The Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme controls land use and development within our municipality. It contains State and local planning policies, zones and overlays and other provisions that affect how land can be used and developed.

The planning scheme will indicate if a planning permit is required to change the use of land, or to construct a building or make other changes to the land.

View the Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme

Incorporated documents:

Additional planning controls may be required that are specific to developments in our municipality. These controls are approved by the Minister for Planning through a planning scheme amendment and are referenced in the Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme as an incorporated document.

• Atisha Comprehensive Development Plan, May 2005 - C54
• Australian Standard AS2021-2015, Acoustics - Aircraft Noise Intrusion - Building Siting and Construction, Standards Australia Limited, 2015
• Bendigo Local Floodplain Development Plan, February 2018 - C221
• Bendigo Aerodrome Obstacle Limitation Surfaces, June 2012 - C175
• Bendigo Airport Redevelopment Project Incorporated Document, May 2015 - C175
• Bendigo Health and Academic Precincts, Bendigo, May 2013 - C199
• Bendigo Residential Growth Plan, 2009 (Amended 2012) - C190
• Bendigo Theatre - October 2012 - C194
• Commercial Sites Management Provisions, November 1999 (revised February 2007) - C85
• Eaglehawk Cemetery Heritage Mangement Plan, 2006 - C63 (Part 1)
• Fortuna Comprehensive Development Plan, May 2014 - C204
• Good Design Guide for Industry 
• Goulburn-Murray Water Connections and Modernisation Project - Campaspe, Gannawarra, Swan Hill, Greater Bendigo and Loddon Planning Schemes, June 2012 - C185
• Goulburn-Murray Water Native Vegetation Code of Practice, February 2011 - C176
• Greater Bendigo Discouraged Gaming Areas, 2008 - C110
• Harcourt Modernisation Project, July 2012 - C135
• Heritage Design Guidelines, August 2015 - C201
• Hospital Emergency Medical Services - Helicopter Flight Path Protection Areas, June 2017 - GC49
• Greater Bendigo Heritage Incorporated Plan - Permit Exemptions, January 2018 - C223
• Huntly Township Plan Native Vegetation Precinct Plan, September 2010 - C136 
• Jackass Flat Vegetation Precinct Plan, September 2009 - C133
• Kamarooka Restructure Plan, April 2008 - C88
• Mining Sites Development Provisions, February 2000
• Native Vegetation Precinct Plan for land at 244 Edwards Road, Maiden Gully, June 2014 - C190
• Neilborough Restructure Plan, April 2008 - C88
• Rail Infrastructure Projects - Rail Gauge Standardisation Project, the Regional Fast Rail Project and the Fibre Optic Project, December 2002 - VC17
• Ravenswood Freeway Service Centre Signage, July 2014 - C211
• Ravenswood Restructure Plan, April 2008 - C88