Planning Forms and Checklists
Application for Development Approval (or DA)
An application for development approval is a request for consent to carry out a proposed development.
Once submitted, the application is reviewed to check that the relevant information has been provided. You will be advised by email once the application is accepted and allocated to an officer for assessment. Further information about the steps involved in processing a DA can be viewed here.
Application for Development Approval (or DA) - Residential
What is this application for?
For applications seeking development (or planning) approval for residential development. This includes proposals for:
- all grouped dwellings,
- single houses which propose one or more variations to the planning framework
- residential structures (including sheds, patios carports, garages, street fencing and ancillary dwellings) which propose one or more variations to the planning framework.
How to lodge?
Applications are to be lodged online, please visit the online lodgement page to register and lodge your application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all of the following forms with your application:
Application Form for Development Approval and Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) Form 1
Colours and Materials Schedule
Checklists
New Residential Dwelling Checklist
Residential Additions or Alterations to Existing Dwellings Checklist
Application for Development Approval (or DA) - Commercial
What is this application for?
For applications seeking development (or planning) approval for commercial development. This includes proposals for:
- New commercial or industrial buildings,
- Additions / external alterations to a commercial or industrial buildings
- External changes to a shopfront,
- Change of use
- Signage*
- Short term accommodation
- Home-based businesses.
Signage not exempt under Council's Local Planning Policy 38 - Signs
How to lodge?
Applications for Development Approval (DA) are to be lodged online, please visit the online lodgement page to register and lodge your application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all of the following forms with your application:
Application Form for Development Approval and Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) Form 1
Colours and Materials Schedule
Additional Information for Advertisements (if signage is proposed)
Checklist
Commercial Checklist
Amended Applications for Development Approval
What is this application for?
Where development approval has been granted, but amended approval is sought for revised plans. An amended DA can also be considered for requests to amend / alter planning condition(s) or to cancel development approval.
How to lodge?
Amended Applications for Development Approval are to be lodged online, please visit the online lodgement page to register and lodge your application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all of the following forms with your application:
Application Form for Development Approval and Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) Form 1
Amendment or Cancellation of Development Approval Supplementary Form
Exemption from Development Approval Checks
The following applications involve the Town of Victoria Park assessing and providing written confirmation on whether your proposal is exempt from development approval or requires development approval.
Deemed to Comply Check - Development Approval Exemption for Single Houses and Additions
What is this application for?
To provide written confirmation whether development plans for a single house or an extension / renovation to a single house is exempt from development approval. The intent of this check is to provide applicants with confidence that their proposal can proceed straight to a building permit.
Pursuant to clause 61A of Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 these proposals are exempt from development approval where the deemed-to-comply criteria of Volume 1 of the Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) or any local planning policy that amends or replaces these criteria.*
Note - that Council's Local Planning Policy 25 - Streetscape varies some of the deemed-to-comply requirements of the Residential Design Codes.
View Local Planning Policies
Explanatory guideline
Explanatory guide - deemed to comply check for Single Houses (Clause 61A)
How to lodge?
Applications for a deemed to comply check (single houses) are to be emailed to admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au - in the subject line please include the property address and the type of application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all of the following forms with your application:
Application for exemption advice - deemed to comply check
Payment of application fees
Once you have emailed your application form, we will send you an invoice for payment of the application fee.
Land Use Development Approval Exemption Check
What is this application for?
To confirm whether your business proposal is exempt from development approval and provide a list of other Council approvals / permits which may be required.
How to lodge?
Applications for a land use - development approval exemption check are to be emailed to admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au - in the subject line please include the property address and the type of application.
Application form
Please complete and submit this self-assessment form:
Land Use - Development Approval Exemption Check - Self Assessment Form
Note - there are no application fees for this exemption check
Written Planning Advice
What is this application for?
To assess and provide confirmation in writing if your development proposal is exempt from requiring development approval (with the exception of single houses, which is progressed through a deemed-to-comply check) pursuant to clause 61 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Scheme) Regulations.
Note - the Town is unable to provide written planning advice on the suitability of a proposed variation to the planning framework. These matters can only be dealt with as part of the submission of an ‘Application for Development Approval’.
How to lodge?
Applications for written planning advice are to be emailed to admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au - in the subject line please include the property address and the type of application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit the following form with your application:
Written Planning Advice Application Form
Payment of Application Fees
Once you have emailed your application form, we will send you an invoice for payment of the application fee ($73).
Subdivision of Land
Note - applications to subdivide or amalgamate land are to be lodged directly to the Western Australian Planning Commission who are the determining authority. Further information can be found on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Subdivision Clearance
What is this application for?
The approval of a subdivision application is granted subject to conditions. These conditions are required to be met prior to lodging for final approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) and applying for new titles.
Each condition of approval will state the agency (shown in brackets, at the end of each condition) who is responsible for clearing each condition. The Town of Victoria Park is responsible to determining whether the conditions which state local government, in brackets, have been satisfied.
