Forms & Guidelines

Registration

Nomination for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register (304Kb PDF)

Guidelines for Nominators to the Victorian Heritage Register (PDF 484kb)

Registration by the Heritage Council (PDF 484kb)

Criteria for assessment (33Kb PDF)

Application to Remove or Alter the Extent of Registration (pdf 28Kb PDF)

Permits

Guidelines

How to apply for a heritage permit

Works and alterations to registered heritage places and objects (346Kb PDF)

Heritage Impact Statements guidelines (100Kb PDF)

Forms and instructions

Permit application form (37Kb PDF)

Permit application instructions (60Kb PDF)

Permit application check list (51Kb PDF)

Permit application fees (103Kb PDF)

Pay by credit card form (44KB PDF)

Appeal against a permit (17Kb PDF)

Funding

Victoria's heritage grants

• Repair and conservation of heritage places and objects
• Interpretation of heritage places and objects
• Community collection management
• Local government heritage studies and advice
• Community collections training

Heritage Council financial assistance application (84Kb PDF)

Heritage Council finanancial assistance guidelines (60Kb PDF)

Certificate

Certificate inquiry form (32Kb PDF)

Heritage Council protocols

General information about hearings (pdf 605kb)
Request to be heard form (Word 228Kb)
Protocols for Lodging Amended Plans (pdf 48Kb)
Notice of Application to Amend Plans (Word 40kb)

Heritage Council - Statement of Service (pdf 10kb)

Heritage Inventory and archaeology

Protecting archaeological sites brochure (2.86Mb PDF)
Heritage Inventory site card (764Kb Word)
Guidelines for conducting historical archaeological surveys (838Kb PDF)
Application for consent (678Kb Word)

Consent application fees (86Kb PDF)
Archaeological artefacts management guidelines (360Kb PDF)
Notice of intention to carry out an archaeological survey (683Kb Word)

Shipwrecks

Shipwreck report form (514Kb PDF)
William Salthouse dive permit (75Kb PDF)

Consultants and contractors directory

Consultants Directory application form (183Kb Word)

Heritage Overlay guidelines

Content (129kb)
Introduction (259kb)
Subdivision and consolidation (142kb)
Demolition (494kb)
Removal and relocation (145kb)
New buildings in an Area Heritage Overlay (224kb)
External Alterations and Additions to Contributory Elements (238kb)
External Alterations and Additions to a Non-contributory Elements (169kb)
Internal alterations (148kb)
Landscapes, gardens and trees (224kb)
External painting and finishes (152kb)
Fences (143kb)
Signs (195kb)
Change of use (176kb)
Civic Areas, Utilities and Services (246kb)
Archaeological Sites (150kb)
Glossary of terms (143kb)

Further information (128kb)

Technical

Technical notes and leaflets

• Photographic Recording for Heritage Places and Objects
• Repointing Mortar Joints - Some Important Points
• Slating
• Roofing
• Timber - wood preservation
• Gardens - heritage gardens
• Metalwork
• Preparing a Maintenance Plan
• Maintenance & Repairs
• Inspection Schedule
• Watering heritage gardens
• Cleaning Masonry - walls
• Rising damp and salt attack

Other

Notification of intention to sell and/or change of ownership details (34Kb PDF)
Liturgical exemptions for places of worship (22Kb PDF)
Landscape guidelines (61Kb PDF)

Heritage advisory services handbook + attachments (PDF 1.1Mb)