Building and Planning Section

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The building and planning section helps to plan and build the physical parts of our City. Their work protects the publics health and safety. Here are some of the key responsibilities held by this department:

Building Services

The Building Services team is responsible for considering applications for building permits, occupancy permits and conducting building safety inspections.

After receiving your planning permit (if required), you must apply for a building permit either through the City or via a private building surveyor.

Statutory Planning

Also known as Town Planning,  the Statutory Planning team is responsible for considering applications that require a planning permit, including applications to build or extend a building, open a business, or erect advertising signage.

Applications for planning permits are assessed against the policies and controls in the Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme.

Strategic Planning

The Strategic Planning  team prepares long term land use planning policies to address a range of environmental, economic and social matters.

The team is also responsible for developing the policies and controls that make up the Point Russell Planning Scheme and for considering requests for changes to the Point Russell Planning Scheme, including the rezoning of land.

City Design and Sustainability Planning

The City Design and Sustainability Planning team is responsible for developing the policies relating to urban design, open space and sustainability planning, and being a referral point for the consideration of applications for a planning permit.

The team also undertake master plans and the design for projects, such as park and playground designs, streetscape upgrades and environmental sustainability project initiatives.

Department Head

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Andrew Brown

Andrew holds a masters in architecture and engineering design, and has led the Point Russell building and planning team for over ten years.