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SPEAR Planning (Planning Applications Online)

Make an online planning application using SPEAR Planning

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SPEAR Planning, formerly known as Planning Applications Online (PAO), is the new system to support the online lodgement and processing of planning permit applications in Victoria.

Following the successful completion of the six month PAO pilot, SPEAR Planning is now being rolled out across Victoria and initial meetings with councils and planning consultants commenced in June 2009.

Developed as an enhancement to the SPEAR system, SPEAR Planning streamlines the planning permit application process and manages applications from "end to end", including lodgement, requests for further information, referrals, advertising, approvals and tracking of applications.

There are around 50,000 planning applications lodged in Victoria each year. Planning applications have a high administrative overhead associated with them, characterised by an abundance of paper, manual handling and distribution of documents, lack of transparency and a high volume of enquiries by all parties wanting to know the status of an application.

SPEAR Planning is expected to deliver significant benefits including reduced handling of paper, faster application processing and online tracking of applications.

Visit the SPEAR website for more information on SPEAR.

Planning Applications Online Pilot
Planning Applications Online was rolled out to a pilot group of councils, applicants, referral authorities and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) in August 2008.

The implementation of the pilot and the development of SPEAR Planning has proceeded quickly thanks to the extensive support of the following pilot participants.

Councils	Applicants
Banyule Greater Dandenong Hepburn Hobsons Bay Melbourne Moreland VCAT	Archsign Pty Ltd Archtistic Design Group Contour Consultants Daylesford Design Studio Fulcrum Town Planners Hansen Ikonomidis Reid KLM Spatial Reeds Consulting SJB Planning Urban Works Group Urbis
Referral Authorities
Alinta (AGL Electricity) APA Group Barwon Water Central Highlands Water Country Fire Authority CitiPower City West Water Corangamite CMA Department of Transport Department of Primary Industries	Department of Employment and Training Department of Sustainability and Environment East Gippsland Water Environment Protection Authority GasNet Australia Glenelg Hopkins CMA Goulburn Murray Water Lower Murray Urban & Rural Water Melbourne Water North Central CMA Optus	Powercor South East Water SP-AusNet Electricity SPI PowerNet Telstra Tenix Maintenance Services VicRoads Wannon Water Western Water Wimmera CMA Yarra Valley Water

Further information
For further information about SPEAR Planning contact Eric LoBianco, Implementation Manager on 03 9637 9440 (during normal business hours) or email eric.lobianco@dpcd.vic.gov.au.


SPEAR Planning is a major initiative of the e-Planning Roadmap.