Submitting your planning permit application with the right information will assist with efficient processing and result in a better landscape outcome for the project and our neighbourhoods.

Checklist

• Speak to a planning officer to clarify any requirements.
• Get an understanding of local planning policies, in particular any overlay controls for the site.
• Engage a landscape architect or designer.
• Gather information to create a vision, prepare a brief and to scope the landscape project.
• Establish sustainable garden and landscape design principles.
• Engage an arborist to inspect the site to prepare a report and use it with your designer.
• Be aware of Council’s ongoing tree protection work and select the right trees for the right locations.
   

Resources

Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)

Landscaping Victoria (LV)

Arboriculture Australia

Sustainable Gardening Australia

Open Gardens Victoria

Gardens for Wildlife

Growing Green Guide - Green Infrastructure

Greening Australia

Greener Spaces Better Places

Whitehorse Indigenous Nursery

Green Factor Tool - City of Melbourne

Trees for Whitehorse - a guide a help select trees based on their height

ESD fact sheets

Tree Protection Zone Calculator

Whitehorse Tree Study, Whitehorse City Council

Urban Forest Strategy for 2021-2031, Whitehorse City Council