How to lodge?
Applications for subdivision clearance are to be lodged online, please visit the online lodgment page to register and lodge your application.
For timely processing of your subdivision clearance application, please ensure that all works have been completed prior to lodgment.
Information sheet
Subdivision Clearance Information Sheet
Application forms
Please complete and submit the following form and statutory declaration (if applicable) with your application:
Application for Subdivision Clearance
Statutory Declaration
Built Strata - Form 15A
What is this application for?
A Form 15A Application is an application that acts as a statement of intent to create a Built Strata subdivision. A Form 15A Application can be lodged when the building has received the required Development Approval(s) and Building Permit(s) from the Town.
Application guide
Form 15A - Application guide
How to lodge?
Applications for built strata are to be lodged online, please visit the online lodgement page to register and lodge your application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all the following forms with your application:
Form 15A - Application for approval of a strata plan or leasehold (strata) plan
Built strata - Form 15C
What is this application for?
A Form 15C application is an application for a certificate of final approval for a Built Strata Subdivision. This application can be made when all works have been completed on-site in accordance with the relevant Development Approval and all relevant conditions of approval have been satisfied.
How to lodge?
Applications for built strata are to be lodged online, please visit the online lodgement page to register and lodge your application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all the following forms with your application:
Form 15C - Endorsement certificate
Development Assessment Panel (DAP) Applications
The Development Assessment Panel (DAP) is an independent decision-making body responsible for determining development applications for major developments with a value of $2 million or more.
Development Assessment Panel - Form 1
What is this application for?
An application for development approval for major development proposals with a value of $2 million or more, and not an excluded development type.
The Town encourages proponents of Development Assessment Panel application to engage with the Town and its Design Review Panel whilst the proposal is at conceptual planning stage. Please refer to the Town's Design Review Panel information page or contact the Town's Urban Planning team on (08) 9311 8111 for further information.
How to lodge?
Applications for DAPs are to be lodged online, please visit the online lodgement page to register and lodge your application.
note - file attachment uploads are limited to 20mb per document. If the uploads exceed this, please lodge the application forms online, then send a separate email to admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au with an electronic link to the large file size documents.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all the following forms with your application:
DAP Form 1
Application for Development Approval
Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) Form 1
Checklist
DAP application checklist
Development Assessment Panel - Form 2 (Amending or Cancellation)
What is this application for?
To amend or cancel development approval which has been determined by the Development Assessment Panel.
How to lodge?
Applications for DAPs are to be lodged online, please visit the online lodgement page to register and lodge your application.
note - file attachment uploads are limited to 20mb per document. If the uploads exceed this, please lodge the application forms online, then send a separate email to admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au with an electronic link to the large file size documents.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all the following forms with your application:
DAP Form 2 - Amending or Cancellation of application
Application for Development Approval
Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) Form 1
Amendment or Cancellation of Development Approval - Supplementary Form
Liquor License - Section 40 Certificate
Section 40 of the Liquor Control Act 1988 is the Certificate of Local Planning Authority. The purpose of the certificate is to ensure that the proposed liquor license class aligns with the Town of Victoria Park Town Planning Scheme No.1.
What is the application for?
Section 40 of the Liquor Control Act 1988 is the Certificate of Local Planning Authority. The purpose of the certificate is to ensure that the proposed liquor license class aligns with the Town of Victoria Park Town Planning Scheme No.1.
The Section 40 Certificate (along with a Section 39 Certificate) is to be lodged as part of an application with the Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor who are the determining authority in Western Australia for Liquor Licenses. Please note: the Section 39 Certificate is progressed separately by the Town's Environmental Health team.
What is the process?
The allocated officer will review the current approved use of the site, to ensure the applicant is operating an approved or permitted use on the site. Should it be identified that the premises does not have the appropriate planning approvals, the applicant will be advised that an Application for Development Approval (or DA) will be required to be submitted. A Liquor License Section 40 Certificate cannot be issued until the appropriate development approvals is granted for the site.
How to lodge?
Applications for a Liquor License Section 40 Certificate are to be emailed to admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au - in the subject line please include the property address and the type of application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all of the following forms with your application:
Application form for Liquor Licensing Section 40 Certificate
Certificate of Local Planning Authority - Section 40 form
Payment of application fees
Once you have emailed your application form, we will send you an invoice for payment of the application fee ($73).
Planning Fees
The below fees are in accordance with Council's adopted fees and charges for the 2024/25 financial year.
When your application has been accepted, we will send you an email with a payment invoice for the relevant fees which is payable immediately. Planning fees can be paid online, in person or by telephone. Further information is available at our online payments page.
Note - For applications for development approval (DA), where the development has commenced or been carried out and an application is lodged retrospectively, the total fee payable is three times the prescribed fee, by way of penalty.
