Step 5 details

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STEP 5 - Seek Further Information if Necessary

List of links within Planning Schemes Online List of links to the DSE website List of links outside of DSE List of links to People who can advise you (Important) Comment on each link (what should you expect to find?)

Lists of links within Planning Schemes Online The following links are pages within the pages of Planning Schemes Online. This means that: (a) if you are using the Planning Schemes cdROM, these links can be accessed even if you are not online. (b) the pages will open in the same window. Links found on the footer of every Planning Schemes Online page Glossary What will I find on the Glossary page? Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) What will I find on the FAQs page? Metadata What will I find on the Metadata page? Feedback What will I find on the Feedback page? Introduction What will I find on the Introduction page? PSO Disclaimer What will I find on the PSO Disclaimer page? PSO Copyright What will I find on the PSO Copyright page? PSO footer example: Links on PS home pages only (ie. part of PS Ordinance section) To open any of these links, you need to first select a planning scheme. The following documents are part of the Ordinance (Planning Scheme text), listed on the PS home page. Objectives (First, select a PS) What will I find in the Objectives PDF? Purposes (First, select a PS) What will I find in the Purposes PDF? Contents (First, select a PS) What will I find in the Contents PDF? User Guide (First, select a PS) What will I find in the User Guide PDF? Go back to start of Step 5 explanation List of links to the DSE website The following links are pages NOT within the pages of Planning Schemes Online itself, they are pages on the DSE website. This means that: (a) if you are using the Planning Schemes cdROM, these links can only be accessed if you are online. (b) when you click on any of these links (if you are online), the page will open in a new window. DSE Planning Schemes Home What will I find at the DSE Planning Schemes Home page? DDSE Planning Scheme Amendments Online What will I find at the DSE Planning Scheme Amendments Online page? DSE Planning Certificates Home What will I find at the DSE Planning Certificates home page? DSE Planning Home What will I find at the DSE Planning home page? DSE Home What will I find at the DSE home page? DSE Planning Information Centre What will I find at the DSE Planning Information Centre page? Go back to start of Step 5 explanation List of links outside of DSE Councils webpages are NOT within the pages of Planning Schemes Online itself, they are pages on the world wide web. This means that: (a) if you are using the Planning Schemes cdROM, the council webpages can only be accessed if you are online. (b) when you click a link to a council webpage (if you are online), the page will open in a new window. Council Webpage How do I get there? What will I find on a Council website? Go back to start of Step 5 explanation List of links to People who can advise you (Important) If you plan to take any action which may be affected by a Planning Scheme requirement, it is important to seek advice from either a council planner or a planning professional - in order to accurately interpret Planning Scheme provisions. Council Planner How can I get in contact with a Council Planner? Planning Professional Go back to start of Step 5 explanation Comment on each link listed above (what should you expect to find?) Glossary Go there now! If there are any words in Planning Schemes Online that you are unsure of, go to the glossary page. The glossary page explains what terms mean. Where appropriate, images are used to help explain a term. eg. cadastre, map, overlay, zone. If there is any term (not yet listed) that you think should be listed in the Glossary, please send feedback. Go back to list of links Frequently Asked Questions Go there now! Go to the Frequently Asked Questions page for various types of help. eg. if you don't know what the map codes mean, or if you don't know how to search within a PDF - go to the FAQs page. Go back to list of links Metadata Go there now! Go to this page if you wish to read the Metadata Record for Maps. Metadata is information about data or data sets. Metadata is essential for the user to determine correct use of a data set, whether in digital or analogue form. Go back to list of links Feedback Go there now! Go to this page if you wish to lodge any feedback. Go back to list of links PSO Introduction Go there now! This is the first page of Planning Schemes Online - where you had to hit 'Accept' to enter. Return here if you want to reread the introduction. Go back to list of links PSO Disclaimer Go there now! Go to this page if you wish to read the Planning Schemes Online disclaimer. Go back to list of links PSO Copyright Go there now! Go to this page if you wish to read the Planning Schemes Online copyright. Go back to list of links Objectives of Planning in Victoria This document lists the Objectives of Planning in Victoria. First you need to select a Planning Scheme: the link to the Objectives PDF is found in the Ordinance section of the PS home page. Go back to list of links Purposes of a Planning Scheme This document list the purposes of the Planning Scheme. First you need to select a Planning Scheme: the link to the Purposes PDF is found in the Ordinance section of the PS home page. Go back to list of links Contents of a Planning Scheme This document lists the contents of the particular Planning Scheme you are looking at. First you need to select a Planning Scheme: the link to the Content PDF is found in the Ordinance section of the PS home page. Go back to list of links User Guide for each Planning Scheme This document is the User Guide which is included in every planning scheme. Many of the areas covered in the User Guide are expanded on in the Planning Schemes Online information pages (eg. Glossary, FAQs). Help issues specific to Planning Schemes Online can only be found in the Planning Schemes Online information pages (eg. glossary, FAQs). First you need to select a Planning Scheme: the link to the User Guide PDF is found in the Ordinance section of the PS home page. Go back to list of links DSE Planning Schemes Home page Go there now! This page lists detailed information about planning schemes. Go back to list of links DSE Planning Scheme Amendments Online Go there now! Planning schemes are amended on a regular basis. Planning scheme amendments online provides up to date information on the status of amendments to all new format planning schemes in Victoria and the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP). Go to this page if you want to wish to find out more about such amendments. Go back to list of links DSE Planning Certificates home Go there now! Go to this page if you need a Planning Certificate - or if you just want to find out more about planning certificates. Go back to list of links DSE Planning home Go there now! This page lists detailed information about planning in Victoria. Go back to list of links DSE home Go there now! This is the Department of Sustainability and Environment home page - where you can find out more about the Department. Go back to list of links DSE Planning Information Centre Go there now! The Department of Sustainability and Environment's Planning Information Centre provides a range of services related to planning, heritage and building. Relevant to Planning Schemes Online: Planning Schemes are available (in paper and electronic form) Facilities such as photocopiers and computer terminals (with access to Government internet sites) are available. Go to the Planning Information Centre page to find out more about the services offered - as well as the location, hours, and contact details. Go back to list of links Council Webpage Most Councils have a webpage. Planning Schemes Online pages can only include Council logos and webpage links at the request of council. If a council has requested that its council webpage address be included in Planning Schemes Online - then all you have to do is select the appropriate Planning Scheme and click on the link to the council (links to council are found on the PS home page and the PS map page ... in the top right corner, and in the bottom footer). If a council has NOT requested Planning Schemes Online include its council webpage address - then you should go to DVC Victorian Local Governments page, where you can find a directory of council contact details. The amount and type of information which councils publish online varies. Examples of the type of information which might be published are: planning information; council contact details; details about council services; details about upcoming events. Go back to list of links Council Planner If you plan to take any action which may be affected by a Planning Scheme requirement, it is important to seek advice from either a council planner or a planning professional - in order to accurately interpret Planning Scheme provisions. To obtain advice from a council planner, contact your local council (see 'Council Webpage', above). Go back to list of links Planning Professional. If you plan to take any action which may be affected by a Planning Scheme requirement, it is important to seek advice from either a council planner or a planning professional - in order to accurately interpret Planning Scheme provisions. Go back to list of links Go back to start of Step 5 explanation

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