The work, vegetation and location all matter. Your answers produce a checklist for council and other relevant authorities — not permission to clear.
Start Permit CheckProperty planning lookup
Search a Victorian address to view mapped zones, overlays and council information. Confirm the property and proposed work area against the official report. For land without a street address, use VicPlan's parcel search.
Select the matching address or parcel and check the boundary includes the proposed work area.
Save the current report. Read any overlay schedules and relevant planning provisions, not just the map labels.
Send the report and marked work area to council. Check waterways, habitat and title restrictions separately.
Planning records are information, not permission to clear. The address lookup does not change your permit-check answers or replace approval checks.
Before work starts
This check covers Victorian vegetation and planning requirements. Other states have different rules.
Rules & responsibilities
Native plants are more than trees: grasses, shrubs, regrowth and habitat can matter. Introduced weeds among native vegetation do not make the whole area exempt. Confirm identification and approvals before clearing.
Official guidance (opens in a new tab)VicPlan shows mapped zones and overlays; read the schedules, not just their names. Check covenants, Section 173 agreements, endorsed permits and conservation commitments separately.
Official guidance (opens in a new tab)Work to the actual notice or endorsed defendable-space plan. 10/30 and 10/50 exemptions have specific location, history and vegetation limits. Trees are not covered by the thirty- and fifty-metre components.
Official guidance (opens in a new tab)A dry creek can still be designated. Ask the relevant CMA or waterway authority about vegetation removal, bank disturbance and machinery access, as well as checking council planning requirements.
Official guidance (opens in a new tab)BYDA enquiries supply participating asset-owner information, not a clearance certificate. Locate private lines and confirm safe work methods before root, stump or subsoil work. General excavation is not an Ironbark service.
Official guidance (opens in a new tab)Check the weed's regional classification and required control. Plan material handling, clean-down and follow-up without damaging retained vegetation or waterways. Mechanical work is ours; commercial weed spraying needs a Commercial Operator Licence (COL) from Agriculture Victoria, which Ironbark is arranging now.
Official guidance (opens in a new tab)This is a starting point, not every approval a project might need. Development, heritage, wildlife, conservation commitments, Crown land and other state or federal requirements may need specialist advice. Requirements can change; confirm the current position for the exact site and work.
Read the Practical GuidesSend the address, marked work area and any notices or approvals. We'll assess the vegetation work on-site and put the scope in writing.
