A Special Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 13 May to consider placing on public exhibition the draft Council Plan, Budget, Asset Management Plan, Revenue and Rating Plan, and 10-Year Financial Plan. This meeting will be held in the Council Chamber, 24 Vincent Street Daylesford, and the public are able to attend in person or virtually via the livestream on Council’s YouTube channel.
Our planning staff conduct on-site inspections to assess planning permit applications. Planning Compliance Officers and other Authorised Officers may also visit sites to investigate suspected planning breaches.
Inspections helps planning staff get a better understanding of development sites and their surrounds. This helps ensure the right decisions are made on planning permit applications.
Our staff must carry photo ID when entering private property. For more information about inspections, contact us on (03) 5348 2306.
Our Planning Compliance Officers investigate properties to ascertain if they comply with the Hepburn Shire Planning Scheme and relevant planning legislation.
The main reasons for investigations are:
If we think you're unlikely to voluntarily comply with our requests within the required time, we will move on to the enforcement process.