City Planning

Our purpose We are committed to protecting and enhancing the character and amenity for the community, through decisions related to planning and building.

The City Planning Department is the point of contact for residents enquiring about planning applications and building permits.

The Department comprises statutory planning, building services and city planning support, and receives both applications for planning and building permits, as well as other applications for Council’s ‘consent’ relating to planning and building regulations.

The Department is also responsible for swimming pool and spa registration and compliance, inspecting buildings, structures and fences as part of Essential Safety Measures, as well as investigating potential breaches in planning and/or building control.

We do this by working as a team within City Planning, across the City Development division and across the whole of Council. We focus on our team visions to assist us with this and our KPIs that we set such as the four LGPRF (Local Government Performance Reporting Framework) measurements.

Our teams

• Building Team
• City Planning Support Team
• Statutory Planning Team