Opening a business in Dandenong? Know where you stand before you commit.
Zoning, overlays, planning permit triggers and Council red flags reviewed before you sign a lease, purchase a property or open your doors. Receive a clear written report within 48 hours.
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A suitable-looking site can still carry serious planning risks.
Dandenong’s mix of retail strips, industrial estates and change-of-use properties means there may be more planning triggers than business owners expect.
A property that appears straightforward can still have an overlay, car parking shortfall, restrictive permit condition or land-use issue that only becomes clear after the lease has been signed.
Our Pulse Check™ reviews the planning controls affecting the site and explains, in plain language, whether your intended business is likely to need Council approval.
Recent Dandenong project: change of use from a takeaway premises to a dine-in restaurant, including a car parking reduction and management of the planning application through Greater Dandenong Council.
Common issues affecting Dandenong properties
These are some of the issues that can affect commercial and industrial businesses before they begin operating.
Change-of-use approval
Changing a retail tenancy into a restaurant, a warehouse into a gym, or an industrial unit into another business use may require a planning permit even when no major building work is proposed.
Car parking requirements
A new business use may generate a different statutory car parking requirement. A parking shortfall can trigger a planning permit and may require a formal reduction assessment.
Industrial site constraints
Industrial properties can be affected by easements, permit conditions, access requirements, overlays, subdivision issues and Council or authority consent requirements.
Choose the right planning pathway
Start with the option that best describes what is happening with your property or business.
About to sign a lease or purchase a site?
The property looks suitable, but has anyone checked whether your business can legally operate from the address and whether a planning permit will be required?
Received a letter from Greater Dandenong Council?
Council has requested further information or raised planning concerns, but you are unsure what is required or how to respond before the deadline.
Need a full planning permit application?
We can prepare, lodge and manage your commercial or industrial planning application through Greater Dandenong Council.
Already operating without Council approval?
You may have received a compliance letter or discovered that your business requires planning approval. Acting early can help reduce delays and further compliance risk.
Everyone forgot to tell you. We won’t.
Before you sign a lease, purchase a property, open your doors or respond to Greater Dandenong Council, check whether planning approval is required. A $347 Pulse Check™ explains exactly where you stand.
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