Planning forms
- Application for Planning Permit for Development/Use
- Application to Extend an Existing Planning Permit
- Application for Sealing of Final Plan of Survey
- Application for Planning Scheme Amendment
- Application for Strata/Staged Development
- Application for Subdivision or Boundary Adjustment
- Application to Amend a Planning Permit and/or Endorsed Plans
- Visitor Accommodation use in Existing Habitable Buildings – Standard Application – word version
- Visitor Accommodation use in Existing Habitable Buildings – Standard Application – PDF version
- Application for Approval of Planning Permit Start of Works Notice
- Works Application – for places listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register. Visit the Heritage Tasmania website for more information.
Planning information sheets
- Ancillary Dwelling
- Biodiversity Offset Guidelines
- Biodiversity Offsets Implementation Flowchart
- Change of Use
- Part 5 Agreement Checklist
- Commercial Accommodation
- Development Application Brochure
- Development Application Requirements
- Development in Bushfire Prone Areas
- Landscape Guidelines (Preparing a Landscape Plan)
- Information sheet VA1 – Changes to Requirements for Visitor Accommodation Use in Planning Schemes
- Planning Compliance and Enforcement Fact Sheet
- Planning Scheme Amendments
- Significant Trees
- Tasmanian Agritourism Toolkit – navigating the regulatory process (produced by Tasmanian State Government)
- Best practice erosion and sediment control booklet 2022 (derwentestuary.org.au)
- Erosion and Sediment Control – The Basics (A4 flyer)
- Erosion and Sediment Control Plan – template
Heritage properties
Planning directives
- Interim Planning Directive No. 6 – Exemptions and Special Provisions – Container Refund Scheme
- Draft Planning directive No. 7 – Permits for Temporary Housing
- Planning directive No. 6 – Exemptions and Standards for Visitor Accommodation in Planning Schemes
- Planning directive No. 4 – Exemptions, Application Requirements, Special Provisions and Zone Provisions
LGAT Standards and Guidelines – Engineering
Link to the Tasmanian Municipal Standards and Subdivision Guidelines, which may be useful for developers when initiating an application.
Telecommunications
If you are a developer or owner-builder, there are important Commonwealth telecommunications rules you need to comply with. For more information visit