Frankston City is a vibrant and exciting municipality situated on Port Phillip Bay with many wonderful features for residents to enjoy, from golden beaches on beautiful coastline to natural reserves and wetlands; a thriving business centre and high standard arts, entertainment and recreation facilities.

The aim of the landscape town planning guidelines is to ensure new residential, commercial and other developments are integrated into the existing environment and or neighbourhood character.

In addition to site layout and building design, the landscape is to be considered from the outset. A landscape plan shows how you intend to integrate landscaping into your development, to add value and contribute to Frankston City's character.

These guidelines should provide developers, contractors and professional consultants with a clear understanding of what is required for the preparation of landscape plans for developments as part of the statutory planning approval process.

• Do I Require A Landscape Plan   (Acrobat PDF file - 394 KB)

Residential Landscape Guidelines:

• Medium Density Housing   (Acrobat PDF file - 721 KB)
• Discretionary Uses In Residential Areas   (Acrobat PDF file - 675 KB)

Commercial, Retail and Industrial Landscape Guidelines:

• Commercial And Retail Developments   (Acrobat PDF file - 396 KB)
• Industrial Developments   (Acrobat PDF file - 416 KB)

Landscape Plan Requirements:

• Landscape Plan Requirements   (Acrobat PDF file - 6.09 MB)
• Landscape Concept Plan Sample   (Acrobat PDF file - 1.54 MB)

• Checklist 1 Landscape Concept Plan   (Acrobat PDF file - 1.56 MB)
• Checklist 2 Landscape Plan   (Acrobat PDF file -  672KB)
• General Vegetation Protection   (Acrobat PDF file - 413 KB)
• Tree And Shrub Planting Detail   (Acrobat PDF file - 719 KB)
• Environmental and Noxious Weeds   (Acrobat PDF file - 411 KB)
• General Drawing Template   (Acrobat PDF file - 373 KB)
• Glossary   (Acrobat PDF file - 562 KB)
• Relevant Policies and Documents   (Acrobat PDF file - 584 KB)

• Landscape Guidelines   (Acrobat PDF file - 15.3 MB)
• Landscape Appendices   (Acrobat PDF file - 7.41 MB)

For more information contact Council's Landscape Architect on 1300 322 322.

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