Asking too Much. What’s in an Application?
Back in ML Design v Boroondara CC [2005] VCAT 2088, Deputy VCAT President Gibson found that an application for a planning permit requires only one item: an application form. In ML Design, we learned that anything else that the Council needs, including ‘mandatory’ items like the application fee, a certificate of title, plans and reports, can be sought through the Request for Further Information (RFI) process established at Section 54 of the Planning and Environment Act.