Heritage Advisory Service

The Heritage Advisory Service may be helpful if:

  • your property has a Heritage Overlay 
  • you are planning to build, extend or make changes to a heritage place
  • you want advice on maintaining or restoring a heritage feature, such as a dry stone wall

 

What is a Heritage Overlay

A Heritage Overlay is a planning control that helps protect places of historical or cultural significance.

A heritage place may include a:

  • house 
  • farm building 
  • public building 
  • garden or tree 
  • dry stone wall
  • cultural landscape
  • bridge
  • road
  • dam wall

 

Does your property have a Heritage Overlay?

To check if your property has a Heritage Overlay visit VicPlan. 

Heritage Overlay Map - Melton Civic Centre Melton

Image: property with a Heritage Overlay example

Council's City Growth and Development Department can provide advice on planning applications and development within a Heritage Overlay.

 

Contact us

City Growth and Development
03 9747 7200
planningsupport@melton.vic.gov.au

More information

Visit the Heritage Victoria website for more information about heritage protection and development.

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