Planner's Toolkit
This page contains links to key statutory planning information published by DPCD which supports the operation of the Victorian planning system.
- Practice notes and guidelines
From this page, view statutory planning advice published by DPCD such as practice notes, advisory notes, Development Contributions Guidelines and Using Victoria's Planning System.
- Victoria Planning Provisions
The Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) is a set of standard planning provisions for planning schemes. View the VPP and find out more about them from this page.
- Ministerial Directions
The Minister for Planning can issue directions about the preparation of planning schemes and amendments. Directions under sections 7(5), 12(2)(a) and 46M of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 may be viewed from this page.
- Incorporated documents
Links to, or advice about where to access documents incorporated in all Victorian planning schemes as well as information about incorporated documents.
- List of local policies in planning schemes
Access a list of the local policies contained in each planning scheme and other material related to local policy in planning schemes.
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- Planning Matters
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- Planning scheme map amendments
The Department provides a free map preparation service for councils for planning scheme amendments.
- More publications
Access the range of publications available on the Planning part of the DPCD website, for example, newsletters, fact sheets and reports policy and project documents such as Melbourne 2030 and Cutting Red Tape in Planning .