start with your property address
Continue to the intake — confirm your address, add your proposal description, upload supporting docs, pay $499.
See a sample report → — real output from this engine for a demo property.
Use characterisation
Correct VPP-defined term for the proposed use (Clause 73.03) — important because Section 1 / 2 / 3 status depends on it.
Permit triggers + conditions
Whether a permit is required, plus the specific conditions the zone attaches to the use (e.g. floor area cap, frontage, hours).
Amenity + parking
Acoustic, hours of operation, parking demand changes, deliveries, waste — typical impacts assessed.
Who this is for
Cafe / restaurant / hospitality fit-out
Converting a retail tenancy to food and drink premises — pinpoint the permit triggers, parking change, acoustic obligations.
Office / clinic / studio
Setting up a professional service in a building previously used for something else — confirm the use is permitted and what conditions bite.
What's included
- Use characterisation per Clause 73.03
- Permit-requirement determination
- Zone + overlay conditions on the use
- Parking demand analysis (Clause 52.06)
- Amenity impacts (acoustic, hours, deliveries, waste)
- Liquor licence interface if applicable
- Delivered as PDF + Word
Delivery: PDF + Word emailed on completion, 3 business days
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Frequently asked questions
How is this different from a council planning enquiry?
Council enquiries are general — they don't address your specific design and don't read your plans. Our reports are site-specific and proposal-specific, grounded in the actual zone, overlays and VPP clauses that apply, then optionally planner-reviewed.
Can I use this in a planning permit application?
Our Detailed Planning Assessment tiers are pre-design research and feasibility reports — they're for the property owner / designer / consultant to understand what's achievable. For a report you can lodge with a permit application, choose the $990 Application-Grade Planning Report (planner-reviewed).
What if my proposal is unusual or complex?
We'll let you know within 24 hours of paying if the proposal is outside the scope of the AI tier. In that case we auto-refund and recommend either the Application-Grade tier or a bespoke planning consultation.