Planning Permits in City of Whitehorse
Whitehorse is a middle-ring eastern suburbs municipality anchored by the Box Hill Metropolitan Activity Centre. The area ranges from high-density development in Box Hill to leafy established suburbs in Blackburn and Vermont.
Key Suburbs
Area Statistics
176,320
Population
68,540
Dwellings
38
Median Age
Source: ABS Census 2021
Planning Characteristics
Box Hill is a designated metropolitan activity centre with towers up to 50 storeys. SRL East stations at Box Hill and Burwood will bring further intensification. Strong Neighbourhood Character Overlays and Significant Landscape Overlays protect established areas.
Common Planning Zones
Common Planning Overlays
Planning Scheme
View the full Whitehorse planning scheme on the Victorian Government planning scheme viewer.
Open Planning Scheme ViewerObjecting to a development in City of Whitehorse
Worried about a development application in City of Whitehorse? While an application is on public notice or exhibition, anyone affected can lodge an objection — a formal submission or representation to the council — putting your planning concerns on the record before the decision is made. Our Victoria guide walks through your rights, what counts as a valid planning ground, and the timeframes; and if a decision goes the wrong way, how to appeal it at the tribunal.
Not sure if your concerns count? Run the free Objection Grounds Check for an instant read of which are valid planning grounds — then turn it into a formal objection from $99.
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