Commercial & Industrial Town Planning • Victoria Only
Victoria Businesses: Get Council Approval Faster Without Bleeding Rent On An Empty Site
Eland Town Planning helps commercial and industrial businesses across Melbourne and Victoria secure the right planning permits and council approvals — so you can open your doors, start serving customers and skip the council chaos.
Serving Greater Melbourne & Victoria – Frankston • Dandenong • Mornington Peninsula • CBD & Inner Suburbs • Geelong • Regional Hubs
The Town Planning Pulse Check™ – $197
Before you sign a lease, buy a site or spend thousands on fit-out, the Town Planning Pulse Check™ shows you how likely council is to say YES — for your exact business at your exact address, anywhere in Victoria.
What You Get In Your Pulse Check™
- Commercial & industrial planning review for your site in Melbourne or regional Victoria
- Zoning & overlays check so you know what council will care about (and what they won’t)
- Use & “change of use” assessment – can your café, restaurant, gym, medical or warehouse actually operate there?
- Parking & access red-flag scan so you don’t get caught out by Clause 52.06 car parking requirements
- Plain-English risk rating – Green, Amber or Red light with clear reasons
- Next-step game plan – negotiate, walk away or move ahead with a full planning permit application
All delivered in clear, simple language – so you don’t need to “speak planner” to make a smart decision.
Get the Town Planning Pulse Check™ – $197Ideal for: cafés, restaurants, gyms, Pilates & yoga studios, medical & allied health clinics, childcare centres, warehouses and other commercial or industrial properties in Victoria.
Why Do This Before You Commit?
Most Victorian business owners fall in love with a site, sign the lease … and only then discover council hates the idea.
- Months of rent on a site you can’t legally trade from
- Architect & designer fees re-doing plans
- Stressful back-and-forth with council planners
- Launch date drifting further away
The Town Planning Pulse Check™ flips that. You get a fast, strategic planning permit feasibility check before you go all-in.
Who’s Behind Eland Town Planning?
I’m Theresa — a commercial & industrial town planner with years of experience across Victorian councils. My job is to de-risk your planning permit and help your business open faster — without getting buried in council red tape.
7 Out Of 10 Business Owners Fall Into This Trap
They find their dream space, sign the lease, start the fit-out… and then council says, “Sorry, that use isn’t allowed.”
These are the everyday myths business owners are told — and why so many end up paying rent on empty spaces while waiting for approvals that never come.
The Myths Business Owners Keep Falling For
Myth #1
“If the agent says it’s fine, it’s fine.”
The agent’s job is to lease space — not predict council approvals. A 2-day Pulse Check™ report could save you five months of rent and redesign drama.
Myth #2
“Council will tell me what to do next.”
Without a town planner, your file can sit in inbox limbo while others get the green light. Council assess applications — they don’t guide you through the process or fix issues in advance.
Myth #3
“Town planners are for big developers.”
Not at all. Every café, restaurant, childcare centre, medical clinic, vet, gym, warehouse or shopfront you visit went through council approval — and a town planner was part of that process. Town planning simply means making sure your business use, signage, parking and layout meet council rules before you open your doors.
Skip the council confusion and start your approval the smart way — with a plan that gets a YES, not a waitlist.