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Planning
Activity Centres Structure and Car Parking Plans May 2004
Amendment C1 - Special Building Overlay, Independant Panel Report
Amendment C2 - Height Control Study Part 1
Amendment C2 - Height Control Study Part 2
Amendment C2 - Residential Neighbourhood Amendment, Panel Report
Amendment C2 - Vegetation Character Assessment March 2000
Amendment C2 Part 1 - Maps
Amendment C2 Part 1 - Residential Neighbourhood Amendment
Amendment C2 Part 2 - DDO Map 1
Amendment C2 Part 2 - DDO Map 2
Amendment C2 Part 2 - DDO Maps 3, 4, and 5
Amendment C2 Part 2 - Ministers Approval
Amendment C25 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C28 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C29 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C29 - Planning Maps
Amendment C29 Part 2 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C29 Part 2 - Exhibition Maps
Amendment C29 Part 2 - Panel Report January 2004
Amendment C31 - Amended Documents July 2004
Amendment C31 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C31 - Panel Report March 2004
Amendment C32 - Bayside Gazette Notice
Amendment C32 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C33 - Planning Scheme
Amendment C35 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C35 - Panel Report May 2004
Amendment C36 - Amendment Documents
Amendment C37 - Amended Schedule
Amendment C37 - Amendment Instruction Sheet
Amendment C37 - Explanatory Report
Amendment C37 - List of Amendments
Amendment C37 - Notice of Amendment
Amendment C37 & C38 - Panel Report December 2004
Amendment C38 - Amended Schedule
Amendment C38 - Amendment Instruction Sheet
Amendment C38 - Explanatory Report
Amendment C38 - List of Amendments
Amendment C38 - Notice of Amendment
Amendment C39 - Amendment Explanation
Amendment C39 - Development Plan Overlay Map
Amendment C39 - Environmental Audit Overlay Map
Amendment C39 - Explanatory Report
Amendment C39 - Instruction Sheet
Amendment C39 - List of Amendments
Amendment C39 - List of Changes to Planning Scheme
Amendment C39 - Local Policy
Amendment C39 - MSS Industry, Business, Employment
Amendment C39 - MSS Introduction
Amendment C39 - MSS Key Influences
Amendment C39 - Notice of Amendment
Amendment C39 - Panel Report May 2005
Amendment C39 - Schedule 1 Development Plan Overlay
Amendment C39 - Zoning Map
Amendment C40 - Information
Amendment C41 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C41 - Temporary Signs on Recreration Reserves
Amendment C42 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C44 - Revised Amendments
Amendment C46 - Exhibition documents
Amendment C48 - Exhibition Documents
Amendment C48 - Supplementary Documents
Amendment C49 - Design & Development Overlay Map
Amendment C49 - Design & Development Overlay Schedule
Amendment C49 - Explanatory Report
Amendment C49 - Instruction Sheet
Amendment C49 - List of Changes
Amendment C49 - Local Policy
Amendment C49 - Notice of Amendment
Amendment C49 - Parking Precinct Plan
Amendment C49 - Schedule to Business 1 Zone
Amendment C49 - Schedule to Clause 52.06
Amendment C49 - Schedule to Clause 81.01
Amendment C51- Interim Build Form Controls for Major Activity Centres (Height and Setbacks)
Bayside Industrial Area Strategy
Bayside Industrial Area Strategy - Appendices
Bayside Planning Scheme - Municipal Strategic Statement and 3 Year Review
Bayside Planning Scheme - Schedule to the Mixed Use Zone
Bayside Planning Scheme - Schedule to the Residential 1 Zone
Beaumaris Concourse Structure Plan
Built Environment Awards Nomination Form
Digital Bayside Digital Building Telecommunications Access Guidelines
Emerging Ideas - Bay Street
Emerging Ideas - Church Street
Emerging Ideas - Hampton Street
Emerging Ideas - Sandringham Village
Heritage FAQ Flyer
Heritage Policy
Highett Structure Plan
State Metropolitan Strategy - Melbourne 2030
Melbourne 2030 - Bayside City Council's Submission to Minister for Planning
Municipal Strategic Statement
Municipal Strategic Statement Consultation Report
Municipal Strategic Statement Heritage
Municipal Strategic Statement Outline
Municipal Strategic Statement Review - Project Update June 2004
Outline for the Martin Street Development Plan
Planning Our Future - Bay Street Bulletin 2
Planning Our Future - Bay Street Bulletin 3
Planning Our Future - Bay Street Draft Plan Summary
Planning Our Future - Church Street Bulletin 2
Planning Our Future - Church Street Bulletin 3
Planning Our Future - Church Street Draft Plan Summary
Planning Our Future - Hampton Street Bulletin 2
Planning Our Future - Hampton Street Bulletin 3
Planning Our Future - Hampton Street Draft Plan Summary
Planning Our Future - Sandringham Village Bulletin 2
Planning Our Future - Sandringham Village Bulletin 3
Planning Our Future - Sandringham Village Draft Plan Summary
Sandringham Urban Village Strategy March 1998
Submission on the New Residential Zones Consultation Draft (February 2009)
Urban Character Study

