What are three 3 of the six 6 Organisational groups from the Department of Environment land water and planning that delivers the Victorian government priorities?

Organisational Units

  • Corporate Services. Enables good governance, delivers efficient and effective services that meet customer needs, and partners to deliver our outcomes.
  • Energy.
  • Environment and Climate Change.
  • Forest, Fire and Regions.
  • Local Infrastructure.
  • Office of the Secretary.
  • Planning.
  • Water and Catchments.

What are the Victorian planning provisions?

The Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) are the planning policies and controls upon which all land use planning decisions are made. Cumulative amendments to the VPP and local planning schemes over the past 20 years have led to increasingly long and complex planning schemes.

What is a planning overlay Vic?

Planning overlays provide more specialised controls for specific land features such as vegetation, heritage or buildings. Planning overlays are not used for all land. They are only used when there is a special feature of the area or the land that the Council believes should be protected.

What is the role of DELWP?

DELWP brings together Victoria’s climate change, energy, environment, water, forests, planning and emergency management functions into a single department to maximise connections between the environment, community, industry and economy.

Is EPA part of DELWP?

Authority Victoria (EPA) The EPA is a public entity, independent from DELWP, and reports directly to a Minister of Parliament. The objective of the Authority is to protect human health and the environment by reducing harmful effects of pollution and waste.

What is a planning regulatory framework?

In NSW, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 is the regulatory framework governing urban planning. This legislative system provides opportunities for HIA and the considera- tion of health impacts as part of developing plans, policies and development proposals within NSW.

What are the types of overlays?

There are four different overlay systems used in creating decorative concrete floors: microtoppings, stampable overlays, multipurpose overlays and self-leveling overlays. All have different characters and makeups with which to achieve decorative looks.

What is an overlay map used for?

You use overlays to estimate the attributes of features in a map layer based on data in another map layer. For example, you can use an overlay to calculate: The total length of streets in a city. The population, average income, and/or number of competitors near a potential store location.

How close can you build to an easement Victoria?

Council generally discourages building any structure or undertaking works over an easement or within 1.0 metre lateral offset of a Council stormwater drainage asset.