You are likely to need a planning permit if you are doing any of the following:

• Changing the type of business activity from its previous form?
• Constructing or externally altering the building you will occupy?
• Changing the trading hours of the business?
• Adding or changing signs to the land or facades?
• Looking to paint or alter a heritage-listed building?
• Seeking a reduction in on-site car parking requirements?
• Intending to sell or serve liquor or change an existing licence?

Visit the Application for Planning Permit page on our website for more information on how to get started on your planning permit application.

You likely need a kerbside trading permit if you want to sell of offer to sell goods on any land that is owned, occupied, maintained or managed by us.

Visit the Trading Permit Application page to get started on your application.

You probably need a kerbside trading permit if you are planning on putting:

• Chairs and tables on the footpath
• An A-frame sign or display of goods (e.g. fruit stand) on the footpath

Visit the Display Goods on Footpath page to get started on your application.

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you are likely to need a health permit:

• Do you intend to sell food or drink on the premises of your business?
• Do you intend to sell health related services (e.g. hairdressing, beauty treatments, tattooing or skin piercing) on your premises?
• Will you be providing accommodation?

Visit the Registration of a Food Premises page to apply to register a food business.

Visit the Registration of Prescribed Accommodation page to apply to register accommodation.

Visit the Public Health page for more information on how to apply for health permits.

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you are likely to need an Event Permit.

• Are you organising a gathering where more people than usual are gathered at the one time?
• Will the activities sit outside the approved use of the venue?
• Will there be impacts on the community?
• Is this event within East Gippsland Shire Council’s public open spaces and managed land and will you be inviting the general public?

Visit the Initial Event Permit Advice page to get started on your application.

For more information on how to apply for an event permit, visit the Events page.

Council does not provide these. You need to contact a Private Building Surveyor if you want to:

• Do internal renovations
• Do external or structural building work
• Change the number of people that can occupy your building at one time

Visit the Building page for more information.