Methodology
How PlanSuite matches the VicPlan report
Why a tool can read the scheme correctly and still get your parcel wrong — the difference between an overlay that affects a site and one merely in the vicinity, and how to verify any tool against the relevant legislation.
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What overlays actually trigger a permit
An overlay on the title doesn't always mean a planning permit is required. How to read the trigger in the overlay schedule against the works proposed — and the exemptions that can remove the requirement.
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Clause 55 for a second dwelling
When a second dwelling is assessed against Clause 55, what "complies subject to information or a condition" means versus a variation, and why the site's own dimensions decide the answer before any guideline does.
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Show the working, cite the source
Planners stake professional decisions on planning answers. So everything here is grounded in the actual provisions and the authoritative Victorian data — written to be checked, not taken on trust. If we can't ground a claim, we don't make it.
See it on a real address
The fastest way to judge any planning tool is to run a Victorian address through it and check the result against the relevant legislation. That's exactly how we'd like you to judge ours.
These articles reflect PlanSuite's reading of the Victorian Planning Provisions and publicly available planning data. They are general information for planning professionals, not legal advice or a substitute for the planning scheme.