Do not rely on a land use enquiry when making decisions with legal and/or financial implications.
For more information about the development of the premises, we recommend you get a limited, standard or full planning and development certificate, and consult an independent planning consultant.
There are three types of land use enquiries available:
Motor dealer's licence
This enquiry provides a letter from Council to apply for a motor dealer's licence from the Office of Fair Trading.
This enquiry does not provide:
- an assessment of compliance with any required outcomes or assessment benchmarks under the City Plan
- the category of development and assessment of other forms of development (that is reconfiguration of a lot, operational work, building work and plumbing and drainage work).
How to apply
Complete the Land Use Enquiry – Motor Dealer's Licence form(PDF, 411KB)
Liquor licence
This enquiry provides a letter from Council to apply for a Liquor Licence from the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation.
This enquiry does not provide:
- an assessment of compliance with relevant required outcomes or assessment benchmarks under the City Plan
- the category of development and assessment of other forms of development (i.e. reconfiguration of a lot, operational work, building work, and plumbing and drainage work).
How to apply
Complete the Land Use Enquiry – Liquor Licence form(PDF, 409KB)
General land use enquiry
A land use enquiry is for residential land uses only. It provides City Plan information relevant to a site, including:
- the zone or precinct within which the premises is located
- the use definition (residential land uses only) under the City Plan for the proposed use
- the category of development and assessment for a material change of use for the proposed use based on Part 5 Tables of Assessment for the relevant zone or precinct within which the premises is located only.
This enquiry does not provide:
- details of historical and/or existing use rights for the premises
- an assessment of compliance with any required outcomes or assessment benchmarks under the City Plan
- the category of development and assessment of other forms of development (that is reconfiguration of a lot, operational work, building work, and plumbing and drainage work)
- a definitive category of development and assessment for each proposed use. The land use enquiry only provides the category of development and assessment according to section 5.5 (categories of development and assessment – Material Change of Use) of the Tables of Assessment. The proposed use may fall into a higher category of development and assessment if the provisions of sections 5.6 to 5.10 of the Tables of Assessment are triggered.
Commercial land uses
If your proposal is for commercial-based land uses, one or all the following options should be used:
- contact us to discuss category of development and assessment for a material change of use for the proposed use on 1300 465 326
- apply for a letter from us confirming accepted development status
- get a limited, standard or full planning and development certificate by lodging a search request form and consult an independent planning consultant.