Native Vegetation - Victorian Planning Provision Practice Notes

The Victorian Planning Practice Notes (VPP) provide practical advice to users about specific aspects of the Victorian planning system and the Advisory Notes provide information about specific matters such as new initiatives being introduced. Below are the main VPP practice notes and advisory note related to native vegetation, for other Practice / Advisory Notes please see the Planning practice notes and advisory notes - home page on the DSE web site.

Advisory Note

• New native vegetation provisions in planning schemes
  This advisory note provides information about recent changes to the native vegetation provisions in the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPPs) and planning schemes.
  New native vegetation provisions in planning schemes [PDF File - 155.8 KB]

Practice Notes

• Assessing applications involving native vegetation removal
  This practice note provides guidance for responsible authorities assessing planning permit applications involving the removal of native vegetation including when a permit is required, the process for assessing a permit application and making a decision.
  Assessing applications involving native vegetation removal [PDF File - 141.8 KB]
  
• Biodiversity
  The Biodiversity VPP Practice Note explains the importance of biodiversity, identifies the role of planning schemes in achieving biodiversity objectives, outlines what planning authorities can do to establish a local biodiversity framework in their planning schemes and provides examples of planning tools which can be used in planning schemes.
  Biodiversity [PDF File - 303.2 KB]

• Managing native vegetation in the planning system
  This practice note provides guidance on how to plan for the protection and removal of native vegetation using a native vegetation precinct plan, property vegetation plan or works program.
  Managing native vegetation in the planning system

• Native vegetation offsets
  This practice note provides advice for planning authorities about native vegetation offsets, including: deciding when an offset is required; identifying an appropriate offset; and securing an offset.
  Native vegetation offsets [PDF File - 196.6 KB]

• Preparing a native vegetation precinct plan
  This practice note provides guidance for planning authorities preparing a native vegetation precinct plan about when to use one, its content and implementation.
  Preparing a native vegetation precinct plan

Native vegetation applicants kit

• When a planning permit is required to remove, destroy or lop native vegetation
• What information is required to be submitted with an application to remove, destroy or lop native vegetation
• The kit includes an Information Guide and an Information Form which provide a convenient way to provide the information regarding the native vegetation that you propose to remove, destroy or lop. This kit only provides advice and guidance on applications to remove, destroy or lop native vegetation. If your proposal involves other matters which also require a planning permit you should talk to your council about what other information will be required to submit with your application.
  DSE - Native Vegetation Applicants Kit [PDF File - 174.9 KB]