To do your own planning application to remove, destroy or lop one tree in an overlay as a VicSmart application, the first step is to check if your application is eligible for the VicSmart process. This will ensure that your application meets the following criteria:

1. 1. The land is in any one of the following overlays:
      • Environmental Significance Overlay
      • Vegetation Protection Overlay
      • Significant Landscape Overlay
      • Neighbourhood Character Overlay

   2. A permit has not been granted for a VicSmart application to remove, destroy or lop a tree on the same land within the last 12 months;

   3. There is no other current VicSmart application to remove, destroy or lop a tree on the same land;

   4. The proposal does not trigger a permit under another part of the planning scheme.

 Derived from Victoria Planning Provisions by the State of Victoria

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If you know your application is eligible for the VicSmart process, then you can:

Start an application