Town planning in the City of Glen Eira.
Caulfield · Caulfield South · Bentleigh · McKinnon · Carnegie · Elsternwick · Murrumbeena
Glen Eira was the first municipality to lock in fixed residential zones, and its pattern is now familiar: Neighbourhood Residential Zones through the heritage and character areas of Caulfield and Elsternwick, General Residential land across Bentleigh, McKinnon and Murrumbeena, and growth focused tightly on the Carnegie, Bentleigh and Elsternwick activity centres.
Because the zone boundaries are settled, most Glen Eira matters turn on execution: ResCode compliance under the revised Clause 55, heritage response in the shopping-strip precincts, and — for the many garages, carports and extensions that need no planning permit at all — the siting rules in the Building Regulations, where council report and consent refusals catch many owners by surprise.
Our recent Glen Eira work runs from dual occupancies to the building-regulations end of the spectrum — report and consent applications and Building Appeals Board proceedings for refused garages and carports, where the 30-day appeal window is unforgiving. We know which siting dispensations Glen Eira grants readily and which need the Board.
Controls you'll commonly meet in Glen Eira.
Every property is different — these are the zones and overlays that most often shape applications in this municipality. Each links to the current ordinance in the Glen Eira planning scheme.
Services we provide in Glen Eira.
Residential
Single dwellings, dual occupancies, multi-unit and apartment developments — the backbone of our practice.
Feasibility Report
Can your block be subdivided? A planner-reviewed desktop report for any Victorian address — $275 inc. GST, delivered within 24 hours on business days.
Commercial Permits
Statutory planning strategy, lodgement and permit management for commercial, retail and industrial projects.
VCAT Appeals
Strategic advocacy at the Tribunal — for applicants fighting a refusal, and for objectors challenging a permit.
Strategic Planning
Planning scheme amendments, rezonings and structure plans for long-horizon projects.
Protection Works
Form 7 and Form 8 notices under the Building Act — acting for building owners, adjoining owners and surveyor referrals. Victoria only.
Questions we’re asked most.
If you have a question that’s not here, call us — we answer honestly, whether or not it leads to work.
- You have two paths: a redesign that meets the siting standards, or an appeal to the Building Appeals Board, which hears the matter fresh and is not bound by the council's reasons. A section 144 appeal must be commenced within 30 days of the refusal, so the date on the refusal letter matters more than anything else. We run these appeals regularly.
Got a site, a permit, or a refusal on your desk?
An obligation-free conversation is the fastest way to see if we can help. We respond within 24 hours — usually much sooner.