Applications for Development Approval (DA)
Application for Development Approval (DA) Fee Calculator
| Estimated development cost (excl. GST) or development type |
Planning fee |
| Not more than $50,000 |
$147 |
| More than $50,000 but not more than $500,000 |
0.32% of the estimated cost of development |
| More than $500,000 but not more than $2.5 million |
$1,700 and 0.257% for every $1 over $500,000 |
| More than $2.5 million but not more than $5 million |
$7,161 and 0.206% for every $1 over $2.5 million |
| More than $5 million but not more than $21.5 million |
$12,633 and 0.123% for every $1 over $5 million |
| More than $21.5 million |
$34,196 |
| Change of use (of existing building) |
$295 |
| Signage |
$147 |
| Home based business |
$110 |
| Demolition |
$147 |
|
Additional Costs and Expenses Payable by Applicants
The following costs and expenses, if incurred by the Town of Victoria Park in providing a service listed in the above Schedule, are payable by the applicant in addition to the fee for the provision of the service:
- advertising the application and advertising matters related to the application;
- specific assessment, such as an environmental assessment, required in relation to the application;
- consultation procedures required in relation to the application;
- technical resources and equipment, such as computer modelling, required in relation to the application;
- specialist advice, such as advice in relation to heritage matters, required in relation to the application.
Notes
- Payment of the abovementioned additional costs and expense by the applicant, may be requested by the Town either:
- at the time of the lodgement of an application, based on an estimates of costs and expenses by the Town; or
- prior to the determination of the application, after they actual costs and expenses are incurred by the Town.
- Any moneys paid in advance by an applicant for estimated additional costs or expenses referred to in 1.a) above that are not incurred by the Town must be refunded to the applicant on completion of the service.
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Amended Applications for Development Approval (DA)
| Estimated development cost (excl. GST) or development type |
Planning fee |
| No more than $1 million |
$147 |
| More than $1 million |
$295 |
| Time extension |
$147 |
|
Additional Costs and Expenses Payable by Applicants
The following costs and expenses, if incurred by the Town of Victoria Park in providing a service listed in the above Schedule, are payable by the applicant in addition to the fee for the provision of the service:
- advertising the application and advertising matters related to the application;
- specific assessment, such as an environmental assessment, required in relation to the application;
- consultation procedures required in relation to the application;
- technical resources and equipment, such as computer modelling, required in relation to the application;
- specialist advice, such as advice in relation to heritage matters, required in relation to the application.
Notes
- Payment of the abovementioned additional costs and expense by the applicant, may be requested by the Town either:
- at the time of the lodgement of an application, based on an estimates of costs and expenses by the Town; or
- prior to the determination of the application, after they actual costs and expenses are incurred by the Town.
- Any moneys paid in advance by an applicant for estimated additional costs or expenses referred to in 1.a) above that are not incurred by the Town must be refunded to the applicant on completion of the service.
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Deemed to Comply Check
| Application type |
Planning fee |
| Single House |
$295 |
| Residential Additions |
$147 |
Subdivision Clearance
| Number of lots |
Planning fee |
| No more than five lots |
$73 per lot |
| More than five lots - 195 lots |
$73 (for first 5 lots), then $35 per lot |
| More than 195 lots |
$7,393 |
Built Strata
| Number of lots |
Planning fee |
| No more than five lots |
$656 (for first five lots), then $65 per lot |
| More than five lots to 100 lots |
$981 (for first five lots), then $43.50 per lot |
| More than 100 lots |
$5,113.50 |
Miscellaneous Planning Services
| Number of lots |
Planning fee |
| Written planning advice |
$73 |
| Land use exemption check |
No fee |
| Liquor license - section 40 certificate |
$73 |
| Archive Plan Search request |
$110 |
| Archive Plan - A0 - print |
$15 per page |
| Archive Plan - A1 - print |
$12.50 per page |
| Archive Plan - A2 - print |
$10 per page |
| Archive Plan - A0, A1 or A2 - scan |
$5 per page |
| Archive Plan - A3 - print or scan |
$0.80 per page |
| Archive Plan - A4 - print or scan |
$0.50 per page |
Development Assessment Panel (DAP) applications
| 1. A DAP application where the estimated cost of the development (excl. GST) is (Form 1: New Application) - |
DAP fee (additional to DA fee) |
| Less than $2 million |
$5,341 |
| Not less than $2 million and less than $7 million |
$6,168 |
| Not less than $7 million and less than $10 million |
$9,522 |
| Not less than $10 million and less than $12.5 million |
$10,361 |
| Not less than $12.5 million and less than $15 million |
$10,656 |
| Not less than $15 million and less than $17.5 million |
$10,952 |
| Not less than $17.5 million and less than $20 million |
$11,249 |
| Not less than $20 million and less than $50 million |
$11,544 |
| not less than $50 million |
$16,680 |
| 2. An application under regulation 17 (Form 2: Amendment) or cancel a development approval |
$264 |
Scheme Amendments, Structure Plans and Local Development Plans
| Estimated cost provided on application |
Charged per hour, as per administration fees |