Heritage advisory service

There are more than a thousand places in our shire Heritage Overlays recognise and protect.

Our Heritage Advisory Service can help you navigate questions about heritage and your home.

 

Important information about heritage and planning

Heritage Places can be buildings, archaeological sites or cultural landscapes.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Places are protected by different legislation. Please refer to Aboriginal Victoria on the protection and management of Aboriginal heritage sites.

To check if your property has a Heritage Overlay, order a free Planning Property Report. If your property is on the Heritage Overlay, you may need a planning permit to undertake works. You will need a planning permit to renovate, alter or subdivide heritage-listed properties, trees, or land. Please refer to the planning scheme for the detailed list of requirements.

 

    

Our Heritage Advisory Service

We recommend contacting our Heritage and Urban Design Officer early in your planning process. They can discuss your plans and advise on the needs of the Heritage Overlay schedule.

You can organise to speak with our Heritage and Urban Design Officer via the following:

 

1. Return phone call request

Contact our Customer Service team who will arrange for our Heritage and Urban Design Officer to give you a call.

2. Face-to-face meeting

Contact our Customer Service team who will arrange for a free meeting at the planning counter at the Civic Centre in Castlemaine.

3. On-site meeting at your property

Please fill out this form(PDF, 141KB), and email through to info@mountalexander.vic.gov.au to organise payment ($170.45 including GST).

Once paid, our Heritage and Urban Design Officer will contact you to arrange a time for this meeting.

   
If you have a meeting with our Heritage and Urban Design Officer, please bring the following information:
  • Sketch or concept plans of the proposal (mandatory)
  • Certificate of title including any plans, covenant details or Sec 173 Agreement (mandatory)
  • Site or survey plan of the subject property
  • Other relevant documents (e.g arborist report, site photographs).