Planning Brochures
Amendments to permits, endorsed plans and extension of time
Commercial areas: shop-top dwellings
Landscape Plans for Town Planning Application
Making a Planning Application
Planning Mediation & Consultation Meetings
Responding to a Planning Application
Restrictive Covenants
Single dwellings or extensions on lots under 500sqm
Subdivision
The Planning Process
Two or more dwellings on a lot
Understanding neighbourhood character

Building
Bayside's Code of Building Practice
Building Over Easement Application
Building Over Council Easement Policy
Building Permit Application
Council Report and Consent Application Form, Non-siting Matters
Council Report and Consent, Neighbours Comment Form
Dispensation Application, Building Regulations 2006, Siting Matters
Dispensation Application Documents Required
Documents to submit with Report & Consent application
Information Privacy - adjoining property owners details protection
Information to submit with application for building permit to demolish
Legal Point of Discharge Form
Plan Search Application
Request for Property Information - Regulation 326 1a & c
Request for Property Information - Regulation 326 (2)(a),(b),(c),(d) and (e)
Standard Drawings and Requirements for the Design, Construction and Development of Infrastructure Assets
Variation Permit Application

Neighbourhood Character Review
Neighbourhood Character Overview
Neighbourhood Character Review August 2004
Explanatory Brochure
Precinct A1
Precinct A2
Precinct B1
Precinct B2
Precinct B3
Precinct B4
Precinct B5
Precinct C1
Precinct C2
Precinct D1
Precinct D2
Precinct D3
Precinct D4
Precinct E1
Precinct E2
Precinct E3
Precinct E4
Precinct F1
Precinct G1
Precinct G2
Precinct H1
Precinct H2
Precinct H3
Precinct H4
Precinct H5
Precinct H6
Precinct H7

Planning Forms & Fees
Fee Schedule
Planning Application Permit
Planning Application Permit - How to Complete
Declaration for amendment to a planning permit application
Planning Application Amendment
Planning Application Amendment - How to Complete
Planning Application Permit - Extension of Time
Restrictive Covenant Declaration
Statutory Declaration
Objection
Objection Withdrawal
VPO3 Application Form

Guidelines
Amendments to Permits, Endorsed Plans and Extension of Time
Commercial Areas - Shop-top Dwellings
DSE links to interactive planning maps and property reports on line
Landscape Plans for Town Planning Application
Making a Planning Application
Planning Mediation and Consultation Meetings
Responding to a Planning Application
Restrictive Covenants
Single Dwellings or Extensions on Lots Under 500sqm
Subdivision
The Planning Process
Two or More Dwellings on a Lot
Understanding Neighbourhood Character
Water Sensitive Urban Design: Compliance Guidelines for New Development
Water Sensitive Urban Design: Consultants to assist with design and assessments
Water Sensitive Urban Design: Plant list

Check Lists
Planning Application - Lodgement Checklist (Planning)
Planning Application - Lodgement Checklist (Subdivision)

Built Environment Awards
Built Environment Awards Nomination Form